Marauder's Daughter (Eventual Tom Riddle X OC)

Chapter 29: Chamber of Secrets

Working with Harry and Nix has helped me learn how to say exactly three words in Parseltongue. I can now say 'yes', 'no', and 'open'. Harry was confused when I wanted to learn the last one, but I justified it to mean 'open your mouth' to a snake, like getting them to stop biting me, and he accepted that lie. It should be enough to at least get into the Chamber now, so I can move on to the next phase of my plan. 

I placed in an owl order for roosters, and about 30 were delivered to Hogsmeade for the transfiguration course. I brewed some Polyjuice potion and turned into Minnie one evening to accept them, claiming the roosters were a part of 'my' lesson plan. It was fun to make the potion, and I felt it fitting to use it for this particular year at school because of the stories, only I didn't make it in the bathroom and instead made it in the Room of Requirement. 

Together with the twins, we snuck the roosters back through one of the passageways into the school. Our prank had to take place at the crack of dawn so that way the roosters would be crowing with the sunrise, so we had a little time before the next phase of the prank since it was still late evening.

"Ready Fred? George?" I ask them as we get into positions very early the next morning. We would normally be incredibly tired and irritable to wake up before the sun, but for a good prank, we can tolerate anything. "We each take 10 and fan out. George, you get the left side of the castle, Fred, the right. I'll take the dungeons." I confirm with them as we split up the crates of sleeping roosters. We left them down here at the base of the statue of Gregory the Smarmy for the night while we had a short nap.

"Ready!" They reply happily, a devious smirk on their faces.

I tested opening the Chamber once we got back from the Holidays, and it worked, I just haven't gone down there yet. I sent Remus a letter telling him the exact day I was going to do this rooster prank, so that way if I go missing at all, they can find me, or at least my body. Remus knows where the entrance is, and that only Harry can open it. He wanted me to bring in a whole squad of Aurors to do this, but I knew they would end up keeping the venom from me or be at a greater risk of being killed by the snake. So, adding to my list of illegal activities in Hogwarts, I was prepped and ready to kill the snake by myself. 

Worst case scenario, I wrote down a list of future events that will happen in the story lines, and Remus can take over my missions if I die. I should probably have less nonchalance about my own death at this point, but I don't. I have less keeping me here in this world so far compared to my last two.

The twins and I split up and fanned out with our roosters. We have about half an hour before the sun rose, and we used a simplified version of the Gemino spell on the roosters. If any of them get touched or hexed, they would multiply, though it was limited to only once since they were living creatures. We couldn't do the advanced Gemino spell that Gringotts uses since that one's actually a curse and not a charm, and way too complex to learn.

I started off by letting half my roosters loose in the dungeons at random places, but mostly near the Slytherin common room to piss them off. I kept half though, and made my way to the girls bathroom on the first floor, finding Moaning Myrtle there, moping around like usual.

"What are you doing here?" Myrtle yells at me indignantly once I entered with my roosters.

"Honestly?" I say sheepishly, the roosters in a crate being floated by my wand. "Killing the Basilisk that killed you." I walk purposefully towards the sink, right to the tap with a serpent on it, and gave the command for it to open.

"What are you talking about?" She cuts off her own moaning and floats towards me as the sink opens up. "How did you do that?"

"Listen, I would love to stay and chat and explain, but I'm on a time limit. The sun is rising. Just uh, if I'm not back up in two hours, maybe go find someone to get my body?" I ask with a nervous chuckle. "Otherwise, best not to tell anyone about this."