Always There (A Snarry story)

Chapt. 13: lonely boy

It has been a week, between the visits to Severus, school, and having to help Lockhart Harry felt worn out. Mentally and emotionally, he just wanted to scream and cry and act the the child he is for a second. He was walking Ron back to the gryffindor tower when they learned the news about Hermione. They both nearly ran to the hospital wing. Sure enough the bed next to Snape's laid Hermione, potter noticed something in the girl's clenched fist.

"Ron what's that?" Harry gently removed a piece of paper from her grasp. He unfolded it and was shocked to find a torn page about the basilisk.

"This is what's been petrifying people Ron" he showed the red head the page. Ron was suprised as him. "Harry look she wrote some notes towards the bottom"

'Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, chamber of secrets'

"What does that even mean?" Ron looked back to the frozen Mione. "I dont know but we need to find out, meet up in the bathroom tomorrow during lunch?" Ron nodded and headed back to the common room while Harry stayed.

Potter was once again asleep in the chair by Severus' bed. When he was awoken by them bringing in another petrified student. "Put him down here" Madam Pomfrey instructed the professors who brought them in. It was colin his camera still up to take a photo. The head master took it out of his grasp. "I wonder if he got a picture of what did this" professor Mcgonagall helped move the boy to the cot. Albus open the camera and a puff of smoke came out. "It seems to be as I thought, the chamber of secrets has been opened" soon after they got colin settled the left.  Harry didn't sleep after that just held onto Sev's hand and pondered on what he heard.

The next day when the pair went into the haunted bathroom they found the floor flooded and myrtle was upset. She flew off, talking about throwing stuff at her. That's when harry saw the book on the ground he picked it up and dried it off.  The pair turned off the water and left. Later that night harry sat at his desk and pulled out the journal, the name on the back read Tom Marvolo riddle. He opened the the book and words began to appear. As soon as he began asking questions he was thrown into a memory something similar to what was happening now. When it was done he needed to ask hagrid what he knew.

The next week was hectic the diary was stolen, giant spiders, and ginny went missing. Ron was blaming the Malfoys but harry knew it wasn't them. Is lead to them and Gildroy finding the entrance and said professor obiviating himself. Harry found the chamber and ginny with the diary. Harry went running avoiding the blinded snake. He found a dead end, to late to turn back he stood still. The basilisk getting way to close to him for comfort. He threw a rock in the other direction getting it to leave. Not for long, he made his way back to the main chamber. "To late, she will be dead soon potter" Tom had a smirk on his face. " I doubt any of you will make it out alive." With that the basilisk reappeared with a roar. Harry caught a glimmer from the sorting hat the Phoenix brought him. It was a sword, he hurriedly picked it up and climbed the stone head. He swung at the creature over and over till he slipped nearly losing his sword. He plunged the blade through the roof of the creatures mouth killing it. He ended up getting a fang in his arm, he pulled it out as the snake fell to the ground.

The 12 yearold made his way back to ginny, getting weaker by the second. Tom stood mocking him. Harry grabbed the diary and plunged the fang into it over and over till the teen vanished screaming. Ginny awoke, harry sent her to find her brother. Fawkes came up and healed him and they both left to find ron and lockhart.

Ron and harry after a sleepless night ended up in the headmaster's office getting chastised. " it's only fitting you both get special awards for your service to the school" the boys looked shocked and thanked the headmaster. Albus sent ron away to mail Hagrid release papers. When the weasley was out of earshot he turned to harry. The elder thanked the boy for what he has done but knew the truth. " there must be something troubling you harry" the younger nodded.

"I couldn't help but notice the similarities between Tom and me sir." Albus explained what he thought happened that night when he got the scar. "Some of his powers must have transferred to you." It made sense why he was in slytherin. " but it is your choices that set you apart lad"

Lucius walked in with dobby as the boy was about to leave. Draco has told harry about the house elf and how he hated the way his father treated him. Draco was afraid to free him by the consequences it would bring. After the adults finished talking harry took the diary and slipped a sock in it. Tricking lucius to free Dobby. The elf stood up for him protecting him from the man.

Harry cleaned himself up and spent the day sleeping. The next day the potion was administered to the petrified victims, They were all in the great hall. Harry hugged Hermione but didn't see Severus. He left the hall when he rounded the corner he bumped into something solid and was wrapped tightly in a pair of arms. Harry knew right away who it was, tears began falling down his cheeks. "Hey now, there is no need for tears" the deep baritone filled his ears. Severus loosened his grip and kneeled down in front of the boy. Snape wiped the tears from Potter's face. "I heard what you did, I am very proud of you but also a little mad you put yourself in harm's way like that" harry hugged the man infront of him. "I missed you so much Sev" the pair eventually separated to join the small party for the victims return.