Chapter 20: The diary

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A thunderclap illuminates the dark sky outside. Inside the castle, Athena and Ron are walking on the Grand Staircase.

Ron: Have you spoken to Hermione?
Athena: She should be out of hospital in a few days, when she stops coughing up fur balls. But other than that she's her usual self, she's stealing all the books from the library saying she needs to "catch up" with everyone else! I'm surprised she hasn't been banned.

Hermione smacks Athena round the head whilst many laugh at her.

They see water on the floor.

Athena: What's this?[They start following it.]
Ron: Yuck!
Athena: Looks like Moaning Myrtle's flooded the bathroom.

All the girls groan whilst the boys looked disgusted.

Athena and Ron enter Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. She's sitting in a window and whimpering.

Myrtle: Come to throw something else at me?
Athena: Why would I throw something at you?
Myrtle: Don't ask me. Here I am, minding my own business, when someone thinks it's funny to throw a book at me.

"But wouldn't it go straight through her?" Sirius asked Remus "Yes it would but it's still rude to do it"

Ron: But it can't hurt if someone throws something at you. I mean, it'd just go right through you.

Sirius dramatically points at the screen.

Myrtle: SURE! [flies right into his face] Let's all throw books at Myrtle because she can't feel it! Ten points if it goes through her stomach! [puts her arm through Ron's stomach] Fifty points if it goes through her head! [puts her arm through Ron's head]
Athena: But who threw it at you anyway?
Myrtle: I don't know. I didn't see them. I was just sitting in the U-bend, thinking about death, and it fell through the top of my head.

Myrtle flies off crying. Athena steps forward and picks up Tom Riddle's Diary.

Ron: 5 points if you get it through her nose
Athena: Don't tempt me
Myrtle: I heard that!

Everyone laughs, "We should do that" exclaimed all the Pranksters. Many shook their heads at them.

Later, Athena is examining the diary while seated at a table in the Gryffindor Common Room. All the pages are blank. She looks at the back and sees a name printed there.

Athena: Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Nobody noticed Albus tense at the name, well he thought nobody noticed, but Alastor, Mia and Monty all saw this. Hagrid glared at the screen.

Athena dips her quill in ink and lets a drop of it fall on the diary. The ink vanishes into the page. Athena then writes a message in the diary.

"That's not possible" gaped Molly, Ginny shuts her eyes and turns her head away from the book, ashamed.

Athena: My name is Athena Potter. [The message fades out, and a new message fades in.]

"Why would you do that?" Asked Mia

Diary: Hello, Athena Potter, my name is Tom Riddle. [Athena is stunned. She writes a second message.]

"Wait what?" Monty exclaimed. "I have a bad feeling about this" James shook his head, Lily took ahold of James' hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

Athena: Do you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?
Diary: Yes.
Athena: Can you tell me?
Diary: No [Frustrated, Athena puts her quill aside] But I can show you. Let me take you back fifty years ago.

"I'm so confused" A Ravenclaw said making everyone nervous. If a smart person doesn't know how would they?

The diary flips to a page on which the text "13th June" appears. The pages then begin to glow, enveloping Athena and making her disappear into the diary.

"AHH WHAT THE FUCK" "I TOLD YOU MOONY! I TOLD YOU THAT BOOKS WERE DANGEROUS!" "SHUT THE FUCK UP PADFOOT"

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A/N:
Hello my loves!
How was this chapter?
I agree with Sirius, books are dangerous! Nobody can change my mind!!!
Have a great day/night
Make sure you stay hydrated and take your medication or a book will swallow you whole🤍
I love you!

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