(JILY) MARAUDERS AND VALKYRIES : THE FALL OF SERPENT

48. The Chamber of Secrets

James stood in a dark room with a single source of light, a lamp, Tom Riddle was sitting there, surrounded by bundles of books. There was a muffled moan coming from somewhere near, James turned and walked towards the source of the sound, there was a man tied to the wall by ropes, and his lips were sealed.

James walked back toward Tom and saw there was a photo frame, he recognized Aisha in it, James then looked at the books, they were all about death and after death and bringing back the dead.

Tom shut the book hard and stood and walked to the tied man, he looked at him for a few moments, in deep thought, and then raised his wand and killed him with the same green light.

"Now, we will see how correct Dumbledore was or he was just a stupid foolish," muttered Tom and then pointed his wand at the corpse and began speaking some chants in an ancient language, Latin probably.

James watched as Tom continued speaking, Tom's eyes were red, blood coming out from the side of his eyes and then from his nose, his hands shook but he continued speaking, and soon blood started falling from his mouth, his head jerking every now and then.

And then saw the corpse of the man give a jerk, then another jerk, Tom started reading the chants loudly and the corpse struggled as though wanted to break free from the ropes holding it, then there was a bang coming from Tom's wand and the spell broke as Tom was thrown back and the corpse become limp again.

"Fuck! So close yet so far," said Tom angrily.

James saw the memories changing and Tom killing more and more people and using the same magic, trying to awaken them, he was not making inferi, James was sure, he was bringing them back to life.

"If only I would have part of her soul," said Tom through gritted teeth after he has killed a woman.

James couldn't believe that Tom was killing so many people just to get back at Aisha.

"If only I could talk to her and tell her what I have become," said Tom to himself and the captive in front of him groanes, Tom looked at her and raised his wand and killed her, this was the 8th kill. "Don't worry dear your death will not go to waste."

And then Tom began speaking again but James noticed this time the spell he was saying was different than previous spells and he kept saying 'Aisha Khan' while he held her photo in his free hand. The corpse of the lady began shaking violently and then stopped, her mouth opened. Tom stopped yet his wand at pointed at the corpse, he then began saying another spell a black thread of gas released from his wand, andstretched to meet the corpse's temple and then entered into it while the other end stayed connected to Tom's wand.

"Aisha Khan?" asked Tom hopefully.

"Yes," said the corpse without moving her mouth, chills went up James' spine. " You made a mistake, a grave mistake, you are breaking the law of nature."

"But I wanted to talk to you," said Tom desperately.

"Release me," said the corpse in a very dangerous voice. "This is not the correct means."

"Then tell me, what is? How can I bring you back?"

"There's no way to bring back people from death, and you will know about the means when the right time will come," said the corpse. "Now, leave me, release me, because you can't hold a free soul."

"I can't, I want to talk to Aisha," pressed Tom.

"Leave me," said the corpse in a dangerous voice.