Harry Potter. Hermione X Male Reader Story

Pipe Bends and Imaginary Friends

(Y/N)'s POV

Before I stepped forward, Myrtle said something, "(Y/N), Harry, if you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet", she looked between us, as if to see if we were jealous of the other. "Cheers Myrtle, but I'm not planning on it." I said cheerfully.

We followed quickly. I lowered myself slowly into the pipe, then let go. It was like rushing down a slimy, dark slide, I would say it was fun if it wasn't so gross. I was beginning to wonder if it was charmed to be endless when the pipe bent and levelled out.

I shot out of the end with a wet thud, I hit the bottom with a crunch, I quickly stood aside as Harry and Ron came whizzing out of the pipe, too. "Where the bloody hell is this place?" "Under the lake, probably," said Ron, squinting around at the dark, slimy walls. 

All three of us turned to stare into the darkness ahead. "Lumos!" I said, then I saw Lockhart, he was holding his nose and crying "U BROK MI NOWSE!" he whimpered, "Stop being a baby" I pointed my wand at his nose, "Episkey"

His nose cracked into place again as he let out a yelp "There, your precious modelling career is still intact. Not that you deserve it." Off we went, our footsteps slapping loudly on the wet floor.

"Remember," Harry said quietly as we walked cautiously forward, "any sign of movement, close your eyes right away..." "I have something for that actually" I said, holding up Hermione's scarf, "But, there is four of us" said Ron, looking at me confused.

"Oh my god, I'm an idiot" I thought, "Oops, my bad, didn't think it through" I said, rubbing the back of my head in embarrassment. "Be quiet, listen out for it" said Harry

But the tunnel was quiet as the grave, and the first unexpected sound they heard was a loud crunch as Ron stepped on what turned out to be a rat's skull. Harry lowered his wand to look at the floor and saw that it was littered with small animal bones.

"(Y/N) there's something up there" said Ron hoarsely, grabbing Harry's shoulder. They froze, watching. I moved up to it, I could just see the outline of something huge and curved, lying right across the tunnel. It wasn't moving.

"Maybe it's asleep," Ron said hopefully Harry edged forward to follow, his wand held high. The light slid over a gigantic snakeskin, of a vivid, poisonous green, lying curled and empty across the tunnel floor. The creature that had shed it must have been twenty feet long at least.

"Blimey," said Ron weakly. There was a sudden movement behind them. Gilderoy Lockhart's knees had given way. "Get up," said Harry sharply, pointing his wand at Lockhart. Lockhart got to his feet, then he dived at Ron, knocking him to the ground. 

I jumped forward, but too late, Lockhart was straightening up, panting, Ron's wand in his hand and a gleaming smile back on his face. "The adventure ends here, boys!" he said. 

"I shall take a bit of this skin back up to the school, tell them I was too late to save the girl, and that you tragically lost your minds at the sight of her mangled body, say good-bye to your memories!" He raised Ron's Spellotaped wand high over his head and yelled, "Obliviate!" 

The wand exploded with the force of a small bomb. Out of instinct I pushed Ron and Lockhart, who were closest to the impact, away from the falling debris and sprinted In the opposite direction.

We ran, slipping over the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Next moment, I was standing with Harry, gazing at a solid wall of broken rock.

"Ron!" I shouted. "Are you okay? Ron!" Asked Harry. "I'm here!" came Ron's muffled voice from behind the rockfall. "I'm okay" "this git's not, though, he got blasted by the wand" There was a dull thud and a loud "ow!" It sounded as though Ron had just kicked Lockhart in the shins.