Can't Catch Me Now / Severus Snape

5. Filthy

"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir, beware." It's written in blood." Hermione remarked as they looked upon the wall. Harry pulled his gaze from Aria's retreating body as she sprinted down the hall.

"Oh, no." harry whispered and hermione followed Harry's gaze and gasps when she sees what he is seeing; he walked toward a torch on the wall, tied to the torch is Mrs. Norris, frozen and seemingly scared by something. "It's Filch's cat. It's Mrs. Norris." behind them, Percy walked into the corridor, leading the other Gryffindor house students.

"Whats wrong?" Severus scooped up Aria holding her close. 

"Spiders!" Aria gagged out. "So many spiders!" 

"What are you talking about?" 

Lilith was muttering to herself as she headed to the main hall for something to eat but a commotion in the east wing caught her attention. 

Soon enough, the corridor filled with students, who gaze at the bloody writing and Mrs. Norris, Madame Pomfrey was filled with horror and shock she hadnt seen anything like this in ages, she was their healer, Colin got his camera ready, but Percy stopped him. Shaking his head, now was not the time for pictures.

"Professor Snape, whats going on?" Draco questioned. 

"Yeah daddy, whats going on?" Aria questioned. Severus stared at the wall reading the words coated in blood. 

""Enemies of the Heir, beware." Draco read off and glanced at the Gryffindor house students. "You'll be next, Mudbloods." Ron scowled back at him, severus scuffed his silver hair and gave him a shove. 

"Stop being a butt head." Aria sassed.

"Sorry." Draco murmured. "I didnt mean... Not..."

"Well then dont say it." Severus instructed. Draco nodded slowly. Severus eyed him threateningly, before taking a step forward to investigate further.

"What's going on here?" Flich demanded pushing his way through the crowd. "Go on, make way, make way. Potter... what are you...?" His gaze shifted and horror filled him at seeing his cat. "Mrs. Norris?" He glared at Harry again "You murdered my cat."

" No. No."

"I'll kill you." Filch shouted and grabbed him by the shirt. ''I'll kill you!"

"Argus!" Lilith demanded pushing through. "That is enough!" 

"He killed Mrs Norris!"  Lilith pulled harry behind her and read the writing on the wall. 

"He would never kill your cat." Lilith corrected. 

"Argus?" Albus agreed, the students stepped aside as Professors Dumbledore, and McGonagall arrived. Severus knelt before the cat before moving to the wall. "Argus, I..." he glanced at the writing on the wall. "Everyone will proceed to their dormitories immediately."

"Everyone except," albus corrected. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stopped dead in their tracks. They knew this was coming. "you three."

"My harry didnt do anything wrong!" Lilith demanded. "He didnt cause this!" Lilith reminded Albus. 

"Lilith, please, have to get to the bottom of this." Albus countered. 

"Why is it always us?" Ron questioned.

"She's not dead, Argus. She has been petrified." Severus remarked.

"Ah. Thought so. So unlucky I wasn't there. I know exactly the countercurse that could've spared her." Lockhart remarked.

"Sure he could have." Lilith murmured keeping her arms locked around harry. "You sure you are alright honey?"

"I'm okay, mum," Harry agreed leaning back into her, feeling safer already.