Twists of Fate: Entangled Threads || Sirius Black FF

Chapter 74: Not So Sneaky

N/A: It's a bit of an extra-long chapter, to make up for the late update last week. Enjoy!

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"So, that was very groovy with the snake, and the Chamber of Secrets." Sirius started awkwardly after the quartet made it to James' room. It was rather spacious, as many other bedrooms in the house were. Apart from the large bed, and doors that lead to his ensuite bathroom and walk-in-closet, the room itself contained a long couch, a study table, and a bookshelf (which, excluding old children books for bedtime stories, mostly contained Quidditch stuff and a wild variety of moving, framed and unframed photographs, as well as some loose, unfolded clothing items. 

"Well, I did tell you, didn't I?"

"I thought you were jesting!"

Rising his hands up in the air in front of him, James got between them hesitantly, as if expecting a fight to break out from this. "Okay, okay, let's all calm down and breath."

With a roll of his eyes, Regulus took a seat on the couch, and patted the space beside him. After Sandy complied, he broke into a large smile. He, unlike the rest, was the least worried over er beliefs on Animagi. Sirius, on the other hand, was a wreck, as he shakingly took a seat on Sandy's other side, and James sat in front of the couch with the wooden chair that he had moved from his desk. "How did you even find the Chamber?" Regulus had been privy to the Marauders' map, granted, without permission, until Sirius simply gave up on keeping it hidden from him. The younger Black had studied it's contents for a while, even now after the Daily Prophet had made the announcement on Sandy's actions, and yet, he found nothing. "They said you know about the map. I have a question- is the chamber unplottable?"

The other two turned to Sandy in unison, not having considered Regulus' idea until he had spoken it. Now, however, it was all they could think. "Yep."

"Yep?!" James stared at her incredulously, adjusting his glasses and blinking at her like a deer-caught-in-candlelight. "That's all you have to say? You've been going into the chamber all this time, and all you have to say is 'yep'?"

"What do you mean all this time? I've only been down there like, twice." That was true indeed. When Ron, and Hermione had needed to go during the Battle of Hogwarts to get a Basilisk's horn, for it's venom, she had accompanied them. Ron had been the one to open the chamber then, surprising them with his knowledge in Parseltongue. And the second time, of course, was in this timeline, to kill the Basilisk, and deal with the horcruxes. Fun times. 

Sirius shook his head, not believing a word she said. "I've seen you disappear off the map plenty of times! You can't expect me to believe there's more than one Unplottable room in the school." The was a silence among the group as Sandy shrugged innocently. His eyes widened in realization, and he gasped. "There's another room?! What room? Tell me!"

The Slytherin began to think it over. He had heard of a secret room in Hogwarts before, specifically from Kreacher (whom was currently helping the Potters make lunch). Said elf had chosen against leaving Regulus' side, and had been allowed by Dumbledore to work in the school's kitchens, during the duration of the school year, being paid a galleon per week. And Kreacher had heard from the other elves about that certain room, before telling his master. "The Come and Go Room. That's where you've been hiding, haven't you?"