Infinite Magic (Male Reader x Harry Potter)

The Art of Distraction

Harry and I were just coming back from seeing Madame Pomfrey, making sure I had healed him properly, when we passed Percy.  He looked much happier to see us than he had been when we'd been leaving Myrtle's bathroom.

Percy: Oh, hello, Harry.  Excellent flying yesterday, really excellent.  Gryffindor have just taken the lead for the House Cup, you earned fifty points!

Harry: You haven't seen Ava, Ron, or Hermione, have you?

Percy: No, I haven't.  I hope Ron's not in another girls' toilet...

Harry and I laughed, watched Percy until he was out of sight, and then headed straight for Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.  I couldn't see why they'd be in there again, but after making sure that neither Filch nor any Prefects were around, we opened the door and heard their voices coming from a locked cubicle.  I grinned and spoke in a high pitched voice.

YN: Housekeeping!

Ava squeaked, and Hermione and Ron went silent.

Harry: It's us.

Ava: YN, why would you do that?

I just laughed as Hermione opened the door.

Hermione: Come in, Harry how's your arm?

Harry: Probably better than it would have been if YN had been ten seconds later.

YN: When there's a chance to embarrass Lockhart, I'll be there.

Harry: And healing me.

YN: Sure, that too.

An old cauldron was perched on the toilet, and a crackling from under the rim told us they had lit a fire beneath it.  Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a specialty of Hermione's.

Ava: We decided to get started on the Polyjuice Potion.  We've decided this is the safest place to hide it.

Harry started to tell them about Colin, but Hermione interrupted him.

Hermione: We already know, we heard Professor McGonagall telling Professor Flitwick this morning.  That's why we decided we'd better get going...

Ron: The sooner we get a confession out of Malfoy, the better.  D'you know what I think?  He was in such a foul temper after the Quidditch match, he took it out on Colin.

YN: I mean... Colin's a little annoying...

All four of them glared at me.

YN: But he obviously didn't deserve to be petrified.

Harry: There's something else.  Dobby came to visit me in the middle of the night.

They looked up, amazed.  Harry told us everything Dobby had told him.

Hermione: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?

Ron: This settles it!  Lucius Malfoy must've opened the Chamber when he was at school here and now he's told dear old Draco how to do it.  It's obvious.  Wish Dobby'd told you what kind of monster's in there, though.  I want to know how come nobody's noticed it sneaking round the school.

Hermione: Maybe it can make itself invisible.  Or maybe it can disguise itself, pretend to be a suit of armor or something.  I've read about Chameleon Ghouls...

YN: If it's hiding in plain sight, I'd have seen it already.  You're forgetting I can see magic.  I can even see Harry through his cloak, so invisibility wouldn't work either.

Ava: You read too much, Hermione.

Ron: So Dobby stopped us getting on the train and broke your arm.  You know what, Harry?  If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you.