Her Skeleton Will Lie In The Chamber Forever
End-of-year exams were only weeks away, but Callidora Nott felt like she hadn't slept in days.
Everything in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had gone wrong at once.
Albus Dumbledore had been removed from the school.
Rubeus Hagrid had been sent to Azkaban.
Her father never replied to her follow up letters about the Chamber.
And Quidditch had been cancelled, which to some students was the worst news ever.
Her stomach rumbled loudly, reminding her she hadn't eaten anything all day.
With a sigh, Calli walked into her dormitory and pulled a familiar folded parchment from her trunk, the map Fred Weasley and George Weasley had given her earlier that year.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
The ink spread across the parchment.
Calli scanned the moving names carefully, making sure the corridors were clear.
Students weren't allowed to roam the castle alone anymore, not while something was attacking people. But tonight she was strangely grateful to be a Nott. So far, no Slytherin students had been targeted.
Hopefully that meant she was safe.
She slipped out of the Slytherin Common Room and headed toward the kitchens.
Halfway there, something caught her eye on the map.
Two familiar names. She winced. After Hermione had been petrified, she kept a close eye on the two.
Harry Potter.
Ron Weasley.
They were standing just outside the Hogwarts Staffroom.
Calli frowned.
What were they doing there?
She immediately changed direction.
"Mischief managed."
The map went blank as she folded it and shoved it into her pocket.
A moment later she shoved the staffroom door open.
It slammed loudly against the wall.
"Bloody hell!" Ron yelped, clutching his chest.
"What are you two doing here?" Calli demanded, closing the door behind her.
Ron stared at her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was on my way to the kitchens." She said. "Then I saw you two."
Harry and Ron exchanged a look.
Then Harry spoke quietly.
"We think we found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets."
Calli blinked.
"You're joking."
She had looked at the map maybe a million times, until her eyes hurt and she couldn't read but no such chamber showed on it.
"It's a basilisk." Harry said quickly. "Hermione figured it out before she was petrified."
Calli's eyes widened.
Before she could respond, a voice echoed through the castle.
"All students to return to their House dormitories at once. All teachers return to the staffroom immediately."
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Callidora ☆ Fred Weasley
FanfictionCallidora Nott has always known exactly what is expected of her. As the daughter of one of Britain's oldest pure-blood families, her future has already been carefully planned; alliances, power, and a life shaped by tradition she never chose. At home...
