The Potters and the Chamber of Secrets (COMPLETED)

8. The Duelling Club Disaster

*Hannah's P.O.V*

In the morning, my arm was pretty stiff, but I could tell that my bones had grown back; it wasn't like a rubber glove. After breakfast in the hospital wing (breakfast had already finished and the Saturday had started), we headed to the Gryffindor Common room (Harry had to lean on me for support because of his stiff leg) to find Hermione and Ron and tell them about Dobby, but they were nowhere to be seen.

"Where are they?" Harry wondered aloud.

 "Moaning Myrtle's bathroom?" I suggested, very quietly; Percy was walking down the corridor.

"Good point," he said, audibly.

 "What's a good point?" Percy asked, walking up to us.

"That - er - that Hermione might be in the Common room, with Ron," I covered for him hastily.

 "Good flying yesterday," he said, ignoring me and walking off. Harry began to babble thank you's but I held a hand up airily to stop him. We made out way to the bathroom and heard voices in a cubicle, that wasn't Myrtle. I knocked on the door and heard Hermione's scream and Ron's gasp.

"Relax, it's only Hannah and Harry," I reassured them. She sighed in relief, sliding back the lock.

"How are you two?" She asked anxiously, throwing knotgrass into the cauldron gingerly. "We heard about Colin, Professor McGonagall talking to Professor Flitwick. Since there's another attack, we started on the potion."

 "Guys?" Harry asked uncertainly. They both looked at him. "Dobby visited us last night."

"That house elf that tried to stop you from coming to Hogwarts?" Ron gasped. We nodded and retold them what Dobby told us. "Lucius Malfoy must've opened the Chamber before- it must've been him. He's told Draco how to do it... I wonder what the thing is and how it sneaks up on people around school."

 "It could be invisible," Hermione said thoughtfully. "Or it could be a Chameleon Ghoul, you know like they hide in armour."

"Dobby must be a nightmare," Ron said, shaking his head disbelievingly. "I mean, he stopped us getting on the train and broke Hannah's arm and Harry's leg. I think if Dobby doesn't stop trying, well he might end up killing you."

That's okay for Voldemort then, the job would've already been done... but then again - doesn't he want to do it himself?

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Two days after Colin Creevy's attack, the whole school knew about it. No doubt the thought of someone lying in the hospital terrified everyone, which was probably the reason why protective talismans, charms and such were going through the school (the teachers were completely oblivious about this) and many were bought. Even Neville bought one, although he was pure-blood.

 Ginny Weasley seemed very disturbed and uncomfortable about the attacks and it was common to see her looking sad in the halls.

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In Potions, we were brewing up a Swelling Solution but a tiny fraction of my mind was elsewhere; Hermione said that Harry, Ron and I had to create a diversion in order for her to be able to sneak into Snape's private stores for the ingredients. Harry suggested that we use Fred's Filibuster Fireworks. I watched him cautiously in the corner of my eye, putting it  behind his cauldron.

 Snape went round, commenting on each Potion (the Gryffindors got crude comments). However, he passed my potion with a dirty look at me and no comment. After Snape had long gone, Harry lit the Firework and threw it across the classroom, and it landed in Malfoy's cauldron. Then it exploded, to the shock of everyone. I was pleased to see Malfoy got a whole faceful, causing his nose to swell. I looked away.