Riddle Me This

Chapter 12

Catherine's POV

The next day in Transfigurations, we were changing animals into water goblets, and though Sevy was happy to be out of the dungeons, she was upset to have been woken and brought to class to be used for magic. That was after I was told that McGonagall knew how to reverse the affects and make sure nothing went wrong in the process.

Ron failed miserably, but that was probably because his wand was broken, and has been for most of the year. Then Hermione asked the question on everyone's mind.

"Professor I was wondering if you could tell us about Chamber of Secrets?" And thus the explanation began. Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founding witch and wizards of Hogwarts, wanted only purebloods to come to the school, when the other three weren't swayed to agree, he left the school, after making a chamber that contained a monster that could only be opened by the heir, as the monster was only controlled by the heir. I chewed my lip as I listened, feeling a little woozy over it all.

"You alright Smith?" Draco asked as we left the classroom, being my 'babysitter' today. I shook my head.

"No. This year had turned into a lot of rubbish and is quite frankly ticking me off." I answered honestly. I hugged myself a little. "And to be honest, I'm kind of scared."

"You have nothing to be scared of, it's only those mu....ggleborns that have anything to worry about."

"Nice save." I giggled. But then sighed. "But I don't fully believe that. If the heir can control the monster, and I make them mad, then what. I'm dead." Draco put his arm around my shoulder.

"You'll be fine, Smith." I blushed lightly, but smiled.

"Being nice to me Draco. Someone might think you have a heart." He shoved me slightly then, causing me to laugh. Later in the day, when I was spending time with Hermione, she asked me if I knew who the heir was. I shrugged.

"No clue. If I did, I'd have turned them in by now." I saw her start to worry her lip a little.

"Do you think it could be Malfoy?" She asked. My eyes narrowed.

"If he knows what's good for him, he bloody better not be. But I'll ask, but I can't promise you much, we're friends, but not as close as you and I are." She gave me a warm smile, but noticed how I was still glaring. "And if you're wrong, I demand you, Ron, and Harry apologize to him immediately for it. I'm working with him, and he isn't saying that filthy word in my presence as of late. I'm hoping to get him to apologize to you for calling you it." Hermione nodded and I went to talk to Draco.

"I'm not the bloody heir of Slytherin." He said as we walked. "Granger asked you to ask me, didn't she." I nodded.

"I'm not happy with it either, Draco. But she is still my friend, and if I can get her to NOT bother you, I'd rather take the chance. I'll let her know as soon as I can." I said as we continued heading to the Quidditch pitch. I smiled as we got to the Slytherin locker room. "Good luck. Kick arse, and for Merlin's sake, don't cheat. I don't care if your father is here and expects it of you. I expect you to be a decent wizard." He rolled his eyes.

"Whatever Smith." Draco said, sounding completely tired of me. I smiled wider.

"Yes, but if you beat Harry on fair terms, he can't complain about losing because you cheated, but losing because you're better than him." That seemed to catch Draco's interest, and he nodded. "Knock em dead." I said before heading to the Slytherin side, to the front with Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, Daphne, and Blaise.

"What took you so long?" Daphne asked.

"Giving Draco a pep talk, that's all." I said.

"As well as a good luck kiss?" Blaise teased. I turned a glare on him, leaning past Pansy to give him a shove.