My Lifeline- Dramione

My Lifeline❤

Chapter 33 :

There was only darkness. He could feel something.....something very strange.....
Suddenly the alarm started ringing. Bellatrix Lestrange's vault was at the very end and the safest place of Gringtons.

His entire body went numb. He could feel the coldness in the environment. It was sucking up all this energy. He felt weak on his knees. He could hear a very strange voice......

"Hassshhhh yaaaaa shhhhhaaaya shhhhhiiii....." It was ringing in his ears. He immediately recognized that it was Parseltongue language. He concentrated more on the voice. Time was ticking by.... Tick Tock Tick Tock..... He had only 3 minutes left now.

Kreacher was intensely worried now. Lucius  Malfoy was on his knees now. The charms of the vault was making him weak. What should he do??

Lucius could not move from his place. He used his wand to find the object. He felt the voice coming from the top left corner of the vault. He used the spell "Appreno Catchus"  ( Malfoy Manor library has lot of restricted sections book , the same copy of the book was read by hermoine in Hogwarts library- restricted section) and the object came flying out. It was a golden cup, a cup that was lost few years ago, nobody knew how and when it got missing. He held it closer to find out that it was, "Helga Hufflepuff's Cup"

He looked around the room and called out for Kreacher. Suddenly he could hear many guards approaching and firing the vault. Kreacher took Lucius hand and apparated quickly.

Just as they left, the guards blasted the door to find none......

They failed to notice the small silver serpent, that came out of Lucius wand.

At Dumbeldore's Office :

Kreacher apparated with a weak Lucius to Dumbledore's office. Seeing his condition, Dumbeldore casted a patronus to Prof McGonagall, Prof Snape and Madam Pompfrey. He closely looked at the object that Lucius was clutching tightly in his hand, " Ahh, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup... Is finally found." said  Dumbledore, studying the voice carefully.

Just then all the Professors along with Madam Pompfrey busted through the door.
They saw Lucius Malfoy on the ground and the object in his hand. All of them gasped.
"Oh my!",said Madam Pompfrey, before she could continue "Is that what I think it is?" asked Prof Snape. "Mr Malfoy seems very injured" said Prof McGonagall gaining Madam Pompfrey's (Poppy's) attention. She nodded and left the office to get medicines.

"Yes, Severus. It's the Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, that was lost nearly 50 years ago. No wonder Tom must have taken it during his last year, when he opened the chamber of secrets." said Dumbeldore, intensely watching the object infront of him.

"Is that voice ...?? Wait it's Parseltongue!!" exclaimed Severus. "Yes it is, but we don't know the Parseltongue language." said Prof McGonagall. "Nobody in 1000 years except for Tom Riddle knows Parseltongue." She said, rubbing her temple....

"But I know one person." said Severus, who was now slightly smirking at Prof McGonagall as he knew the answer and she didn't. "Who is it, Severus?" asked Dumbeldore. Before Snape could answer, Lucius said "Harry Potter! He opened the chamber's of secret in the second year and the only way to get into the chamber is Parseltongue language!"

Everyone was taken back (except Severus), by Lucius answer. They thought about it... Yes Harry Potter was the only living person other than Voldemort who could speak Parseltongue!!

"I agree, I have witnessed him speaking in Parseltongue, in the second year , when Prof Lockhart and I were teaching  the students." said Severus.

"But is it wise to involve Harry Potter into this??" questioned Prof McGonagall. The room fell silent instantly....