The Parseltongue Twins (Book 2)

Chapter 17

Word Count: 3251

"You're Voldemort." I said feeling like I fell on my back causing all the air from my lungs to disappear.

"Surely you didn't think I was going to keep my filthy muggle father's name? No. I fashioned myself a new name... A name I knew wizards everywhere would one day fear to speak when I became the greatest sorcerer in the world. " Voldemort said.

"Albus Dumbledore is the greatest sorcerer in the world." Harry said angrily trying to defend Dumbledore to the best of his ability.

"Dumbledore's been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me." Voldemort retorted back.

"He'll never be gone, not as long as those who remain are loyal to him." Harry said angrily when the sound of a bird call came. We all turned to see Dumbledore's phoenix came flying through. "Fawkes?" Harry asked as the phoenix dropped something into his hands before flying away. Unwrapping it , it was the sorting hat.

"So this is what Dumbledore sends his great defenders? A song bird and an old hat." Voldemort said and turned around speaking parseltongue to the statue behind us before turning back to us saying, "Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Potter twins." Looking at Harry I grabbed his hand and turned running pulling him with me before he started running himself. "Parseltongue won't save you now, Potters. It only obeys me." He called after us. As we ran Harry tripped pulling me down with him, his glasses falling to the ground grabbing his glasses I quickly handed him his when I heard the sound of Fawkes bird call again and looked up to see the red bird fly in just before it attacked the baskilisk taking out its eyes so that it couldn't petrify us before flying off again.

"Your bird might have blinded the baskilisk but it can still hear you!" Voldemort yelled angrily from across the room. Getting up I pulled up Harry taking off again so we wouldn't immediately been eaten by the snake. Turning to the left we went into some of the sewer tunnels as the snake chased us. Running down we took a turn coming to a dead end where a tunnel had metal bars on the end keeping us from being able to leave. Gripping Harry's hand tighter we turned to the snake coming down the tunnel and looking into the one we were standing in slowly coming closer. I saw Harry slowly bend down quietly picking up a rock before throwing it into the tunnel behind the snake catching its attention and causing it to go a different way. Watching the snake go Harry and I made our way back to where Voldemort and Ginny were.

"Yes Potters, the process is nearly complete. In a few minutes, Ginny Weasley will be dead, and I will cease to be a memory." Voldemort said. "Lord Voldemort will return. Very much alive."

"Ginny..." Harry said softly just as the baskilisk came shooting out of the water. Looking at the hat I noticed that a sword was forming in it and standing up I quickly grabbed it making sure I was making noise so that the stupid snake would hear me and stay away from my brother and Ginny as I ran to the statue. As the snake came over I swung the sword and dodged as the snake hit the statue. Climbing up higher on the statue I got to the top of the head and walked carefully on it as so I would not fall and swung the sword again trying to get a hit. When finally the snake came at me mouth wide open. Not thinking twice I stabbed my sword up into its mouth stabbing it through before pulling the sword out screaming in pain as one of its teeth was stuck into my arm. I watched as the snake shrieked in pain before falling to the ground dead. After climbing down from the statue I collapsed at the side of Harry dropping the sword and the tooth.

"Marvoulous isn't it. How quickly the venom of the basilisk penetrates the body? I'd guess you have little more than a minute to live. You'll be with your dear mudblood mother soon, (Y/N)." Voldemort said with disgust at the thought of our mother. Harry was holding Ginny's hand as he reached out his other hand holding mine as I fell on my back feeling the venom course through my veins. "Funny... the damage a silly little book can do... especially in the hands of a silly, little girl."