What Words Can Do (TOMARRY)

Year 2 ◇ Part 6

Harry did as he was told, putting his hand on the page and closed his eyes. Nothing happened at first and he was getting ready to pull away and ask Tom what was supposed to happen, but the  he felt himself starting to spin. When everything calmed down, he was in an older version of Hogwarts. Not much has changed other than the fact that the atmosphere was calmer because no one had to worry about getting petrified any second.

He looked around and his eyes landed on a person next to him. Black hair, a similar color to his own, but the boy's hair was styled in a proper way. Exactly how Slytherins wear their hair. Proving his suspicions further, Harry saw that the boy was wearing a Slytherin tie. The boy was tall and kind of intimidating. Something about the calm aura radiating off him put Harry off. None the less, the boy next to him was definitely one of the better looking boys he'd seen.

"Don't worry," the boy whispered down to Harry, "they can't see us. Just follow me." Harry nodded and followed the Slytherin. He was confused as to who the boy way, but then it hit him. Tom.

Tom led them into the Great Hall. A younger looking Dumbledore was standing, making his speech, staring at one boy in particular. The boy was Tom. Not the Tom that Harry was standing next to, but a Tom that was attending school here. "It's my concern," Dumbledore continued with his already too long speech, "that some students would like to stay here year round because of home issues. As much as I would love to allow that, I can't. Especially now that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened for the first time since being created by Salazar Slytherin. I, along with many other professors, have concluded many things about the chamber. Parseltongue is needed to open it. For those who don't know, Parseltongue is the words of the snakes. Very few wizards posses the ability. The entrance is in plain sight, but no one other than Salazar himself knows where it is, bringing further questioning on who was able to find it. Finally, the person must be a heir of Slytherin. We are trying our best to figure out who opened it and what their reasons are. Also, we are unsure of what the chamber holds, but was assure you all are safe."

With that, everyone turned to their food, the atmosphere tensing greatly. People didn't speak, almost as if they were afraid to. No one had the slightest idea who could've opened the chamber. Before Harry could say anything, Tom ushered him through some hallways to the Gryffindor password. "Try the password for Gryffindor in your time. Yes, the painting can see us." Harry nodded and said the password. Surprisingly, the portrait swung open and Tom led Harry inside. Like the rest of the castle, not much has changed.

Tom led Harry up to the boys' dormitory. As Harry would have thought, it was empty. That didn't seem to bother Tom, though. He picked up a picture and gave it to Harry. The picture was of Hagrid was a couple creatures. "Hagrid is the only one from this year of Hogwarts still having any connections to the school," Tom pointed out. "All he would have to do is find the right creature and he'd be able to enter the Chamber of Secrets again. He was found guilty of opening it the first time, hence why he was expelled. Well, other than Dumbledore, but if it was the Headmaster, he could've opened it at any other time. Hagrid on the other hand, would have only had a short period of time."

Despite what he wanted to do, Harry found himself nodding. Once again, everything started to spin and Harry found himself back in the his room.

Do you understand now?

I think so.