What Words Can Do (TOMARRY)

Year 2 ◇ Part 7

Italics=Harry
Bold=Tom

Have you been ignoring me, Harry?

No, I've just been getting busy.

With what?

Quidditch mostly, but Ginny's also gone missing.

You can play Quidditch already?

Yeah, usually you have to be a third year to try out, but I was able to become seeker my first year because Professor McGonagall saw me flying, trying to get my friend's remembral back after Malfoy took it.

Must be a lot of pressure.

Yeah, but not as much as basically being forced to find the Chamber of Secrets by yourself.

What do your professors do?

Not much, if I'm being honest. The DADA teacher, Professor Lockhart, insists that he can take down whatever is in the chamber by himself. No one believes him, but they agree to let him try to find it anyway. Everyone thinks I'm the one who opened it in the first place though.

Why?

Because I'm Parseltongue. So everyone just assumes that I'm the heir of Slytherin.

Oh. Do you think it could be anyone else?

I thought it was Malfoy, but my friends and I brewed polyjuice potion to speak with him. It was useless. He's definitely not.

You said that girl that embarrassed you on Valentine's Day is missing. What do you think?

We found a note on the wall that pretty much says she'll be in the Chamber of Secrets forever.

I see.

Sorry, Tom, I have to do homework (according to Hermione). If it were up to me I wouldn't.

Education is important, Harry.

Yeah, yeah.