The Day He Stole My Heart *COMPLETED*

Chapter 10- Lockhart the Fraued

SCARLET'S POV

I was in the hospital wing with Harry, Ron and Kirsten. Kirsten had finally come out of the Slytherin Dormitories, but she still wasn't talking to anyone. We all sat around Hermione and gripped her hands; I felt a tear well up in my eye.

"Wish you were here Hermione. We need you... now, more than ever. " I squeezed her hand when I felt something scrunched up in her palm. I looked down and saw something white; gripping her hand I slowly pried it open and a piece of paper fell out of it.
"What's that? " Ron asked, I held up the paper; realizing what Hermione was actually doing the day she was petrified.
" Ron, Kirsten, Harry, this is why Hermione was in the Library the day she was attacked. Come on! " I got up and ran out of
the room with everyone behind me.
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CORRIDORS

I was reading the paper with the boys and Kirsten ( She was allowed to stay the night),
" 'Of the many fearsome beasts that roam our land, none is more deadly than the basilisk. Capable of living for hundreds of years, instant death awaits any who meet this giant serpent's eye. Spiders flee before it.' Ron, Harry, Kirsten, this is it. The monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk. That's why Harry can hear it speak. It's a snake! " I exclaimed,
"But if it kills by looking people in the eye, why is it no one's dead? " I thought about it before looking at them,
"Because no one did look it in the eye. Not directly, at least. Colin saw it through his camera. Justin...Justin must have seen the basilisk through Nearly Headless Nick. Nick got the full blast of it- but he's a ghost- he couldn't die again. And Hermione...had the mirror. I bet you anything she was using it to look around corners, in case it came along. " Ron and Harry nodded,
"And Mrs. Norris? I'm pretty sure she didn't have a camera or a mirror, Scar. " Harry said,
"The water. There was water on the floor that night. She only saw the basilisk's reflection. 'Spiders flee before it.' It all fits! " Kirsten
exclaimed, we all looked at her, she talked! she looked down and blushed, realizing that she had spoken.
"But how's a basilisk been getting around? A dirty great snake- someone would have seen it. " Ron asked, I showed them the paper,
"Hermione's answered that too " they looked down at the piece of paper; written in the far right corner was scribbled 'pipes'
"Pipes? It's using the plumbing! " Kirsten said,
"Remember what Aragog said, about that girl fifty years ago? She died in a bathroom? What if she never left? " I asked, they all
looked at each other before saying,
"Moaning Myrtle " they replied; before we could do anything else McGonagall came up to us.
"All students are to return to their house dormitories at once. All teachers to the second floor corridor, immediately. "
we all looked at each other before sneaking out the door towards the halls, we knew that we had to stop the snake, and it had to be tonight.
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HALLWAYS

We were all sneaking down the halls towards the bathrooms when we saw a bunch of teachers, we
hid behind the wall and listened into their conversation.
"As you can see, the Heir of Slytherin has left another message. Our worst fear has been realized. A student has been taken by the monster into the Chamber itself. The students must be sent home. I'm afraid this is the end of Hogwarts. " McGonagall exclaimed; I quietly gasped. Hearing footsteps we tensed; thinking that we've been caught. My hair turning a ghost white; but it soon turned a dark green when I saw who it was...Lockhart.
" So sorry- dozed off- what have I missed? " I sighed, he's so stupid, McGonagall looked at him; annoyed.
"A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockhart. Your moment has come, at last. " she smirked,
"My m-moment? " he stuttered.
"Weren't you saying just last night that you've known all along where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is? " Snape continued, Lockhart opened his mouth and closed it; not knowing what to say. McGonagall clapped her hands together; smirking.
"Well, that's settled. We'll leave you to deal with the monster, Gilderoy. Your skills, after all, are legend. " McGonagall
finished, smirking,
"Very well- ah- I'll just be in my office getting, um- getting ready. " Lockhart said as he walked away,
"Who is it that the monster's taken, Minerva? " Pomfrey asked, McGonagall lost her smirk and sighed; a frown setting upon her face.
"Ginny Weasley " she replied as they walked away together I gasped and looked at Ron who looked distraught, looking up we realized that there was writing on the wall.
" 'Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever.'" Ron read as he slid down the wall; tears forming in his eyes.
"Ginny... " he whispered, I quickly grabbed him and helped him up off the ground
"Come on Ron; we have to get to Lockhart if we want to save her" I stated; he nodded and we all ran down the hall where Lockhart was headed.
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DADA

We ran into Lockhart's office only to see him packing?,
" Professor, we have some information for you! Are you going somewhere? " Harry asked, he looked at him,
" Uh, ah- well, yes- um, urgent call- unavoidable- got to go. " Ron looked at him, shocked,
" But what about my sister?! " Lockhart looked at him,
" Well, um- as to that, most unfortunate. No one regrets more than I. " I looked at him, my hair turning red,
" You're the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher! You can't go now! " he looked at me, scared,
" Well- I must say- when I took the job there was nothing in the job description about a- " I interrupted him,
" You're running away? After all that stuff you did in your books? " I yelled, he looked at me,
" Books can be misleading! " he said,
" You wrote them! " Kirsten yelled,
" My dear girl, do use your common sense! My books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think I'd done all those things! " he
said,
" You're a fraud! You've just been taking credit for what other wizards have done! "Harry yelled, he looked at us,
" Is there anything you can do? " I asked,
" Yes, now you mention it. I'm rather gifted with Memory Charms. Otherwise, you see, all those wizards would have gone blabbing. And I'd never have sold another book. In fact, ah...I'm ah...going to have to do the same to you. " I gasped as he took out his wand,
we all took out ours so that he was out numbered, he looked scared,
" Don t even think about it " Ron growled as we walked him out towards the girls bathroom.