Deadly Snake, Silent Dragon.

Hermione.

Hagrid started making us tea.
It smells good because I immediately relaxed.
I sat on his sofa.

"I-" stopped, took a deep breath and started talking.

"I think Harry, opened some sort of memory of my father"

He gave me a cup, I smiled gratefully.

"And I was there too, he couldn't see me but I could see him, but we..."

I looked up at Hagrid, "I saw how they framed you as the culprit of the Chamber of Secrets, and I think Harry thinks you really opened it"

He tensed.
He cleared his throat.

"Look, Ivy, I know you're feelin angry at what your parents-"

"Angry?" I said getting up, "angry? No, no, that word is far too weak" I spat.

"I want him dead Hagrid, and the only way I will be able to, is it you tell me, anything you know about the Chamber of Secrets"

He looked at me, then shook his head, "I'm oblivious to this matter just as you 're Ivy-, if I knew, I would've told the headmaster back then"

I nodded, I drank the rest of tea and put the cup down.

"Thank you Hagrid, sorry for disturbing you so late"

He shook his hand, "please! You're always welcome!"

I smiled and left his house, I ran back to Hogwarts.
Again, I used the invisibility spell.
But I didn't go straight to my room.
I went to the trophy room.

I walked quietly in, and went straight to where my dad's trophy was.
I looked at it.

Tom Marvolo Riddle.

I exhaled.
I wanted to break it, but I couldn't, not when the Golden trio would suspect something.

I was about to walk away, when I finally noticed a small trophy cup, it wasn't that big, like Tom's, but big enough to catch my attention.

I crouched down, to look closer at it.

"Rose Black, for the assistance with Tom Marvolo Riddle."

I chuckled bitterly, "I thought you would be better than this."

And with that, I walked away.

It was now nearly four months since Justin and Nearly Headless Nick had been Petrified, and nearly everybody seemed to think that the attacker, whoever it was, had retired for good.

The second years were given something new to think about during their Easter holidays. The time had come to choose their subjects for the third year, of course, Ivy didn't care much of it since she's acing all her classes, she simply told Albus "keep me close to Harry, Ron and Hermione, any of their classes".

Gryffindor's next Quidditch match would be against Hufflepuff. We noticed the Gryffindor team practicing almost everyday after dinner.

I was walking before Quidditch game started back to my room, when I heard a voice.

"Kill this time ... let me rip ... tear. . ."

I stopped dead in my track, and whispered, "Is it you Basilisk? Or is it you Nagini?" I asked quietly, thankfully no one was here.

Suddenly, I saw Hermione run past me, in the direction of the library, she seems like on a mission.

I shook my head, and continued walking.

Once I was done in my room, I was walking hurriedly back to the hallway, near the library, aiming my way to the Quidditch field, when I saw two girls lying on the ground.
I ran towards them.
I gasped when I saw Hermione, holding a mirror, petrified on the ground.
The girl next to her as well.

"Help!" I yelled.
I got on my knees getting a closer look on Hermione.
Her eyes were open and glassy.
Utterly still.

"Somebody! Help!" I screamed throughout the hallway.
I heard steps running hurriedly my way.
It was Albus, followed by Snape.
Once he saw a petrified Hermione and student next to me, he immediately knew what happened.

"I was walking back, going to the Quidditch game, and I found them like this" I said, getting back up as Albus check the girls.
Albus turned towards Snape, "Cancel the game,and make everyone go back to their house common rooms"
Snape nodded, looked at Ivy once, and hurried off.

"Come my child" He said, putting a spell on them to fly.
I hurriedly followed him to the Hospital wing.
Madame Promfrey gave a sad smile once seeing us, but she hurriedly put them in bed.
I put out a chair and sat next to Hermione.
Suddenly, McGonagall walked in, followed by Ron and Harry.

"I warn you, this will be a bit of a shock." said Professor McGonagall.

"Hermione!" Ron shouted.

professor mcgonagall spoke "She was found near the library by Ivy, Along with this. Does it mean anything to either of you?"
a small circular mirror. Harry shakes his head.

"I will escort you back to Gryffindor Tower," said Professor McGonagall heavily. "I need to address the students in any case, Miss Severus, Will you be alright?"

I nodded, my eyes still focused on Hermione.

"I can take myself back, thank you professor."

She nodded, and started walking with them, I left the matron's soon, hurriedly going to the dungeons.

"Pureblood" I said to the portrait, it opened.

I slowly got inside, shocked to see all of the Slytherin gathered in the living room, I stood there, until Snape walked in, "Good everyone's here" He said, then looked me up and down, I was messy.

I sat down hurriedly, next to Charlton, Olivia behind me, her hand casted on my shoulder while I circled my arms around Charlton, who was shaking.

"All students will return to their House common rooms by six o'clock in the evening. No student is to leave the dormitories after that time. You will be escorted to each lesson by a teacher. No student is to use the bathroom unaccompanied by a teacher. All further Quidditch training and matches are to be postponed. There will be no more evening activities, muggle-borns are to not be left alone."

Some of us groaned, especially the quidditch team, "Needless to say," he continued, ""It is likely that the school will be closed unless the culprit behind these attacks is caught. I would urge anyone who thinks they might know anything about them to come forward, and to remind you all,Slytherin is at stake, be wary of the other houses."

And with that, he left the house, silence took over us, Charlton started shaking harder, "Charlton, what's wrong?" I asked, my touch tightening on him, making him aware of it.

"I'm a muggle-born" He whispered, I tensed a bit, but hugged him nothing less, "I promised myself I will protect you Charlton."

"Will you?" He asked, I could see the fear and hesitation in his eyes.

"Do you trust me?" I asked him, he responded immediately "Yes."

"I will."

Charlton laid his head on my shoulder, almost everyone left, except for Olivia, watching us with a sad smile.

A few minutes later, Charlton's breath was slow, indicating he was asleep, Olivia whispered, "You knew he was muggle?" She asked.

"I had doubts" I whispered back, "His mother is sick, witches can cure themselves, his mother didn't, but they live in Knockturn for now, so maybe a distant relative is a wizard."

She nodded, "Come" she stood up, helping me with Charlton, "Time for his sleep" She said, I chuckled, and with that, both of us took Charlton to his dormitory.

As Ivy fell asleep back in her chamber, Harry had plans.