Harry, Ron, and Raja sat beside Hermione's sleeping** form** in the hospital wing.
Ron sniffed. "She looks peaceful. Like she's just studying in her sleep."
Raja smirked. "That tracks. If anyone could study while unconscious, it's Hermione."
Harry, replacing the withered flowers by her bedside,
noticed a crumpled piece of paper in her hand.
Ron, ever the detective, gasped. "Evidence!"
Raja rolled his eyes. "Yes, Watson, it's not like it was
conveniently
placed in her hand for dramatic effect."
They unfolded it.
"Basilisk..." Harry muttered, reading the page. "
That's the monster.
"
Raja leaned in. "So, a
giant murder noodle
has been roaming Hogwarts?"
Ron paled. "And we
didn't notice?
"
Harry's brain connected the dots. "Wait... it's moving
through the pipes!
"
Ron groaned. "Great. Now I have to be terrified of plumbing."
As the realization settled,
Professor McGonagall's voice boomed over the castle.
"All students must return to their dormitories immediately. Professors, report to the second-floor corridor."
The boys
ran towards the commotion
.
On the wall, a new message was scrawled:
"Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever."
Ron turned
whiter than Nearly Headless Nick.
"Ginny..."
McGonagall confirmed his fears. "Miss Weasley has been taken."
Raja
smirked.
"Finally. Some
action.
"
Ron gawked. "DID YOU JUST—"
Raja patted his shoulder. "Relax, we're about to be
legendary.
"
Meanwhile, Lockhart was
volunteered
(read: bullied) by McGonagall and Snape to
go save Ginny.
Raja grinned. "Oh, this is going to be fun."
Knowing Lockhart would
try to weasel his way out,
the trio stormed into his office.
Sure enough,
he was packing.
"Urgent... uh... business call!" Lockhart stammered.
Ron growled. "Ginny is in trouble, and you're running away?!"
Raja leaned against the door. "You know, boys,
Lockhart's a fraud.
"
Harry blinked. "Wait, what?"
Raja nodded. "He steals other wizards' achievements,
erases their memories
, and takes the credit."
Ron's jaw dropped. "You absolute git!"
Lockhart
tried to Obliviate them.
Raja,
already prepared
, casually
disarmed him mid-spell.
Lockhart blinked at his empty hands. "Oh."
Raja smirked. "Yeah, 'oh.' Now, let's go
visit Myrtle.
"
Myrtle
perked up
when the boys arrived.
"Oh, Harry! Are you finally here to join me in the afterlife?"
Harry coughed. "Uh... no. Just... need to ask about your death."
Myrtle
pouted.
"Typical."
She recounted
hiding from bullies
, hearing someone speaking a strange language,
seeing giant yellow eyes
, and... poof! Dead.
Harry squinted. "Wait...
bathroom
...
snake carving on the sink!
"
Raja clapped. "Boys, we have our entrance."
Standing in front of the
sink
, Harry took a deep breath and hissed, "
Open.
"
Raja translated it "In the name of Merlin Open this Cursed Door"
The sink
morphed into a gaping tunnel.
Lockhart, sweating bullets,
tried to retreat.
Raja
pushed him in first "Check the Depth please".
"AHHHHH—"
Ron stared. "That... was satisfying."
Harry and Ron readied to
jump in.
Myrtle winked at Harry. "If you die, you can
share my toilet.
"
Harry's soul
left his body for a moment.
Raja,
dying of laughter,
jumped in last.
They
landed in a massive bone pit.
Ron
freaked.
"WHY ARE THERE
SO MANY BONES?!
"
Raja
grinned.
"Welcome to the
Snake's All-You-Can-Eat Buffet.
"
They ventured forward and found a
giant snakeskin.
Ron swayed. "That's
way too big.
"
Lockhart
chose this moment to grab Ron's wand.
"Sorry, boys. Can't have any witnesses!"
He cast
Obliviate
.
Ron's
broken wand backfired.
BOOM.
Lockhart slammed into the wall. A
rockslide collapsed behind him
,
separating the trio.
Lockhart sat up, dazed. "Who am I?"
Ron, glaring, grabbed a
rock and knocked him out.
Harry groaned. "Well, that's one problem solved."
Raja stretched. "Alright, we move forward."
Harry reached the final
massive stone door
, adorned with
serpentine designs.
With a deep breath, he hissed, "
Open.
"
The door
creaked apart, revealing darkness.
Raja grinned. "Time to meet
the Big Noodle and the Heir who stole my Limelight.
"
Harry and Raja entered the
Chamber of Secrets
, their footsteps echoing ominously.
"Ginny!" Harry gasped, spotting her
unconscious body clutching Riddle's diary.
He rushed to her side, shaking her. "Wake up!"
Raja, meanwhile, narrowed his eyes. "Something smells
extremely villainous
in here."
A slow, chilling chuckle filled the chamber.
"Well done, Harry," came a voice as
Tom Riddle stepped out of the shadows.
Raja crossed his arms. "Riddle, you
two-bit poltergeist
, explain
right now
why you thought Ginny deserved the title
Heir of Slytherin
over
me
?"
Riddle blinked. "What?"
"I mean, I
clearly
have more Slytherin traits! Cunning? Check. Ambition?
Through the roof.
Fashion sense?
Untouchable.
And
yet
, here you are
choosing a Elven-year-old girl you Paedophile?!
"
Riddle scowled. "This isn't about—"
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I
interrupt your evil monologue?
Please, proceed."
Riddle rubbed his temples. "You're
insufferable
."
Raja smirked. "And yet, here we are."
Riddle,
clearly regretting every decision that led him to this moment
, explained how Ginny had been
writing in the diary,
confiding her secrets to him, allowing him to control her.
"She did my bidding—unleashing the Basilisk, scrawling threats on the walls—"
Raja
snorted.
"Right, because
adorable, clumsy Ginny Weasley
makes for an
excellent
criminal mastermind."
Riddle ignored him and turned to Harry. "Do you know why you survived Lord Voldemort's attack?"
Harry tensed. "Because of my mother's sacrifice."
Riddle smiled. "No, because
I am Lord Voldemort.
"
With a dramatic flourish, he waved his wand, rearranging the letters of his name to spell:
I AM LORD VOLDEMORT.
Raja whistled. "That's a
stretch
, mate. Tom, I think you just played
Scrabble too aggressively.
"
Riddle glared. "Oh,
shut up.
"
Riddle, clearly
done with Raja's nonsense
, smirked. "No matter. Soon,
Ginny will die
... and I will rise again!"
Harry clenched his fists. "Dumbledore—"
"—is gone," Riddle sneered. "His era is
over.
"
As if on cue,
Fawkes the phoenix
swooped in, dropping the
Sorting Hat
at Harry's feet.
Riddle burst out laughing. "A bird and a hat?
Pathetic.
"
Then, speaking
Parseltongue
, he commanded the
massive stone mouth
of the Slytherin statue to
open.
From the darkness, a
gigantic Basilisk slithered out, fangs gleaming.
Raja nudged Harry. "Wear these."
Harry blinked as Raja handed him
sunglasses.
"...Really?"
"Basilisks
petrify
people through eye contact. these are enchanted alchmey Eye wear, we won't become petrified."
Harry reluctantly put them on.
The first wizard battle... in sunglasses.
Raja then
telekinetically yanked the Sorting Hat
, shoved his hand inside, and pulled out
The Sword of Gryffindor.
Harry
gawked.
"What am I supposed to do with this?!"
Raja
grinned
. "Go kill the snake."
Then he
shoved Harry forward.
Harry: "—WHAT?!"
Riddle, meanwhile, had drawn his wand. "Kill him!" he commanded the Basilisk.
Harry
bolted opposite direction
,
blindly
casting spells backwards and sword in his hand.
Meanwhile,
Riddle:
"Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"
Raja:
"Oh, absolutely. A whiny ghost with daddy issues and a severe case of anagrams."
Riddle:
"I AM LORD VOLDEMORT."
Raja:
"Yes, yes, we all saw your little Scrabble game. Very creative. But tell me, Riddle, does your ghostly existence come with a refund policy? Because you're clearly defective."
Riddle:
"Silence, you insolent fool! I am the greatest wizard to ever live!"
Raja:
"Oh sure, because 'great' wizards need
teenage girls
to do their dirty work. What's next, Voldy? Are you going to haunt
someone's diary collection
forever?"
Riddle:
"You dare mock me?!"
Raja:
"Dare? Buddy,
mocking you is a privilege.
"
Riddle:
"Enough! Let's see if you can laugh while I end you."
(fires a hex)
Raja
(dodging effortlessly)
:
"Ooooh, scary. What was that? The 'Ticklish Curse'? Try harder, Tommy."
Riddle:
"I'll obliterate you!"
Raja
(yawning)
:
"You sound just like my history professor. Loud, boring, and incapable of actually doing anything interesting."
Riddle:
"Sectumsempra!"
Raja
(casually deflects the curse mid-air)
:
"Did you just throw Snape's homework at me? How original."
Riddle:
"Enough of your insolence!
Face your doom!
"
Raja:
"Face my doom? Oh no, I'm soooo scared."
(blasts Riddle with a lightning spell, sending him flying)
Riddle:
"GAAAH! STOP THAT!"
Raja:
"You started it,
Mister I-Am-Anagram-Lord
!"
(zaps him again for fun)
Riddle:
"YOU INSOLENT—"
(gets hit with another spell mid-sentence)
Raja:
"What was that? Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of me
winning.
"
Riddle:
"I HATE YOU."
Raja:
"That's the spirit! Keep that rage alive, maybe one day you'll actually be scary."
Harry after lot of parkour and avoiding the snake attacks and he hid behind a pillar and the snake look for him in madness and became careless.
Fawkes
dove in
,
clawing out one of the Basilisk's eyes.
Harry, seeing an opportunity, cast
"Diffindo!"
The
other eye was gone.
Riddle screeched, "You think that will stop it? It
can still hear you!
"
Raja casually zapped Riddle with a
lightning spell.
Riddle: "WHY?!"
Raja: "I like watching you
suffer.
"
The
snake thrashed
, tracking Harry by sound.
Harry
hurled a rock
to distract it and
rushed back toward Ginny.
Riddle, losing patience, shouted, "She's almost
gone, Potter!
"
Raja casually fired another spell,
sending Riddle flying.
Raja: "Eyes on me, old man."
Riddle:
"I AM NOT OLD!"
Harry, meanwhile, was
climbing the Slytherin statue.
The Basilisk
lunged.
Harry
leaped
, grabbed the sword, and done a perfect summersault in the air
STABBED the sword on the middle of the snakes head.
The Basilisk
let out a final, piercing shriek
before collapsing.
Riddle
stared in horror.
"No... impossible..."
Harry landed, victorious—only to realize... he has lost all of his strength and couldn't move his body and fall like a toy.
Riddle
smirked.
"You're dead, Potter."
Raja, who saw the jump tears in his eyes "What a epic kill better than the original".
To be continued...