Harry Potter: Ero World-Chapter 160: A Dark Night! Part-2

'Weren't they instructed by Fudge to stay away from the wards? What are they thinking?' Albus thought, his calm facade receding as anger slowly replaced it. He walked toward the greenhouse, where the dementors still attempted to breach the lockdown.

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'Still, this incident would prove enough to remove these creatures from the premises...' Albus concluded. While he would have liked for nothing like this to happen, this incident was a plus point in itself.

"Albus, what happened?" His thoughts were interrupted by a panting Minerva. When they both arrived at the courtyard outside the greenhouse, she looked like she had run through the whole school. Pomona was next, and her office was close by. The slightly chubby professor looked worriedly at the closed castle gates.

"Dementors, they attempted to breach through the castle wards... was there any party or anything like that today? In any houses?" Albus asked. However, that seemed unlikely to be the cause of this incident. He himself was aware that this wouldn't be the first party that the twins had thrown this term since the arrival of dementors.

"Not in Gryffindor," Minerva replied, her stern voice hiding a tone of concern as she, too, looked at the locked doors.

Pomona just shook her head as both Severus and Felix arrived moments later. Albus looked at them and was in the middle of explaining the situation to them when they all heard the shrill screech echo throughout the halls.

'What... that's the Basilisk...' Albus was stunned for a moment. He turned toward Severus and asked, "Where's Rigel Black?"

The Potions professor took a moment to consider the screech and Dumbledore's question before he answered, "He's not in school. After the trial concluded, he asked for a leave for ritual night and hasn't returned to the school since. His leave of absence was for a couple of days as he was also invited to the Greengrass Ball."

Albus stopped listening to Severus's explanation after he mentioned that Rigel was not in school and instead focused on the wards. He closed his eyes and tapped into the senses given to him by the wards once again. This time, he did a more exhaustive search, and his face became a little graver as he realized that multiple students were breaking curfew.

"Minerva, the Weasley Twins are likely experimenting in the abandoned classroom on the second floor, the one on the right next to your office. Pomona, a couple of students are in the kitchen, so make sure they don't leave the room and block yourself in there. Severus and Felix, go back to the common rooms and initiate the lockdown of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff before doing the same to your respective houses." Albus fired off instructions as he immediately rushed toward the second floor. There were two more students in an abandoned classroom, and he would check on them.

"Albus, what's going on?" Minerva asked.

Albus paused momentarily before saying, "The Chamber of Secrets was opened just now. The only one capable of doing that is either dead or outside of Hogwarts right now... stay away from the bathrooms!" Albus warned before he rushed away, leaving behind four heads of houses with horrified yet puzzled expressions.

'Stay away from the bathrooms?'

'What kind of warning is that?'

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{1st Year Dormitory, Gryffindor Common Room, Hogwarts}

{31th Oct 1991} 

{Harry's POV}

"~... soo hungry... for so long...~" 

Harry woke up to a voice screaming all around him. He looked around in confusion as he looked around. It was the same voice that he had heard several weeks ago, bloodlust dripping in the words as the screaming voice that only he could hear continued.

"~...maaaaassster... finally back~"

"~... kill... time to kill...~"

The screaming continued as an anxious and unsettled feeling dawned on him. He removed the covers and stood up; the screaming coming through the walls continued; he walked over to the walls again; the last time this happened, he could hear the words clearly when he pressed his ears to the wall.

He followed along the trail of sounds, like the last time he arrived in front of the locked bathroom door attached to their dorm. His ears pressed against the wall next to the door, and the voice screaming bloody murder was quite clear.

"~... riiiipppppp... teeeaaaarrrr... Kiiiiiillllll~" 

'Why is it stuck in a monotonous haze of words?' Harry thought as he stepped back and stared at the door in contemplation once again. This was what had happened last time. He had been stuck staring at the door, but before he could gather enough courage to open it, the voice had vanished, and he hadn't found anything wrong with the bathroom.

Harry knew he was the only one who had heard these voices, which wasn't a good thing, even in the magical words. Was he going mad, or were the Weasley twins playing a prank on him?

'Come on, Harry, you're a Gryffindor... this isn't the time to hesitate,' Harry thought, and then he gripped the door handle and pushed it open. His eyes roamed around the empty bathroom once again. The adrenaline that was spiking through his system had barely calmed down before he heard it again. The words coming from the shower had a chilling meaning.

"~... I smell blood... I SMELL BLOOD!~"

'It's going to kill someone,' Harry thought as he rushed out of the dorm. He flew down the flight of stairs in his pajamas as he arrived in the common room, only to come face to face with Professor Snape, who was waving his wand against the door.

'What's he doing?' Harry thought.

"What are you doing up at this ungodly hour, Potter?" Snape's question unsettled him for a moment before he remembered the words that he had last heard.

"It's going to kill someone..." Harry blurted out his thoughts. Snape's aura caused him to reply to the question as his dark orbs stared at him. His words at least had some effect, as Snape was startled. He looked at Harry with a shocked look for a moment before he schooled his features.

"Go back to your dorm. I'll patrol the school and make sure nothing untoward happens." His words were icy as Harry nodded. He walked back to his dormitory. Although he didn't like Professor Snape, the older wizard was at least proficient.

'God forbid if someone like Quirell told me he'll look after the school.' Harry shuddered as he walked up the stairs, taking one last look at Snape's fading back as he walked out of the common room, the door swinging shut behind him.

The sinking feeling at the pit of his stomach had disappeared somewhat, but his head started aching suddenly.

'Fuck not again... what's up with my headache and these broody professors...' Harry complained. He returned to his dorm and saw everyone sleeping peacefully, blissfully unaware.

'At least the voice has vanished... hopefully, nothing bad happened.'

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{The Chamber of Secrets, Hogwarts}

{31th Oct 1991} 

{Voldemort's POV}

{5 minutes ago}

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Tom looked at the yellow eyes of the Basilisk, his confidence growing. The two-pronged attack would likely be enough for him to cause enough distraction, even with Dumbledore in the Castle. He knew that the Basilisk wouldn't survive the encounter with the old man, even though it was a tool that could have been useful if he wanted to seize Hogwarts later; this little sacrifice in exchange for the Philosopher's Stone was worth it.

'Although it would probably not help, having the protection lifted would make things harder for Dumbledore.' He mused before waving his wand; it wasn't a spell but a counter charm; glassy-like skin was peeled from the Basilisk's eyes as even Tom could feel the movement magic in the Basilisk's glare.

'It's an interesting brand of soul magic. I wonder how Dumbledore would deal with it.' Tom chuckled as he spoke in Parseltongue, "~The time has come. Go forth and feast. The castle is open to you today~."

Tom was quite sure he felt the Basilisk's smirk as he reared his head back and hissed loudly. To anyone else, it would sound like a loud screeching hiss, but to him, the words were quite clear.

"~... kill... time to kill...~"

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AN - A longer Chapter, not quite 2k words, but I wanted to divide the whole night into even pacing, so this will have to do. Tell me what you guys think, how is the timeline change going to affect the world?

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