Work on the Artifact Sword prototype was coming along well enough. The Sylvuan and Vitris Auri broadsword still hadn't failed, even after dozens of tests and Harry was pleased that he had a solid base down for the future. His next steps would be to make the next prototype with a more extensive Array. Adding in another effect or two to the currently working Array and then testing the new sword once said Array was completed.May was the time that Harry and his study buddies ramped up their time in the Library. Hermione was trying to devote almost every waking moment to studying. Only the suggestions of Padma, Mandy and Luna had kept the bushy-haired girl from going off the deep end and burning herself out. Harry was determined to do well, though he honestly felt pretty good about his upcoming Exams. He wasn't Hermione, who tried to memorize their textbooks half the time, but he did very well in his classes. Even Snape, the hateful man that he was, still gave Harry 'Acceptable' on his work in Potions. Though he was fairly certain if he was anybody else he'd be getting at least an 'Exceeds Expectations' from the greasy Potions Master.-May 29th-Harry stared down at the Hospital Wing bed that held Penny. The blonde Prefect was petrified, the victim of an attack by the 'Heir', the first one since Colin Creevey. He'd almost thought the person had given up. But then he'd heard the news of an attack. Then the news that it was a Prefect. Harry had run to the Hospital Wing as fast as possible, Aurors were scouring the castle for the culprit. Starting from the Second Floor where Penny had been found. The corridor near Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, once again flooded, had been where she was found by the Aurors. Professors were quickly scrambling to get students into their Common Rooms but in the commotion Harry had made his way to the Hospital Wing. Now, looking down at his friend, stuck in almost mid-stride, he couldn't help but lament that he had only finished the 'Anti Petrification Goggles' this morning. If he'd just been faster, Penny would have had a pair to wear while she was alone.The Aurors that had brought Penny in had left by the time Harry had arrived. The Second Year had been looking at Penny's petrified form ever since he'd gotten there. It was only after several minutes that the boy noticed the edge of parchment poking out of her robe pocket. Knowing that Penny had probably been on her way either to the Library, or from it, Harry pulled the piece of parchment from her pocket and unfolded it. There were multiple lines of writing in Penny's neat handwriting. All of them with questions about Slytherin's Monster and the Chamber of Secrets. It was when his eyes landed on the last lines that Harry felt the proverbial 'light bulb' turn on. The last lines on the parchment read: 'Myrtle Warren was the only victim the last time the Chamber was opened. Myrtle Warren potentially 'Moaning' Myrtle? Chamber of Secrets entrance hidden in the same bathroom? Access to all of Hogwarts through plumbing?'For the first time in his young life Harry Potter felt true Rage and Hate fill his heart. He shook in fury as he looked between the parchment and Penny. Did the 'Heir' somehow find out that Penny was looking into the incident? Did Penny get 'too close' and was therefore attacked? Harry folded the parchment with shaking hands and put it in his own pocket. Only his Alternate Occlumency kept him from rushing straight out of the Hospital Wing and towards the bathroom. The mass of mental brambles that completely encompassed his mind in protection was also keeping him from completely losing it. He carefully leaned close to Penny before speaking."I'll fix this Penny, you have my word." Harry whispered to the petrified teen. He stood up and turned from the Hospital Wing. He quickly made his way to his workshop, the Rage and Hate inside of him swirling around like a storm. He was going to fix this; no one hurt Penny and got away with it! No one! He dodged around some panicking students and dashed down the corridor to his workshop. Once inside Harry breathed deeply and used his Occlumency to direct all the rage inside of him to the task at hand. He quickly grabbed the 'Anti Petrification Googles' he'd completed this morning. Then he took almost the entire stack of 'Ward Breaker' Talismans and stuffed them into his robe pockets. Finally he grabbed his prototype sword and his Invisibility Cloak. He'd taken to keeping the Cloak inside his Mokeskin Pouch after Sirius had confirmed that it had indeed belonged to James. Now invisible, Harry left his hidden workshop and made his way towards Moaning Myrtle's bathroom."That's bloody fantastic." Harry growled quietly, seeing the words 'Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever' written on the wall in what appeared to be blood. He stormed into the flooded bathroom and closed the door behind him. Removing the hood of the Cloak he started pulling out his 'Ward Breaker' Talismans and sticking them to the walls, sinks, stalls and floor."What are you doing here?" The ghost known as 'Moaning Myrtle' asked timidly from one of the stalls."Fixing the problem." Harry replied without stopping what he was doing. "You should leave Myrtle, I don't know if these will affect a Ghost in any way, but you might not want to find out." He stated as he placed the last Talisman, the twentieth on the wall next to the door. With that he drew his wand and pointed to each Talisman in turn. One by one each of the disc-like Items glowed blue; when all twenty were glowing Harry flicked his wand, pulled up the hood of the Cloak and exited the bathroom. Myrtle decided to leave at Harry's warning and several seconds later an incomprehensible noise, somewhere between a shriek and the sound of multiple panes of glass breaking simultaneously, came from the bathroom. Without a word Harry threw open the door and looked at what had happened.
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