[ Location: Second Floor Girls' Bathroom ][ Date: December 18th, 1992 - Late Night ]
The bathroom was silent, save for the dripping of a leaky tap.
I stood in front of the sink with the snake etching, checking my gear.
Wand? Check.
Gun? Check.
Book containing the soul of a dark lord? In my hand.
Shikamaru leaned against a stall, sharpening a kunai.
"So, let me get this straight. We are going into a sewer to fight a giant snake because you want a pet?"
"Not just a pet " I corrected, inspecting the Diary.
"Loot. XP and street cred. Plus, if I don't deal with this now, Riddle is going to start possessing first-years out of boredom."
"Troublesome," Shikamaru sighed. "Let's get this over with."
I looked at the Diary and than the sink.
"Open" I commanded in Parseltongue.
The sound was guttural, vibrating in my chest.
Creak.
Grind.
The sink separated.
The floor opened up, revealing the massive, dark pipe leading down.
"Showtime," I grinned.
I tossed the Diary to Shikamaru. "Keep that shut until we're in the boss room. If he tries to possess you, Shadow Bind yourself."
"I have Occlumency," Shikamaru reminded me, catching the book. "He can try."
We jumped.
[ Location: The Chamber of Secrets - Main Hall ]
We landed on the bone pile. I cleared the path with a wave of Telekinesis, blasting the rat skeletons aside.
We walked into the main cavern. It was vast, damp, and imposing. The giant stone face of Salazar Slytherin glared at us from the far end.
"Okay," I said, my voice echoing. "This is it."
"Where's the snake?" Shikamaru asked, scanning the shadows.
"Sleeping" I said. "Only the Heir can wake it or... a piece of him."
I held out my hand.
"Book"
Shikamaru tossed me the Diary.
I threw it onto the wet floor in the center of the chamber.
"Tom!" I shouted.
"Wakey wakey!"
I blasted the book with a sliver of magic ,not enough to destroy it, but enough to annoy it.
Black smoke poured from the pages. It swirled, coalescing into the little bit soild but mostly ghostly, handsome form of Tom Riddle.
(because this time he didn't got to fed on ginny's emotions, that's why he is ghostly)
Tom looked around, confused.
He saw the Chamber.
Than he saw me.
"You..." Tom narrowed his eyes in anger. "You brought me here and you didn't respond every time I tried to contact. Why?"
"I heard you were lonely and So I like to chat face to face,"
I said, crossing my arms. "And I wanted to see the family pet."
Tom sneered. "You are arrogant, You think because you stole my memory you can command me? I am Lord Voldemort."
"You're a bookmark," I corrected. "Now, call the snake. I want to fight it."
Tom laughed.
It was Cold and high. "You want to fight the Basilisk? You wish to die?"
"I wish to farm it," I said flatly. "Call it or I throw this book into a volcano."
Tom's eyes flashed red. "Very well. You want the King of Serpents? You shall have him. Speak to me, Slytherin, greatest of the Hogwarts Four!"
The mouth of the giant statue opened.
Something massive moved inside.
Slither.
Scrape.
The Basilisk emerged.
It was magnificent.
Fifty feet of emerald death.
"Kill him," Tom commanded, pointing at me. "Kill the boy!"
The snake turned its massive head toward me.
Its yellow eyes burned.
'Remote Viewing: Activate.'
[ Ability Active. ]
I squeezed my eyes shut, switching to thermal vision instantly. I saw the snake's heat signature. A towering column of red.
"Kill..." the snake hissed, lunging.
'Telekinesis: MAX OUTPUT.'
[ Ability Active: Telekinesis. ]
I attacked.
I slammed an invisible fist into the snake's snout.
BOOM.
The Basilisk's head snapped back, smashing into a stone pillar. Debris rained down, dusting the wet floor with gray powder.
Tom Riddle's jaw dropped, his spectral form flickering. "What..."
"Shikamaru! The Ghost!" I yelled, my voice cracking.
Shikamaru clicked his tongue.
'Tch. Troublesome. Physical bindings are useless against a memory. I have to target the projection itself.'
He snapped his wand forward, his eyes locking onto Riddle's translucent chest with the precision of a sniper.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
A flash of white light erupted from his wand, hitting Riddle square in the chest.
Tom's eyes went wide. His arms snapped to his sides, and his legs glued together with an audible click.
He toppled over, stiff as a board, hovering just inches off the damp stone.
"I... cannot... move!" Tom forced out through gritted, frozen teeth. "Basilisk! Ignore the boy! Kill the other one!"
The giant snake shook its head, scales rattling as it recovered from the impact. It turned its yellow, deadly gaze toward Shikamaru.
'Oh no you don't.'
I reached out with both hands.
'GRIP.'
I grabbed the Basilisk by the tail with my mind.
"Get... OVER HERE!"
I yanked.
The fifty-foot snake flew across the room, crashing into the water pools with a splash that soaked the ceiling.
"You are strong," the Basilisk hissed, confused. "But you are meat."
"I am the Apex Predator here!" I hissed back in Parseltongue, stepping forward. "Tom Riddle is a memory! But I am Real ! SUBMIT TO ME!"
My Magic pulsed and Psionics flared.
Tom Riddle was panicking , As He realized he was losing control.
He looked at the ceiling pipes.
"If you won't die..." Tom hissed. "Then I will take The other Mudbloods! "
He screamed a command in Parseltongue at the pipes. "Go!!"
The Basilisk turned away from me, obeying the Heir.
It started to slither up the wall toward the vents.
"You cowardly piece of..." I snarled.
I couldn't let it leave.
[ Ability Active: Telekinesis (Gravity Well). ]
I focused on the air above the snake.
'DROP.'
I increased the gravity tenfold.
The Basilisk was slammed into the floor, pinning it.
It thrashed, cracking the stone beneath it.
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