Hogwarts - Era of Darkness

To say that the next day turned out to be chaotic is an understatement. All the Houses were ordered to remain in their common rooms and wait for further instructions. Nobody knew what was going on, but only us. By now, I was sure they found the two stone statues in Professor Umbridge's office, belonging to her and Draco. I was resting on my bed, as casting the memory charm was more exhausting than using the blue flames.

I made it so that when Draco woke up, he had the memories of going after weird people, following noises, and watching them kill the basilisks and loot its body. He hid until they were gone and went to investigate, stumbling onto the eye that was left behind, killing his friends. That was when he learned what they had slain, But then... he got the idea. It was the perfect weapon for his own revenge, and he went, 'showing' it to Professor Umbridge immediately, killing her without hesitation. Of course, I expected this not to be necessary as he would also gaze into the eye when showing it to Umbridge, so no trails could be followed back to us.

As to why I went so far, then? Failsafe. I wanted to ensure we were protected as much as possible. If he survived, by some miracle, he would have a valid story, something he believes in. I know it wasn't all that infallible, and many things hung on chance... like nobody questioning him if he admitted to it. Like nobody probing his mind if he confesses. Ignoring suspicions because he was just a kid... like us. Being a juvenile had its uses... and I took advantage of that; I think I suppressed his real memories really well, sending them deep into his subconsciousness; some of her other memories were already shaking on the walls while I did so.

"It should be enough..." I thought to myself, looking at his empty bed, feeling somewhat guilty, trying to chase it out of my heart and mind. "Well, both of them should be dead, and no clues directing back to us... Plus, our rewards were already waiting for us in the Room of Requirements.

After Draco woke up and was sent on his 'quest,' we went back, harvested some fangs, venom, and blood from the dead snake, and got rid of the rooster too. We made sure no footprints or any scent of ours remained and left with a great haul. Collecting things that we would never have a chance to do again in the future.

Nobody told us anything, not even the next day when all classes were canceled. Most teachers were either gone or rarely seen, hurrying from one point to another. On the third day, right when I was most excited about the ritual, every student was called to the Headmaster's office, one by one. Quincy went in just ahead of me when the clock was ticking close to midnight. When she emerged, she just shrugged, saying it was nothing but some weird questions she didn't get at all. Well... my meeting with Headmaster Severus Snape was even more bizarre then. He asked nothing, only looking at me, watching my eyes briefly before glancing away, thinking, and sending me out. I didn't even open my mouth the entire time I was inside his office.

"Something went wrong?" Quincy asked me as we sneaked towards the Room of Requirement. With the late-night questionings taking place, it was the best excuse to be missing.

"I don't think so..." I answered, but I was now worrying slightly. Not that we could do anything now. What was done, was done... The fact that we were not detained means Draco was dead, or... nobody could read his mind. Probably the former. Unpacking a raw eye of the basilisks should be deadly for everyone in the room. "Let's go! Let's do the ritual before we are interrupted again!"

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