54 First attack

"I think Professor Bradley has finally gone insane....." Ron muttered while walking at the very front of the group. .Right now him, Aurora, Harry and Hermione were returning from the library after completing their homework of duelling class.

"Hey, that's my father you are talking about." Aurora gave the redhead a glare.

"But it's true, He enters the classroom with a spree of stunners, makes us fight him every class and most cruel of them all, Gives us so much homework. The classroom nowadays looks more like a battlefield rather than a typical classroom." Ron defended his clam.

"He is just asking us to learn few extra spells a month and also, he is way better than that fraud Lockhart," Aurora replied.

"Professor Lockhart is not a fraud," Hermonie interjected.

"Oh come on he is clearly an incompetent Narcissistic idiot who couldn't even deal with the pixies," Ron said in an annoyed tone.

"He was just teaching us by letting us handle the pixies" Hermonie protested while glaring at the Ron.

"I agree with Ron, He really is an idiot." This time it was Aurora, Hermione just gave both of them a glare.

"Anyway, I am excited about today's feast."

"And here I was beginning to worry about you being an imposter," Aurora said.

"Hay I am n..." Ron suddenly stopped his tracks.

"Why did yo....." Aurora also stopped in mid-sentence. Her eyes widen a bit as she looked at the scene in front.

In front of them was a petrified cat floating in the air, words written with blood on the wall.

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE.

"Let's get out of here," Ron said

"But shouldn't we try and help," Harry said while looking at the cat.

"Trust me" Ron began" we don't want to be found here."

But it was too late, a large group of students led by Professor McGonagall came from their right side. The group stopped as soon as they say the floating cat.

"Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods!"

It was Draco Malfoy's voice coming from behind the group. His eyes glittering as he looked at the floating cat.

"Mister Malfoy, you just earned your self 3 weeks of detention with me," Professor Bradley came from behind looking icily at the blond-haired boy. Draco shuddered a bit, Everyone in the school knew that detection with professor Bradley was probably one of the most painful detentions in the school. He would make students clean any abandoned classroom while randomly sending stunners towards them and one couldn't even file a complaint to the Ministry as Blair method of teaching has produced so many good Aurors and hit wizards that he had full permission to cast none harmful spells on students anytime, anywhere.

"Now tell me wh..." But before he could finish his sentence, Filch came shrieking.

"My cat! My cat! What's happened to Mrs Norris?"

Then his rage-filled eyes fell on Aurora.

"You!" he screeched. "You! You've murdered my cat! You've killed her! I'll kill you! I'll....."

" Calm down Argus," Blair said calmly as he came in front of Aurora.

"What calm down! She killed my cat!, I'll kill...."

"Argus!"

Dumbledore had arrived on the scene, followed by a number of other remaining teachers. He observed the cat before waving his wand towards it. the cat came floating towards him.

"Come with me, Argus," he said to Filch before looking at the four kids. "you too"

Lockhart came forward with a huge smile.

"My office is nearest, Headmaster, just upstairs, please feel free....."

"Thank you, Gilderoy," said Dumbledore.

Dumbledore began to walk through the crowd with the cat in his hand followed by the teachers and the four kids.

Gilderoy's office was what everyone expected, It was filled with pictures of him smiling Narcissistically smiling towards the group, Every single picture had an autograph of him at the bottom.

Dumbledore placed the cat on the table and began to examine it carefully. Whereas Gilderoy again began to spew his Bulshit.

"It was definitely a curse that killed her....probably the Trans-mogrifian Torture...I've seen it used many times, so unlucky I wasn't there, I know the very countercurse that would have saved her. …"

Lockhart's comments resulted in Filch's dry, racking sobs. He was slumped on the chair unable to see Mrs Norris. He was looking so pitiful that nearly everyone in the room was feeling a little sympathy for him.

"I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadougou," Lockhart didn't stop at that, "a series of attacks, the full story's in my autobiography, I was....."

"She is not dead" Dumbledore cut him off.

"Not dead?" One can see a glitter of hope in Filch's old despair filled eyes."But why is she all stiff and frozen"

"She has been Petrified," said Dumbledore "But how, I cannot say."

"Ask them" shrieked Filch, turning his tearstained face towards the kids in the room.

"No second year could have done this," said Dumbledore firmly. "It would take Dark Magic of the most advanced."

"She did it, sh...."

"Enough!" This time it was Blair who shouted." I know how you feel right now, But you can't just start blaming second-year students for this. And you don't have to worry she can be cured and trust me If I found the perpetrator, I will personally punish him or her."

"What Blair said is right, We will be able to cure her," said Dumbledore patiently. "Professor Sprouts recently managed to get some immature Mandrakes. As soon as they reach their full size I will ask Severus to brew a potion to revive Mrs Norris."

"I'll make it," Lockhart butted in. "I must have done it a hundred times. I can brew a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my sleep "

"Excuse me," Snape who was already in a bad mood Harry didn't get the punishment said icily. "But I believe I am the Potions master at this school."

There was an awkward silence in the room.

"You may go," Dumbledore said to Harry, Aurora, Ron, and Hermione.

After that day everything went to normal. Everyone except Filch forgot about the incident that took place at the Halloween night, thinking it as a prank from some student.

First Quidditch match of the year between Gryffindor and Slytherin came. It was raining heavily. Blair was sitting in the stadium. He didn't enjoy Quidditch one bit, But Harry requested him to come and see his game multiple times, He had to say yes to the kid's request. The game went on smoothly until the Bludger hit Harry's elbow. But that stubborn kid didn't stop instead he stood upon the broom and made a wild snatch towards the snitch, Because of the snatch even though he caught the snitch, he lost the balance and fell right on th ground.

Blair hurriedly got up from his seat and rushed towards the field. He was a little future away from the crowd when he saw Gilderoy was about to perform a spell on Harry's broken hand. He quickly sent a wandless disarmer towards that direction, Disarming the DADA professor instantly. Gilderoy was confused, As he didn't see Blair making a hand gesture.

As Blair reached near Harry, He took out his wand and destroyed the Bludger which the Prewett brothers were trying to restrain.

"Show me your hand." Blair gently took Harry's hand and began to inspect it, After a few seconds.

"You should go to Madam Pomfrey." Harry gave a sigh relief before going to the infirmary.

Blair then turned toward Gilderoy, who was looking a little confused.

"Professor, were is your wand."

"Ahh.....I decided to throw it away as it couldn't withstand my powerful magic."