2.14| Writing on the Wall

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[Maddie is walking into the corridor when she suddenly hears the ominous voice again]

Ominous Voice: Blood. I smell blood. Let me rip you... Let me kill you. Kill... kill... kill!
Hermione: [she and Ron just appear out of nowhere] Maddie...

"Jesus Christ Hermione! You can't just do that!" Said James dramatically.

"Sorry! I didn't know about the voice then." Hermione explained herself.

Madelyn: Did you hear it?
Ron: [concerned and confused] Hear what?
Madelyn: That voice.
Hermione: [getting concerned as well] Voice? What voice?
Madelyn: I heard it first in Lockhart's office, and then, again, just-- [she hears the voice once more]
Ominous Voice: It's time.
Madelyn: [getting tense] It's moving. I think it's going to kill.
Ron: [as Maddie runs past them down the corridor] "Kill"?
Hermione: [she and Ron run after her] Maddie, wait! Not so fast!
[Maddie stops in the middle of the corridor, then looks down to see the floor is wet before walking to the right. Ron and Hermione run to catch up with her; they stop abruptly as they see numerous spiders scurrying away through a crack in the window.]

Madelyn: Strange... I've never seen spiders act like that.
Ron: I don't like spiders. [they then glance at something else on the floor] What's that?

Fred, George and Skyler laugh at Ron's statement, Ron glared at them along with Mrs Weasley as she worked out why they were laughing.

Hermione: [they gaze at a puddle of water, where they can see what appears to be bloody writing, then look up at the wall to see foreboding words written in blood which Hermione reads] "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir, beware." It's written in blood.
Madelyn: [looks to the left] Oh, no. [Hermione follows Maddie's gaze and gasps when she sees what he is seeing; he walks toward a torch on the wall, tied to the torch is Mrs. Norris, frozen and seemingly scared by something] It's Filch's cat. It's Mrs. Norris. [behind them, Percy walks into the corridor, leading the other Gryffindor house students]
[Soon enough, the corridor fills with students, who gaze at the bloody writing and Mrs. Norris, Madame Pomfrey expresses horror and shock; Colin gets his camera ready, but Percy stops him.]

Draco: "Enemies of the Heir, beware." [glances at the Gryffindor house students] You'll be next, Mudbloods. [Ron scowls and glares at him]

"Draco! Stop using such vulgar language!" Narcissa scolds her son.

"Mum! I already apologised for my past actions!" Said Draco as he scoots closer to his group more away from his parents as he's a bit scared of them, Fred, George and Sky snigger.

Filch: What's going on here? [pushing his way through the crowd] Go on, make way, make way. [glares at Maddie] Potter... what are you...? [gazes past Maddie at the frozen form of his cat and trembles] Mrs. Norris? [glares at Maddie again] You murdered my cat.
Madelyn: No. No.
Filch: [as Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle grin] I'll kill you. [smiles wickedly at Maddie then grabs her by the shirt] I'll kill you!
Dumbledore: Argus? [Filch lets go of Maddie; the students step aside as Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape arrive on the scene] Argus, I... [he glances at the writing on the wall] Everyone will proceed to their dormitories immediately. [the students turn to leave; Maddie, Ron, and Hermione follow] Everyone except [Maddie, Ron, and Hermione stop] you three. [they turn to face him]
Ravenclaw Prefect: Ravenclaws, follow me. [Skyler sent one last glance to the trio before he follows his prefect away from the scene]
Dumbledore: She's not dead, Argus. [Filch trembles, presumably from relief and confusion] She has been petrified.
Lockhart: Ah. Thought so. So unlucky I wasn't there. I know exactly the countercurse that could've spared her.

"As I couldn't say it then but please shut the fuck up!" Said Maddie clearly annoyed, a lot of people laugh.

Dumbledore: [smiles and nods] But how she has been petrified I cannot say.
Filch: [gesturing towards Maddie] Ask her. It's her that done it. You saw what she wrote on the wall.
Madelyn: It's not true, sir. I swear. I never touched Mrs. Norris.
Filch: Rubbish.
Snape: If I might, headmaster. Perhaps Potter and his friends were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, the circumstances are suspicious. I for one don't recall seeing Potter at dinner.
Lockhart: I'm afraid that's my doing, Severus. You see, Maddie was helping me answer my fanmail.
Hermione: That's why Ron and I went looking for her, Professor. We just found her when she said... [looks at Maddie]
Snape: Yes, Ms. Granger?
Madelyn: When I said I wasn't hungry. [Snape turns towards her] We were heading back to the common room when we found Mrs. Norris. [Snape turns towards Professor Dumbledore]
Dumbledore: Innocent until proven guilty, Severus.
Filch: [as Snape smiles slightly] My cat has been petrified. I want to see some punishment!
Dumbledore: We will be able to cure her, Argus. As I understand it, Madame Sprout has a very healthy growth of Mandrakes. When matured, a potion will be made, which will revive Mrs. Norris. [Filch trembles] And in the meantime, I strongly recommend caution... to all.
[Maddie, Ron, and Hermione nod. Moments later, they are walking along the Grand Staircase, as the numerous staircases change.]

Hermione: [as they ascend the stairs] It's a bit strange isn't it?
Madelyn: "Strange"?
Hermione: [turns to face her] You hear this voice, a voice only you can hear, and then Mrs. Norris turns up petrified. It's just... strange.
Madelyn: You think I should've told them, Dumbledore and the others, I mean?
Ron: Are you mad?
Hermione: No, Maddie, Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices isn't a good sign. [turns and walks along]
Man in Painting: She's right, you know. [Maddie and Ron glance at him, then walk along]

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A/NExtremely sorry for the long wait! I've had a loss in my family and then I was really ill for a long time and college is just drowning me in work so that's why I haven't been able to update but I'm going to get second year finished by the end o...

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A/N
Extremely sorry for the long wait! I've had a loss in my family and then I was really ill for a long time and college is just drowning me in work so that's why I haven't been able to update but I'm going to get second year finished by the end of Easter!

I going to miss out a couple of scenes as they weren't written out from the app I use to get the script and I'm not watching a video and writing it word for word so sorry about that but I just don't have the time and I want this book finished before the end of the year 😂

I will be updating more but I do have a lot of college work to do so it depends on how much work I can get done because I also need to update other books!

Hope you all understand!

Published: 27/3/2023

- Author Lia

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