Elysian Potter: The Forgotten Queen
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, nor do I own the Original Idea for this story. All rights for the characters go to the magnificent J. K. Rowling and the Original idea for the fiction belongs to CharmedMilliE-Karry Master.
Elysian's Theme Song: Castle – Hasley
Chapter Eighteen: The Chamber of Secrets
Elysian had only just managed to lose Draco and Neville – both of whom had been following her since Harry and Ronald had 'attacked' her – when she turned a corner and stumbled directly into Ginny. The youngest Weasley was staring straight ahead – like she was in a trance – with a jar of, what Elysian could only assume was, chicken blood in one hand and a little black book in the other. She, robotically, walked towards the wall and slowly began writing on the wall, again her expression completely blank.
"Ginny?"
There was no response.
She knew that she should call someone, call a teacher or at least Fred and George, to help Ginny but something told her not to. Something told her that she needed to follow Ginny, to see what was wrong. So, she did.
Ginny slowly finished writing on the wall and turned to walk down the corridor. She didn't appear to notice Elysian at all and Elysian noticed that Ginny was walked towards Myrtle's bathroom. She kept her distance – though the didn't seem to be a reason to – and followed Ginny into the bathroom.
Once they entered the bathroom, Ginny moved towards a particular sink. Elysian felt her jaw drop as she heard the Language of the Snakes come flowing out of Ginny's mouth as if it were her first language. The sink in front of Ginny then sunk into the floor and disappeared, revealing a gaping hole that Elysian thought went on forever, though she could barely see it from her current position.
Swallowing, Elysian stepped forward as Ginny jumped into the pit and looked into the abyss. She waited a few minutes, until she could no longer hear the soft banging of Ginny's shoes on stone, and jumped, making sure that her wand wouldn't be damaged by the landing.
Upon landing, Elysian was shocked to find that it had been enchanted with a cushioning charm so there was no damage to her body. The place she had arrived in was dark and damp and full of Snake Skins. Some were twice the size of Gryffindor tower and others were three times the size of the Great Hall. Elysian assumed that these belong to a basilisk – which was the only snake that would be able to grow to this size and petrify people – and she wasn't really ready to come face to face with the man-eating snake that she had already come eye-to-eye with before.
The tunnel was hundreds of miles long and Elysian's legs were aching when she finally reached the door that led to the chamber. It was a beautiful chamber with hundreds of snake statues everywhere. Something caught her eye, however, there was a statue in the centre of the chamber and it looked like Salazar Slytherin.
Ginny was lying on the floor in the middle of the chamber with a little black book on her chest. Walking over, Elysian knelt beside her and gently grabbed Ginny's arm, shocked by how cold the younger girl was, considering Elysian was only a few minutes behind her.
"Ginny," said Elysian, shaking the tiny girl as gently as she could, "Ginny, wake up."
"Please don't," a masculine voice called from the shadows.
Turning around, wand in hand, Elysian was surprised to find a boy, probably in his seventh-year, staring at her from across the chamber. He was translucent, like a ghost, but was shimmering and slowly becoming more and more solid as Elysian continued to stare.
"Who are you?" asked Elysian, her wand poised to strike.
"She garments herself with a resilience, To even out the gloom of her troubles, For she has marks from previous struggles, These layers compliment her true brilliance," said the boy.
Elysian felt herself blush and she turned her head away for a moment until it was gone.
"You're the one who's been sending me those letters."
He nodded with a charming smile: "I am, my name is Tom Marvolo Riddle."
The name 'Marvolo', she knew it from somewhere. It was at the tip of her tongue as she stared at Tom. And then she remembered.
"Marvolo? As in Marvolo Gaunt, the last known heir of Slytherin," Elysian connected. "You're the heir of Slytherin!" Tom's eyes widened in shock and awe. "You're Lord Voldemort."
"Regretfully, not in this form," said Tom, gesturing to his ghostly from.
Elysian was now standing, ignoring Ginny, and her wand had been placed into her pocket.
"Are you going to kill me?"
"No," he dismissed. "I don't see the need to waste such potential simply because of your blood relationship with Harry Potter. It is he that I want dead, not you... Actually I was rather hoping that you would join me."
Elysian tilted her head.
"Why?"
"Why not?" Tom began. "From Ginny's memories, I know how your family have been treating you. Their cruelty towards you and all those you stand beside is poisonous. If you were to join me, not only could you be rid of them, you'd be able to take everything from them as well as all those who stood beside them. Do you agree?"
She thought for a moment, going through the pros and cons within her mind and felt herself begin to smirk.
"Alright, I agree."
Suddenly, the Chamber began to shake and the floor at the centre of the chamber, just behind Ginny, opened, revealing a statue of Salazar Slytherin, which rose. Both Tom and Elysian watched in shock as the statue's mouth began to move.
"Elysian Lillian Potter," the statue called. "My heiress in all but blood, the Right of Conquest has been accepted and has named you the Heiress of Slytherin."
"Me? But I didn't defeat Voldemort," said Elysian, confused and startled.
"Your information is incorrect," said the statue. "It was you who defeated my previous heir. Sirius Black cast a spell upon you before he was taken from you. His magic combined with your own, as well as your Veela heritage and the Gryffindor Heiress magic created a barrier that was so strong, the Killing Curse could not penetrate it."
"I'm the child of the Prophesy..."
The statue disappeared once again, leaving Tom and Elysian in silence. Rage overtook Tom and, for a moment, he contemplated killing Elysian to have his title returned, only for a moment. Then, a plan began to form within his mind, a plan that would require Elysian to work.
"I have a plan," said Tom, catching Elysian's attention. "I want you to formally accept the title of Lady Slytherin. I believe Dumbledore has been using me seats in your stead, believing that he had the right to them due to Harry's right of Conquest. I then wish for you to nominate either Lucius Malfoy or Augustus Rockwood as your proxy."
Elysian could see the logic in this movement. Slytherin was a powerful name and held a load of power within the Wizmagots. Taking it from Dumbledore would cripple his control monumentally but not obviously.
"I also want you to claim the title of Lady Gryffindor."
"I can't," said Elysian, "Harry's the eldest and James Potter is still alive."
"As Lady Slytherin, you have a larger claim to any title in your family due to already being a Lady in the eyes of Magic. If you claim the title of Lady Gryffindor as well, it will cut off any avenue Dumbledore may have to controlling the Wizmagots. Of course, you cannot assign both titles under the same Proxy, that would be far too obvious..."
"Then I'll assign Lucius to Slytherin and Rockwood to Gryffindor."
"An excellent idea, since Rockwood is part of the Grey faction, no one will be overly suspicious of him holding the Gryffindor title."
The two continued planning until they heard a massive crash echo though the tunnels. Tom was quick to usher her out of the chamber and towards a safer passage to the Slytherin dorms. It was at this moment that he yanked some of Ginny's strength away and planted a soft kiss on Elysian's lips before she disappeared.
~EP~
The next week, everyone was cured of the basilisk stare and Harry had begun his huge retelling of what happened in the chamber. Their parents had arrived and were basking in the glory of this moment when a thought came to Elysian's mind. With a slight wink at Daphne, Elysian wrote a quick letter then asked one of the post owls nearby to deliver it. It was lunchtime before the show began and no one could wait to see the Potter family reaction.
A goblin squadron marched into the Great Hall before anyone could move. On their robes was the Slytherin crest causing everyone to grin happily.
"I am Gornuk and I am here on behalf of the Heiress of Slytherin." The head Goblin announced.
"You work for Voldemort?" Harry spat, not hearing the word Heiress.
"No Heir Potter. I am working on the orders of Heiress Slytherin who is challenging your right to claim the basilisk parts of the Slytherin family Familiar. Kira."
"This cannot be right!" Lily screeched, "They have no right to challenge!"
"I'm afraid they do," said the Goblin, a grin on his face. "By Heir Potter's own account, he did not kill the basilisk on his own, but with the help of a Phoenix which is bonded to the Gryffindor Line, therefore, the right of conquest cannot apply."
"There have been hundreds of people who have done similar things in the past!"
"That, however, is different as no one had previous claim to those animals. The fact you murdered the Slytherin family Familiar means that the right of conquest cannot apply. You should be lucky the Heiress is not charging you with Familiar Murder else all of your trust vault money would have been taken from you as compensation."
All the Slytherins glanced at Elysian who shook her head.
"This is ridiculous," cried James, "Amelia, tell them."
"I'm sorry James but the law is law. The Heiress also contacted me and gave me a message for the young Heir Potter. She says that while he may be a parselmouth he is no longer allowed access to the Slytherin Chamber and any attempt to do so will be seen as trespassing and she will have you arrested."
James growled and was about to retort when Amelia raised her hand again and pulled another letter from her pocket.
"I also have a letter from the Heiress of Gryffindor," said Amelia, presenting the seal to a shocked Dumbledore. "It states that the sword of Gryffindor is to be returned to Goblin custody within the next two days otherwise the Goblins had the permission of both Heiress Slytherin and Heiress Gryffindor to enter the castle and retrieve it."
Elysian watched as Dumbledore's face twisted into a shocked and angry expression before becoming impassive once more. And with that, pandemonium exploded but Elysian didn't stick around long enough to see it. She had better things to do.
~EP~
The room Elysian walked into was dark and small. She could barely make anything out in such dim lighting but that didn't bother her in the slightest: she knew she wasn't in danger, he could never harm her intentionally, and she also knew enough defensive spells to completely destroy him should he think about attacking her. He wasn't fully there in the head, they had warned her of this, but the trial would begin in a few weeks and she had desperately wanted to see him, hug him, laugh with him, smile with him before she was shipped off to the Dursley's for the rest of the holidays.
Chains could be heard echoing down the hallway and she quickly straightened. The door of the room was thrown open and in came a raggedy man with a mass of black hair. The guards dropped him into the chair and fled, leaving them alone to speak.
"Hello Uncle," said Elysian softly.
"Hello Ely," said Sirius Black...