TSS: Chapter 21: Dangerous Duels and Deadly Drama Part III

> *"Magic not of this realm. I will not get into details about Chaos Magic. I am sorry, but I resolutely refuse. Suffice to say that magic is a force that lives all around us, and that force is what we draw upon for spells, wards, rituals and the like. Chaos Magic differs because the magic is fundamentally different. It is being drawn from a different source altogether and the force does not act in the same way. It is magic borne of chaos and impossibilities. It is, in many ways, how the magic we know of today came to be."*
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— Emily Riddle given Harry a glimpse into Chaos Magic.

## Summary:

Harry has a private conversation with Grace. The Golden Trio is convinced that Harry is indeed the Heir of Slytherin. Emily informs Harry of the dangers of Chaos Magic. Peter Pettigrew and Evan Rosier meet in secret with Charlus, hide their involvement in him learning the Dark Arts and shift the blame onto Harry. Dumbledore has a antagonistic conversation with Harry and tries to expel him. James Potter lies to the Headmaster to protect Harry. Vernon Dursley dies.

## Plot:

**December 17th, 1992:** Following the relevation that his brother is a Parseltongue as well, Harry starts to think about the whole Heir of Slytherin debacle and how Charlus' newly revealed ability will be perceived by the school. Among other things he comes to the conclusion that the monster lurking in the Chamber of Secrets is most likely a snake of some sort. The previously summoned snake is ready to attack Harry, and as he does not want to reveal that he is a Parselmouth as well, he prepares for the inevitable strike. This does not come to past as the snake is swiftly dealt with by Grace who the proceeds to remove Harry from the Great Hall — shortly after the hurried departure of the Golden Trio.

Some moments later, in the modicum of privacy provided by the out-of-order bathroom from the second floor, Charlus is confronted by his friends about his ability to speak Parseltongue. They conversation concludes with them deciding that if Charlus is a Parselmouth then Harry must be one as well, and thus, he is the Heir of Slytherin.

At the same time, Harry is lead to an abandoned classroom by Grace, Rhea, and Calypso and her group. Grace proceeds by healing Harry's wound and ensuring the privacy of their upcoming conversation. The group talks with Harry. He confirms that he is not the Heir of Slytherin, and then he lies to them by claiming that he cannot speak Parseltongue — even though he is of the impression that Grace did not buy into his lie. After arrangements are made to ensure Harry's safely from potential student harrasment in light of the recent revalations, the group disperses with the exception of Grace and Harry. The girl confronts Harry in regards to his newly accuired Occlumency skills, and eventually relents in her questioning when Harry confides his trust in the information used, and his certaintly that he is not being influenced or manipulated when it comes to the mind arts. Their conversation ends with Grace warning Harry in regards to the potential of Dumbledore trying to legilimize him to try and figure out what was going on.

That night, in the confines of the Speaker's Den, Harry talks to Emily via the linked diary. There he ends up telling her what happened during the Duelling Club earlier in the evening. Emily points out the dangers of learning the Dark Arts the wrong way, by explaing that Charlus most likely ended up learning it that way, thus explaining his weird behaviour during their duel. She then proceeds and tells Harry about Chaos Magic, and the many dangers that its learning poses, both from the Ministry and from the endevour in itself. In the end she urges him not to go looking into Chaos Magic.

The same night, after the departure of his friends, Charlus remained in the out-of-order bathroom. Still plagued by his behaviour during the Duelling Club he decides to write to Peter Pettigrew asking for guidence.

**December 18th, 1992:** Over breakfast, in the revelation of the latest article from Rita Skeeter that depicts the happening of last night, Harry ponders on magical means of communication. He finds from Daphne that two-way communication books fall under a legally grey area, with their possesion being legal but the selling illegal, and the charm to make them as such supposedly very difficult to cast.

Around midday, Charlus meets in secret with his godfather in one of the hidden tunnels that lead to Hogsmeade. There he reveals his confrontation with Harry from the previous night and Dumbledore's expectation to meet with him during the afternoon. Peter stuns Charlus and then Evan Rosier reveals himself, uses Legilimency on the boy to extract their interactions from the previous months, obliviates him and changes his memories.

Later in the day, Harry is escorted by his Head of House into the Headmaster's Office. There, Dumbledore reveals that Charlus has accused him of meeting with him several times during the summer to teach him the Dark Arts — that after he made Harry reveal that it would not be in his best interest to disclose his living arrangements from the previous summer. The verbal confrontation between the two continues to escalate with the Headmaster preparing to request permission from James Potter to search his belongings, search that would have resulted in his expulsion as Harry had a copy of the book that Charlus claimed to have used to learn Dark Magic. Before things could continue, their conversation is interupted by the sudden arrival of James Potter that proceeds to lie to Dumbledore by claiming that he gave Charlus in fact that book and ordered him to lie if he was ever caught with it.

**December 21st, 1992:** A drunk Vernon Dursley decides to go to his car late at night to drive home. He gets into his car and there he is surprised by a female — most likely Grace — that was waiting for him in the passager's seat. She then kills him.