TSS: Chapter 18: Warnings and Wake-Up Calls

> *“Everything I’ve learned over the last fourteen months tells me that paranoia gets you places.”*
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— Harry Potter commenting on the virtues of paranoia.

## Summary:

Charlus is caught before hitting the ground by the Weasley Twins. Harry basks in his victory. During the night Harry is woken up and has a conversation with Dobby. Pansy reveals that Colin Creevey has gone missing. Harry and Grace meet and Grace makes amends. Lockhart accuses Harry, again, of being the Heir of Slytherin. Charlotte and Harry talk about Lockhart. Harry reveals to Emily that he is a Natural Legilimens. Pansy plans to gather more information about the Chamber of Secrets by writing to her parents. Charlotte is captured by Jugson and Mulciber. Charlus, Ron and Hermione decide to brew Polyjuice potion in secret.

## Plot:

**November 7th, 1992:** Charlus is caught by the Weasley Twins before he can hit the ground. In the meanwhile, Bole manages to forcefully stuff the rogue bludgers into the crate of balls. Harry ends up basking in his victory, feeling good enough that he is not bothered even by the physical contact of the Slytherins caring him on their shoulders.

Tired after a full day, Harry retreats to his dorm to sleep. At some point he is woken up by the arrival of Dobby. A conversation ensues between the two that allows Harry to find out that Dobby was responsible for the rogue bludgers incident. What's more, he also ascertains that the Dobby's family does not know about the elf's machinations, that they would most likely not want him hurt and that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened in the past. After Dobby's departure, Harry finds a letter from Grace on his nightstand urging him to come talk to her the following day in their usual place.

**November 8th, 1992:** Harry, Daphne, Blaise and Tracey are studying in the library, with Harry reading an introductory book on Arithmancy. They are joined by Pansy who informs them that Colin Creevey, a first year Gryffindor, has gone missing during the night.

Later at night Harry meets with Grace in their practice room. She apologizes for not pulling back right away and explains her difficulties in doing so. Harry tentatively accepts her apology and they proceed with Grace giving Harry an introductory lesson in Legilimency.

**November 9th, 1992:** After the DADA class, Lockhart holds Harry back to have a word with him. When they are alone he proceed in informing Harry that he is his main suspect, and that he does not stand a chance against him.

After lunch Harry heads to the Library to get some books on Arithmancy, there he mentally informs Charlotte that he desires to talk to her. The two meet and they head to a secluded classroom where Harry asks her about Lockhart. He reveals that Lockhart suspects him to be the Heir of Slytherin. On her side, Charlotte confesses that she cannot tell Harry much about Lockhart as she is magically forbidden from doing so, she also does not know if he is a Legilimens or not, but the odds are in favour of such a thing.

Later that night, in the Slytherin Dorms, Harry has a conversation via the diary with Emily. There he ends up revealing that he might be a Natural Legilimens, and with her help, he is able to confirm it.

**November 13th, 1992:** Harry and Neville finish their brewing in their Potions class. The latter revels that he does not believe Harry to be the Heir of Slytherin and then informs him that Hermione Granger asked Binns during the History class about the Chamber of Secrets. He tells Harry what Binns told them and then the two head their separate directions with Harry rejoining his friends. They talk, with Harry stressing his disinterested in getting himself tangled into the whole mess, and Pansy informing them that she is going to write their parents for more information.

Later that night Charlotte is heading to a supposed meeting with her Head of House. On the way there she is ambushed by Alex Jugson and Derrick Mulciber. She has a hold on the situation until an unknown persons stuns her from behind. Eventually she wakes up tied in an abandoned classroom with the two first years looming over her. They inform her that they are going to carve up her face with a cursed dagger that inflicts wounds that do not heal and then drug her with a potion that would ensure that she does not remember who was responsible for the act.

The same night, in the out of order girl's bathroom on the second floor, Charlus and his friends debate if Harry is or is not the Heir of Slytherin. Ron is firmly convinced of his guilt whilst Hermione is more moderate in her suspicions. Their meeting concludes with them planning to brew the Polyjuice potion in order to get close to Harry and find out.