CHAPTER 35

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They slid through the tunnel until they hit the ground which full of bones. They all dusted their robes and looked around.

"Right. Let's go. Any sign of move shut your eyes immediately." Harry said and started to walk. Jaiden and Ron pointed their wand at Lockhart.

"Go on." Ron said. They walked through the dark tunnel. After a few minutes of walking, they spotted something in front of them.

"What is that?" Ron asked.

"Looks like, a snake." Lockhart said with a terrified voice. Jaiden walked to the front and stood beside Harry. She looked at him and nodded.

"I'll go first." Jaiden said. At first, Harry hesitated but nevertheless he nodded. Jaiden walked to where the 'snake' was. When she was closer enough, she let out a sight of relief.

"It's just snake's skin. It's safe here." Jaiden said. The three walked to where Jaiden stood.

"This is a very big snake." Harry said and walked forward to it's head. They heard a thud and looked around. They saw Lockhart fainted next to Ron.

"Heart of lion, this one." Ron said. Out of sudden, Lockhart got up and snatched Ron's wand from his hand.

"The adventure end here, you three. But don't worry. The world will know our story. How I was too late to save the girl. And how you three tragically lost your mind upon her dead body. Now, you first Mr Potter. Say goodbye to your memory." Lockhart said and pointed Ron's wand at Harry.

"Obliviate!" But with Ron's broken wand, Lockhart was sent back and hit the cave wall behind him. He lay on the cold floor unconscious. The cave started to shaking and there's a rocks that fell from a top of them that made Harry being separated with Jaiden and Ron.

"Ron! Jaiden! Are you guys okay?!" Harry shouted from the other side.

"Harry! We alright!" Ron said. Just then, Lockhart chose that moment to wake up. He woke up with a groaned and spotted Jaiden and Ron.

"Hello? Who are you?" He asked Ron.

"Umm..I'm Ron Weasley."

"Really? And who..who am I?" Jaiden and Ron looked at each other confusedly.

"Lockhart's Memory Charm had backfired! He don't remember who he is!" Jaiden shouted at Harry.

"It's a weird place here, isn't it?" Lockhart said and picked up a small rock. "Are you living here?" He looked at Jaiden and Ron. Jaiden took the rock from him and she looked at Ron.

"No." Ron and Jaiden said in unison.

"Really? Then why-" Before he can finished his sentence, Jaiden hit Lockhart at the back of his neck with the rock she took from him earlier. He fainted.

"So, what now?" Ron asked.

"I'll go and save Ginny. In the meantime, you guys can try to move all this rock." Harry said.

"Okay. Just be careful, Harry." Jaiden said. Harry nodded and started to walk away.

"Let's start to move all of this rocks, Ron." Jaiden said.

After a halfway through to move all the rocks, Lockhart woke up again. Ron and Jaiden looked at each other and rolled their eyes. They followed every Lockhart's movement.

"Someone need to take care of him." Ron said and Jaiden just nodded.

"Can you believe it?" Jaiden said while still locked her eyes on Lockhart.

"What?" Ron said while looking at Lockhart too.

"All the books that he wrote is a lie. I mean, it's not that hard to realize it but, can you imagine all his fans reaction after this?" Ron nodded understanding.

"Should we tell everyone about his lies?" Ron asked.

"No. He already lost his memory. At least if we don't tell anyone, there's maybe a few people that still can love him?" Ron nodded.

"Okay."

After they waited about two hours later, finally all the rocks successfully being moved. They just sat on the floor and waited for Harry. They tried to enter the Chamber but none of them knew how to enter it.

Suddenly, the Chamber door opened and Harry came walked out from there with Ginny. Ron quickly got up and ran to his sister and hugged her.

"Oh my god, Ginny. You're okay." Ron said while still hugging her.

"What took you so long?" Jaiden asked. Harry told them to sit down on the floor and started to telling them everything. He told them about Tom Riddle being Voldemort. About how he had to fight the Basilisk. And how Fawks saved him.

"That's..complicated." Jaiden said and Ron agreed with her. Harry looked around.

"Where's Lockhart?" Harry asked.

"He's right-" Jaiden said and turned around but she didn't saw him anywhere. "Where is he?" Ron groaned.

"Probably playing with that bones again. Come on, let's get out from here." Ron said and went to help Ginny.

"Okay. Now, how can we go up there?" Jaiden said and looked up. At that moment, Fawks flew around them and landed on Harry's shoulder. Fawks looked up.

"I think Fawks trying to say that he can take us up there." Harry said. Then Fawks carried them one by one up to the girl's bathroom. The last one that came out from that hole was Harry. When he landed, he hissed to the sink and it closed.

"So, where are we going?" Ron said while holding Ginny.

"Let's go to Minnie. I'm sure she will know what to do." Jaiden said. The three of them looked at her weirdly. Jaiden rolled her eyes. "McGonagall." That's all she said and walked out from the bathroom while dragging Lockhart with her.

They all stood there, in McGonagall office. There's the three of them stood in the middle of the room. Ginny, Mr and Mrs Weasley at the back of the room and Lockhart wander around the room. Dumbledore sitting behind Mcgonagall's desk, and McGonagall herself was standing beside her desk.

They all already told everyone in that room what exactly happened. How Ginny found Tom Riddle's diary in her cauldron which her parents scolding her for not telling them. At last, Dumbledore said that they will have a late night feast. Dumbledore dismissed everyone except Harry.

Jaiden walked out from McGonagall office with the others in front of her. Mr and Mrs Weasley thanked her for saving Ginny before walked away to the Hospital Wing.

"Let's go to the feast." Ron said. Jaiden shook her head.

"You can go. I don't have a mood to eat right now." Ron eyeing her suspiciously but he nodded.

"Okay. Bye, Jaiden." He waved and walked away.

Jaiden made her way up to the Astronomy Tower and sat at the edge of the Tower. She sat there just in silent. Thinking about everything that happened. After a few hours, Jaiden heard that all the students went to make their way back to the common room.

Jaiden didn't bothered to move. She just sat there and stared at the distance.

'Cub?' Came her father voice in her mind. She didn't want to answer it. At that time, she just want to be alone. She were thinking about Voldemort. About why he wanted her. About what Harry told her last year.

'Cub? Are you there? I didn't even see you at the feast.' She sighed.

'Yes, Dad. What's wrong?'

'Where are you?'

'Astronomy Tower.' she replied simply. After that she didn't get any respond. A few minutes had past, then Jaiden heard someone climbed up the Tower's stairs. She didn't turned around.

When Remus reached the last stairs, there he saw his daughter was looking at the night view. He went to sit next to her. He looked at his daughter with confusion.

"Don't you suppose to be in your bed?" He asked.

"Don't you?" She replied.

"What's wrong, Cub?" He asked concerned. She sighed and leaned into her father side. Remus instantly wrapped his hand around her.

"I just thinking about what Harry told me last year. About Voldemort. He almost can return back." Remus tightened his grip on her.

"I told you before, Cub. I'll protect you. There's no need to worry. Okay?" She nodded. Remus placed a small kissed on top of her head. They just sat there in silent and just stared at the distance.

After a few minutes, Jaiden fell asleep. Remus chuckled slightly. He kissed her head again before picked her up and placed her in his arms. He took her sleeping daughter to his quarters and put her daughter on his bed.

With a flick of his wand, Jaiden's robe changed into a pair of brown pants and a black shirt. He went to the other side of the bed and lay there. He wrapped his hand around his daughter and he fell into a dreamless sleep.

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