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11.71% Mason Aves: The Wizard(Kinda Complete.. again) / Chapter 15: Chamber of Secrets

章節 15: Chamber of Secrets

A/N: Pat-reon: HelloDarkness07

Welp, I'm back home, back to being as miserable as ever. Vacation's over, even if I was in a medicine induced sleep for the most of it.

I'm alright, no symptoms as of now, my smell and taste have returned, so don't worry too much! I'm Fine!

Anyway, read on!

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"I beg your pardon?" I ask, looking at Merrythought incredulously. 

I had just gone through the DADA class, when Professor Merrythought asked me to stay behind. DADA was the third period of the day, after Charms, and Potions, so there was lunch after this and I didn't have to hurry for my next class. 

She frowns and says, "You heard me quite right, Mr Aves. You're being offered the opportunity to sit your OWLs one year early, and if you manage to keep up, your NEWTs next year." 

I had to use all of my control to not freak out. I literally just got so much new knowledge and my time here is being shortened even more? FML. I haven't even mastered one subject yet! 

Not showing all that on my face, I ask, "Why me? I don't think this has ever been done before." 

"It has been done before, a lot of times. But the practice of moving students up was abolished once the Ministry came into being. And you're being offered this, because, and let's be honest here, you're bored Mr Aves. 4th Year studies are too easy for you. Every Professor thinks so. So, what say you?" Merrythought says, in her Irish accent, and asks. 

I nod, and say, "I.. don't have any issues with it. I can sit the exam tomorrow, and still pass, I know that. But can I think on it?" 

Professor Merrythought nods, and says, "Very well. But, I need an answer by the end of the day. We need to inform the DME of our decision regarding your attendance before 9. But, also consider this, there's an apprenticeship offer waiting for you, in St Mungo's after you've passed your NEWTs. Think on it." 

I nod, and go out of the classroom. Once I'm out, I scowl. Bloody nosy teachers. They already know I'm interested in Medical magics, so they've prepared an Apprenticeship for me, which, while good for me, is also annoying. 

Granted I wasn't hiding my interest, I did have to request Madam James for access to medical books. But still.  It is annoying.

Why the hell do they have to keep such a close eye on me? Probably Dumbledore thinks I'm going Dark or something. Bloody manipulative old coot- well, young coot for now. 

"What did Merrythought want?" Tom asks, as I sit down for lunch. 

I start eating, and shake my head, saying, "Later. I'm going to eat first." 

25 minutes later, my group, with the addition of Tom McAvoy, was sitting in an abandoned classroom, because there were so many of them, and I tell them of the offer I just received. There was just me, Tom, Darla, Ana, and Dorea in here. 

Tom didn't spend much time with us anymore, since breaking all expectations, he had joined the Quidditch team last year. He was our Chaser, and was pretty good. We weren't winning the Cup every year, but we did win last year. But this meant he had to spend more time studying and practicing Quidditch, than he had to spend with us. We didn't have a fight or anything, he just.. drifted off. 

But well, since he asked, I was including him in this discussion. 

"Do you want to take the exams?" Darla asks, once I've finished explaining, while Dorea looks upset for some reason. Tom and Ana were just thinking. 

I nod, a bit hesitantly, so Ana says, "Well, then go for it. The last one to give their OWLs early, was a student in the 14th century. That's 200 years before the Ministry restricted this practice. You won't get a chance like this again. Plus, if they're serious about the Apprenticeship in Mungo's then you have nothing to worry." 

I sigh, and look at Tom and Dorea, who haven't said anything yet. I ask, "What about you two? What do you think?" 

Tom shrugs, and answers, "No offense mate, but I always knew you were a genius. You take this chance, or not, you're still smarter than the whole school. But, I'd rather you take this chance. As Greengrass said, you won't get an opportunity like this again." Then, as a joke, he adds, "Plus, it might give me an actual chance with the girls out there." 

I just chuckle, having seen him fail to get a girl to go out with him to Hogsmead, just last week. I wasn't the best looking in our class, but for some reason, Ravenclaw students found my intelligence attractive. Who'd have thought? 

Yeah, I didn't date anyone though. Feels too weird, even considering dating these kids. Maybe once I'm 20 or something, I'll start dating. I'm comfortable remaining a virgin till then, not like it's a new experience for me. And I mean dating those of my age then, not.. now.

Dorea sighs, looking sad, and says, "You're already one year ahead of me, and you'll go even more ahead." 

I snort, and shake my head. Damn her and her crush. She is cute, but she's literally 13. She's still the annoying little sister of Cassiopeia the Bitch for me. At least she accepted when I said I won't date while in school, which was a relief. That doesn't stop her flirting though. 

For her, I'm the guy that somehow defied her sister, whom she thought to be invincible. And that makes me an attractive target. Her thoughts are really loud, you know. 

Patting her head, I say, "I'm one year ahead of you and we're still friends. What makes you think we won't be if I'm another year ahead, Dorea?" 

Dorea pouts, which still only feels cute on her, and mumbles, "What if you get a girlfriend from the upper years then?" 

I look at the others and they're almost laughing now. Controlling my own laughter, I answer, "Well I'll make sure to tell you all about her then. Each and every detail. Not leaving a single thing out." 

That does it. Dorea blushes red, while Darla and Ana laugh at her expense. Tom just shakes his head, and mumbles, "Is he blind or is he doing it on purpose?" 

I wink at Tom, who chuckles, and hug Dorea close. Purely platonically. 

While this.. opportunity for passing out.. came out of nowhere, I can still take advantage of it. I'll have to take care of the Room of Knowledge sooner now. Damn, what can I even do? 

That night, after telling Merrythought of my decision to accept the offer, and going to the dorms, I make sure everyone's asleep and walk towards the 7th floor Corridor. Putting my left hand on the wall, I turn the knob as it appears immediately, and enter the gigantic Room of Knowledge. 

"Time." I state to myself, because for now, that is what I need the most. Time. 

Suddenly, I find myself in a new Room, with a little over 100 books kept in shelves. Either the study of Time isn't as expansive as I'd thought, or I'm really underestimating these 106 books. 

Picking the first book at random, I sit down on a chair that forms behind me, put my legs on a footstool, and mumble, "Lets get to it." 

Time, according to this author, is a fundamental concept very closely attached to Space. She literally said that Time and Space cannot exist without each other. Where there is Space, there is Time, and vice versa. 

The book was written in 15th century, so this is really surprising. A Witch hypothesized Space-time before it was a concept in the muggle world! 

The first few chapters were just an introduction, while the others gave some stories of people trying to mess with time. She had even personally met with a few Wizards that had successfully travelled through time. 

One of them, unfortunately, tried to something he really shouldn't have. The wizard went back 200 years, and tried to prevent his family losing a property that would have been burned down in an attack by a mixed army. There were wizards, as well as muggles in that army. And he stood alone, against them. 

The House was empty, his family having evacuated when they got the news of the approaching army. 

Well, he quickly realized something when he used Fiendfyre against those attackers, to stop them from burning it. Yeah, the Fiendfyre went out of control and took the house with it, meaning that he caused the tragedy he was trying to prevent. When he returned to his time, nothing had changed, but he was a lot more miserable than before. 

The others had the same stories. Either nothing they tried worked in changing what they wanted to, or they were the reason it happened in the first place. 

No matter what Magical method of Time Travel Wizards use, it won't work in changing anything. For us Wizards, Time is a closed loop. It has already happened, so of course it'll happen again. Our Magic ensures it.

Well, there was one witch who went back to stay indefinitely, just to study. She went back from the year 1472, to the year 616 AD. She stayed there, and lived there, for 856 years. 

And you know the best part? She didn't age a single friggin day! She couldn't even die there by any physical or Magical means! The woman claimed to have survived a Killing Curse to the chest, and being stabbed, burned, drowned, all while in the past. Each and every time, she found herself waking up far away from her death site, naked as the day she was born, or so she claimed.

Sure, she could be lying, but what's the need? Plus, the Room would have erased any false parts thanks to whatever enchantment Rowena cast here. 

Conclusion? The Magic that allowed us Wizards to travel through time also allowed the Wizards to retain their age, as well as prevent their deaths. Well, at least until they return to their own time, because the woman died 30 years after her return, of old age. But, it also prevented Wizards from changing anything. Everything that you cause to happen, has already happened.

There were no names mentioned, for the sake of protecting the Time Travellers, and no methods were given to even the Author, but she had her theories. 

She mentioned how the first Time Travelling spells were inspired by the invention of Portkey Charms. Then, the discovery of a mystical dust that they named the Sand of Time, brought forth a multitude of Rituals meant to turn back time. Obviously, no Ritual was shared with other Wizards, since the Time (heh) was not a very happy, or safe one. 

The Author of the book didn't know of any other methods of Time Travel that'll allow for a change to happen, and what effects it'll have on the Timeline, but I know. The Time Stone can definitely send someone back in time, and change it. 

Then there's the Quantum Time Machine that the Avengers built in Endgame, that definitely changed time. These two did not(or is it will not?) follow the closed loop of Time Travel. They literally changed a lot of things, to a lot of consequences, that I wasn't alive to see.

Speed- reading the first book takes me barely 15 minutes, and I keep it back, knowing just a little bit more about what Time is. 

Time is rigid. It follows a single Timeline, according to Magic, and no one can change what's already happened in the past. You can go back, observe events, but you cannot change anything. Heck, you can talk with the people of the past, but nothing you do will change anything. It has already happened! 

There's bound to be loopholes, probably depending on the methods of time travel, but I'll have to keep reading to find them. Maybe in other books in this room, I'll find something that'll allow me to Time Travel. 

Until I know what methods they used, and where I can find them if they're not in this room, I'll have to keep on reading. 

A few days later, the month of March starts, which brings with it an increase in work load. I had been given time off from my classes, so that I can prepare for my exams. 

I took this to mean that I had more hours to do my own research in my different projects. 

There was the Time Room, which I was learning every Monday and Tuesday. Runes came next, for three days, and the weekend was for anything I want, which is usually looking through the Room of Hidden Things for hidden treasures. Just an FYI, I did not find much.

I had spent this entire day in the School Library for once, studying up on the Patronus Charm. 

Hey, if I'm being forced to sit my OWLs, I'm impressing the Examiners as much as possible. Being able to cast the Patronus is something that'll show my Charms genius. You know, just in case the Healer/Doctor thing doesn't work out. I am keeping my options open.

When night came, however, I exited my dorm, with a skip in my step. I was finally going to do something that I had delayed for as long as possible. 

The Mythical Chamber of Secrets. 

Well, not so mythical, since I know it exists. I'd even confirmed it once by sneaking into the 2nd Floor Girls' bathroom, obviously at night, when it isn't in use. 

Which is where I was now. Invisible, thanks to the Disillusionment charm I'd cast on myself, and with a subtle telepathic field around myself that discouraged anyone from looking too closely. 

This wasn't a new development, but I realized that I had it, embarrassingly late. The passive mode of this ability allowed me to seem like I belong there. I could be standing in the middle of this bathroom, in the middle of the day, while girls are using it, and no one will find it wrong. 

Obviously, I don't use it for that. I'm not that desperate, nor that immoral. Plus, this ability is not infallible. Like the Notice-me-not Charm, which Dumbledore had used during our trip to Diagon Alley, if someone was really vigilant, or really tried to find something that didn't belong, they can definitely see through it. 

Which is why, I had an enhanced mode of this ability. The Forget-me-not mode, as I called it. Inspired by the mutant of the same name, that I remembered reading about, I purposely use my Telepathy to make People's minds completely ignore my very existence. 

They don't see me, hear me, nor do they smell me. Completely broken, if it wasn't capable of being defeated by the simple use of the Mind Arts. 

Anyway, entering the Second floor Girls' bathroom, I first use my Telepathy to listen if anyone's there. Hearing no thoughts for at least a hundred meters, I approach the tap which I'd checked out before. 

Like the books said, one of the taps didn't work, at all. It didn't matter how many times they tried to repair it, both magically, and physically, the tap didn't turn on. Using my hand, I feel for the side of the copper tap, and sure enough, I could feel the very tiny snake etched on it. 

It was so small, that one might even dismiss it as a scratch. And it probably did fool everyone else, since despite the tap not working for literally centuries, no one bothered to find out, why. 

Huh, I wonder what the entrance was like before the pipes were installed. Hogwarts plumbing was installed in the year 1765, you know. 

Feeling Sly shift on my shoulder, visible for once, I ask, ~~You ready to meet the biggest, most dangerous snake we might ever see?~~ 

Let's be honest, the basilisk might be the most venomous, but it's definitely not amongst the most dangerous snakes in this world. Jormungandr the World Serpent comes to mind, along with all the mythical snakes like Gorgons and all. And every Myth has to have a little bit of fact behind it. 

Sly hisses, angrily, and says, ~~Like I told you that day. I'll show this one who's the strongest!~~ 

Snorting, I mumble, "Sure you will, Sly, sure you will." He does understand English, but unfortunately for him, he doesn't understand Sarcasm much. 

Turning towards the tap, I focus on parseltongue, thankful that I at least managed to distinguish my two main language categories (human and snake), and command, ~~OPEN!~~ 

At once, the tap glows in a brilliant white light, and begins to spin. Then, the entire sink begins shaking, grinding, it sends a lot of dust flying, making me wonder when he Chamber was last opened. It must have been decades, if just opening it is sending so much dirt flying out. 

I cast the Bubble Head Charm on myself, and do the same for Sly, wandlessly. While I do use my Wand while in school, sometimes, I like to use my hands so that I don't get used to the Wand. Don't misunderstand, I love my wand, but wandless magic is.. freeing. 

The charm covers my head with a protective bubble, that provides me with a continuous supply of fresh air to breathe in, and can withstand amazing pressures. So much so, that even if I directly punch the bubble head charm, it won't break. But it will send some of that pressure onwards to my head. 

~~TAKE IT OFF AT ONCE!~~ Sly yells, trying to bite the bubble around his head. That makes me snort, since his mouth doesn't even reach the bubble, no matter how much he tries. Sly glares at me, and slaps his tail on my neck. 

~~OUCH! THAT FUCKING HURT, YOU MORON!~~ 

~~THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LAUGHED! NOW TAKE THIS MAGIC OFF! I CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING!~~ Sly yells back, hissing angrily. 

Oh, right. His tongue. 

~~Sorry!~~ I say, and with a bashful look at my favourite snake, I remove the Bubble head charm cast on him, by using the Finite spell. 

Turning towards the sink, I see it.. sink into the floor, showing a hole in its place. Watching the newly formed hole, where the sink used to be, I ignore Sly's anger, and approach it. Being careful of falling down, I peek through, and see no end in sight. 

There was just a wide pipe, that could fit me horizontally too, and then darkness. Holding my left hand out, I cast the lumos charm, and hold the orb of light above my head. Still darkness. With the twitch of my finger, the orb moves away from my hand, and goes down tlowards the opening. 

Now I can see a little bit deeper, and see that the pipe is slowly inclining away from the steep drop. So, even if I drop hard, I'll slide through quite safely. 

Sly was observing the hole from beside my head, and says, ~~See you down there, you flightless wizard.~~ 

And the fucker jumps from my shoulder, and floats in front of me. He sticks his tongue out at me, and it's definitely for teasing, and then flies towards the opening in the floor. 

I gape for just a second, and then shake my head. Bloody bastard snake. Taking my wand out, I transfigure the wall within the pipe into a platform. Jumping on it, I order, ~~CLOSE!~~ because there's no guarantee the chamber won't stay open. 

And then, as the sink begins closing again, just to try it out, I order, ~~STAIRS!~~ 

Nope, nothing happened. Thank God I bought a broom this year. If I don't find another exit, preferably with stairs, I'll have to fly with the broom. 

With a leap of faith, and a prayer to all the Gods, I jump down the platform I transfigured for myself, and into the pipe. 

For a couple seconds, I just fall down, without touching anything, but then, my butt touches the still inclined wall of the pipe, and I just feel my clothes getting wet. Ugh. 

Slowly, the incline gets less and less steep, and I find myself sliding along with the pipe. But, my speed was still too damn fast. I don't have to worry about me turning into a pancake, however, as I automatically decelerate, despite the still significant slope. 

"Probably some enchantment on the pipe." I muse, as I observe everything that's in the pipe thanks to the Lumos orb following me. Grime, worms, and a lot of fungi. 

And my shirt and trousers would have been covered in all of it, if I hadn't cast the impervious charm on them as soon as I'd felt the first wetness. 

There were also more pipes, branching out from this one. But none of them were as wide as this slide. They were at most half the size. 

Soon, I find myself seeing the exit of the pipe, right in front of me, and before I can prepare, I crash down on the ground, sending a lot of rat skeletons scattering about. 

Thankfully, my lowered speed meant that I only slid a little bit away from the exit, and did not crash into the slimy wall that I could see. 

~~HAHAHAH! AGAIN, AGAIN! DO THAT AGAIN! I WANT TO SEE YOU CRASH ONCE MORE!~~ Sly yells, laughing to himself to my accident. 

Groaning, I stand up, ignoring the bones for now, and remove my wand from my wrist holster. With a single twitch downwards, I cast, "Tergeo!" which vanishes the grime that had gotten on my pant in the beginning, along with anything that might have gotten through the Impervious Charm. 

The entire cave was damp, which means I was definitely under the lake. How far? I have no idea. Hey, Magic can make it so this cave is 2x2x2 inches in dimensions, from the outside, and I wouldn't know. 

Seeing Sly enjoying himself, I say, ~~Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. Not like you could fly until a few months ago.~~ 

~~I can fly now, and that's more important.~~ Sly counters. 

I look at the only direction the cave extended in, and say, ~~Shall we?~~ 

Sly simply starts floating forward, finally allowed to be freely visible, and unhidden. I can't help but smile, seeing him float everywhere in excitement, even if he doesn't show it on his face. As we take many a turn, my Lumos orb preceding us to show the light, I try to see if there's anything else recognisable. Unfortunately, there were just damp walls everywhere. 

The first look at least doesn't find any secret entrances, or something like that. I'll check more extensively later. 

Soon, we reach a point in the tunnel, where the end is blocked by a Metallic gate, that has two snakes entwined on it. The snakes were also made of the same metal, and had emeralds for eyes. 

Damn, if I didn't trust Salazar Slytherin to at least curse the emeralds, I might have tried to remove them. 

Shaking my head, I once more order, ~~OPEN!~~ 

The emerald eyes of the two snakes glow once, in an earie green glow, and once more, the sound of grinding occurs. The two entwined snakes separate, as if alive, and slither out towards the edge of the metallic door. One at the east, and the other at the west. 

Once at the edge, both the snakes start circling in counterclockwise direction, and as soon as they touch the other snake's tail, the door unlocks with a hiss. 

Rolling my eyes at the dramatic flair just for the entrance, I pull the heavy metal door open, and walk through. I look around, and just stop in awe. 

I was in a dimly lit chamber, that was a bit gloomy and awe-inspiring at the same time. The chamber floor was of stone, and there were high pillars supporting a ceiling that I couldn't see from here. The pillars had snakes carved on them, but these ones didn't look enchanted like the ones outside. 

There was a pathway that led to the end of the Chamber, surrounding which were pools of water on both sides. The water looked clean, but I'm not dipping there anytime soon. 

Finally, at the end of the chamber, was a familiar statue of the creator of the Chamber. Salazar Slytherin. Walking silently, I look up at the bust, allowing Sly to do what he likes. 

Standing about 15 feet high, the statue was made only of his head. It wasn't anything noticeable, but since I knew his mouth opened to allow the Basilisk an entry and exit point, I could see the place where it might detach. 

The mouth was also just a foot above the ground, so I won't have any trouble going in. 

Hmm.. will just opening the door call the Basilisk? I don't actually want to meet it, since I have no idea how I might be received by it. 

Wouldn't know unless I try it, right? 

~~OPEN!~~ I command, looking at the mouth of Salazar Slytherin. This feels weird, no matter how I phrase it. Damn Salazar, and his weird ego.

Unfortunately, nothing happens, even when I repeat the order a few times. 

Sighing, I say, ~~Four? Hogwarts Four? Greatest of the Hogwarts Four?~~ 

Nothing. 

Hey, it was worth a try. Not like I only have 3 tries before my access gets locked or something like that. 

Tom Riddle could have been arrogant enough to assume that the only possible password is "Speak to me Slytherin, Greatest of the Hogwarts Four" while the password was just the last word. 

"Looks like I'm going to have to say this." I mumble to myself, and then order, ~~Speak to my Slytherin! Greatest of the Hogwarts Four!~~ 

At once, the familiar grinding sounds, making me wonder how long it took for Tom Riddle to figure the password out, and how he did it, and the statue's mouth slowly opens. But that wasn't all, with the opening of the mouth, I hear what sounds like a giant being moving inside there. 

Sly immediately flies towards me and settles down on my shoulder, both of us staring at the opening. Remembering that this is a Basilisk, I run backwards a few dozen steps, to the other side of the chamber, and close my eyes. I ask Sly to do the same, and wait. 

I don't have to wait too long, before a soft thud sounds, as the Basilisk falls out of the mouth, head first. It was about 50 feet away from me, so I barely hear the first hissing whispers. 

It starts crawling towards us, and then I hear it, ~~Food.. kill.. rip.. tear.. blood.. food!~~ 

~~STOP!~~ I yell, stopping it in its place. Still with my eyes closed, I say, ~~We are not food. We came here to speak. I'm a descendant of your master.~~ 

I hear a hiss of annoyance, as the Basilisk says, ~~Food.. lies.. No.. master.. kill.~~ 

Frowning, I ask Sly, ~~Can you try and talk to it? I don't want to be eaten, you know.~~ 

Sly, in response, jumps in my shirt, and curls up in his pocket. I hear him say, ~~Nope, I was wrong. He's the strongest, good luck!~~ before I have to pay attention to the now once again moving Basilisk. Fuck you, Sly!

Turning my head downwards, I open my eyes and focus on our shadows. Thankfully, my Lumos orb was still hovering above, casting a very bright light into the chamber, and showing really clear shadows on the floor.

Seeing the basilisk coil around itself, I remove my wand, and with a small spin around myself, I yell, "Praesidio Totalum!" 

The Praesidio spell is a variation of the Shield charm, but where the Protego stops most mid level spells, and only a limited amount of Physical force, the Praesidio stops all the physical force thrown at it, and only the low level spells. Doesn't matter what hits it, if it's a physical object, and not a magical spell, then it's stopped. 

So, when the Basilisk snaps at me, hoping to either swallow me whole, or to inject its venom in me, it gets stopped by the shield. I look up for a moment, to see that its fangs had actually managed to pierce the shield. 

Clearly, it has a few weaknesses, besides the Magical spells.

"Bloody Basilisk venom." I mumble, and put my hand in my pocket. When my hand exits the pocket, I bring my broom out, a Comet 110. It almost slips out of my hand, thanks to the sweat on my palms, but I manage to clench it tight, and bring it out. 

The Venom of the Basilisk starts destroying the shield from the inside, as the Basilisk struggles to force it's jaw to close. Before it happens, I mount my broom and fly high up into the air, while cancelling the Shield, sending the snake crashing into the ground, head first. 

~~I don't want to kill you, Basilisk, but I will if I have to.~~ I say, preparing myself, my fast beating heart almost deafening me. It feels like it's literally beating in my ears. 

The gigantic snake snarls in anger, throwing a lot of venom flying, and looks up. I had not forgotten the fact however, and I manage to close my eyes before it can look up, let alone in my eyes. 

~~Food flies!~~ the basilisk hisses, almost surprised, and tries to snap at me again. 

Since I was floating up, however, it doesn't reach me, calming me down somewhat. 

~~So be it.~~ I say, resolved to do what needs to be done. 

The Basilisk is old, 900 years in the least. I am definitely reluctant to kill it, since it's the only snake of its kind, I think. But now, it's crazy! It thinks I'm food, and I don't think convincing it otherwise is possible. 

Flying higher, I avoid being caught in the Basilisk's jaws, and focus on my Telepathy. I know I can use it to control humans, the criminals come to mind. But animals? I hadn't tried yet. 

With a focused expansion of my Telepathy, I enter the snake's mind, and order, ~~STOP ATTACKING, YOU BLASTED SNAKE! I AM NOT FOOD!~~ 

The Basilisk doesn't stop, and keeps attacking me, failing to reach me thanks to its limited height. 

Frowning, I say, "Sorry for this. It seems you're beyond even Mind control." 

Pointing my wand at the water in the pools, I cast a spell that summons a blob of water from the pool. The water then moved according to my wand, and I send it towards the Basilisk. 

It hits the Basilisk on its head, and gets dispersed thanks to the Magic resistant hide. But, instead of just falling down, the water rises up again, and reforms into an orb of water. Only this time, it is smaller, and denser. 

I send it at the Basilisk, throwing it back from the force. 

With the twirl of my wand, a few more such orbs, all of them bigger than me, rise from the pools, and start getting thrown at the Basilisk. 

It gets angry, and starts attacking the orbs instead of focusing on my. Which proves to be its downfall. 

Keeping an eye on the Basilisk I keep a water orb near me, and transfigure it into a stone spear. And then, I wait. 

You see, transfiguring water to stone is not hard, but it is very rare to find someone doing it. Why waste perfectly good water? The spell needed me to just tap my wand on the water's surface, and it'll be transfigured according to my wishes. 

The Basilisk, still repeatedly calling me food, gets tired, with the multiple water orbs hitting its body again and again. Head, tail, body, there wasn't a single spot that wasn't wet. 

Finally, the snake is enraged beyond measure, and it swipes its tail, destroying most of the water orbs. The snake catches the next approaching water orb in its mouth, and bites it. 

Which is what I was waiting for. 

As the Water orb bursts like a balloon, the giant, 30 foot long snake finds itself impaled on a stone spear, right through its brain. 

I had taken the opportunity of an open mouth to send the stone spear flying with a Depulso charm, right through the water orb, and into the brain of the snake. 

With a thud, the Basilisk falls down, and twitches for a few seconds, after which, it dies. 

I sigh, having regretted killing it. It was necessary, but the snake is a beautiful specimen. Too bad, its old age had made it crazy. 

Wonder what Tommy was going to do to make it listen to him? 

Well, not my problem now. The snake is dead, he can't use it to kill anyone now. 

Pointing my wand at the ground, I burn the runic cluster necessary for a Preservation Ward into it, around the Basilisk, and activate the ward. I'll deal with the body later. But now, I'll explore the mouth of Salazar Slytherin. 

Yup, still gross. 

And then, I drop down on the ground, my hand on my chest, hoping that my heart doesn't give out after everything I've just been through. Oh, the shame I'll have to go through, survived a Basilisk, killed it, nd then died because his heart gave out. 

Goddamn, that was frightening. Those fangs look bigger than my fucking head! 

I'd ignored it as well as I could, but I'm fucking terrified right now! I should have planned this all more extensively. One single cut would have had me dead, with no one to know what happened to me. 

~~Oh. You survived.~~ Sly says, coming out of the pocket he was hiding in. 

I pinch my nose, and say, ~~You could at least pretend to be relieved, you dumb snake.~~ 

Sly climbs my shoulder, and says, ~~Too much work. Now, the big one is dead, huh? Good job.~~ 

~~I remember someone saying they'll show this snake who the strongest is. Wonder what happened.~~ I say, entering the tunnel. 

~~I don't remember. Must be Ash. Or Horny.~~ Sly says, turning his head away from me for some reason. 

I just snort, and stand up, having calmed a little. I have an entire Chamber of Secrets to explore, and just about 6 hours remaining until everyone wakes up. I can get by one day without sleep, but I'd prefer sleeping a few hours at least. 

At least no more monsters to fight now. 

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A/N: Basilisk is dead, which is the first Major change. I could have had it join him, but its unnecessary. Horned serpents get big, so one big snake is enough, I think. 

Well, anyway. Enjoy! 

Tata!


章節 16: Exploring the Chamber

A/N: Pat-reon: HelloDarkness07.

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15 minutes after having begun exploring the tunnel inside Salazar's mouth, I rub my forehead in frustration. There was nothing here that could require the Basilisk as a guard, which makes me wonder why the Chamber is even known to be of Secrets, and not Secret.

The tunnel went for about a hundred meters, leading through a few turns, towards what was obviously the nest of the Basilisk. There were a few rocks enchanted to stay warm in a hall, covering about 100 sqft, and Sly stopped there to enjoy the bigger nest.

There were a few more tunnels from there, that led to other pipes. The pipes were too steep for me to climb, which means they were only for the Basilisk to climb, and not for Salazar's own use. Which is what I'm currently assuming, since it's possible he figured something out to walk on walls.

Other than that, nothing. I even tried a few spells meant to detect hidden magic in an area, but nothing came up. Not even a supply closet. But, considering that I knew only a few spells that I learned only recently, just for this purpose, there's a very high possibility that there could be something else hidden in there.

Walking out of the last tunnel, I enter the Basilisk's.. pardon, Sly's new nest, and say, ~~Welp, I'm done here. You coming out?~~

Sly doesn't even raise his head, and says, ~~No, I'll make my own way back. The last path also a failure?~~

~~Well, that one leads to a steep drop, so that's different.~~ I say, and walk towards Sly to rest my own back on the warm rocks. Ah, this is really nice! No wonder Sly loved it here almost immediately.

Sly raises his head from the rock he was resting on, and says, ~~Why didn't you try using your broom, you wingless human?~~

Rolling my eyes, I say, ~~Flying brooms were invented in the 11th Century, and the Carpets weren't a big thing outside the Arabian countries.~~

~~I have no idea where that is.~~ Sly interrupts, to my annoyance.

~~You don't have to know. The point is, it's highly unlikely that Salazar Slytherin would make his Secrets accessible by just some flying equipment.~~ I explain, and getting up, I start making my way back to the outer Chamber, and let Sly have his rest.

Plus, I didn't have enough time to explore every tunnel here to where they go. Maybe next time, I'll search more thoroughly, but now, a quick look is all I'll have.

Walking back into the outer chamber, I have a look around, and sigh. This chamber was big, and it would take me days to examine every corner of it with spells, if I want to be thorough.

So.. I won't use spells. 

I have a look around, and finding a suitable spot near Salazar's mouth, I cast a few Scourgify charms, and sit down with my back resting on the wall behind me.

Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath, and get OUT. With a sound that reminds me of dipping my head underwater, I find myself in the Astral Plane, my body sitting in front of me. I float forward to see my body from the front, and smile.

My breath was slowed down. It was as if I was breathing half as fast as before.

I've noticed this only recently, and, man, it was a very pleasant discovery. Time is relative in the Astral Plane, that much was true. But it all depends on the person too. A better understanding of Time, means a better control over the flow of time.

And since I've been reading about time for a few months now, my understanding of it has been improving slowly, but steadily. I have been able to slow down the flow of time to half it's speed, and that's evident by the slow moving ripples in the water. This has also been terribly helpful in reading books, and I was almost done with Runes and Enchanting.

Then, I look around. Only one thing left to do now. Use my Astral form to pass through walls. If there's a hidden room, I'll find it pretty easily. 

Is it possible to block the Astral Form from entering? Nothing I've read has told me otherwise, but if Rowena can block ghosts from entering her Room of Knowledge, then it's highly likely. I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.

Bending my knees, I push off the empty air, and fly through the wall behind my physical body. Finding the tunnels from before, I speed up and fly everywhere.

Again and again, I go through different walls, and back, searching for a room that was hidden from my physical form. Left, right, front, back, top and bottom, I fly through every wall, pillar, and even the lake, to see if anything resembles a secret room.

But for over half an hour, all I find is either rocks and water everywhere I see, or an empty cavern that has nothing special about it.

Heck, I even find the cave I recognised as the one I first accidentally Astral projected into. It was beautiful, a small pond, bioluminescent plants, and a few insects that also glowed. They all were definitely magical, but it's better for them to be left isolated in their ecosystem.

Don't want to destroy it, or myself, by changing something. Hey it could have poisonous air, you know.

The only thing of interest, was the stairway that was hidden behind an illusion of a pillar. It took me over 3 minutes of flying to find that it just leads to the Dungeons, 2nd floor, and the 7th floor.

As I was checking near the statue of Salazar Slytherin, I am stopped suddenly, and quite forcefully, by a solid wall.

"Ow!" I wince, rubbing my head. That shit hurt.

Slowly, I raise my hand forward, and tap the rock in the exact spot where I hit my head. Still solid. Moving my hand a bit to the left, I tap it, and see my hand pass through it.

A few more taps reveals that there was a small patch of the rock, about 1x1 foot at most, that was solid to my Astral Form. It was placed about a meter above Salazar's head, which means about 25 feet above the ground.

"Well, at least I found another secret."

With a whoosh, I dive back into my own body, and open my eyes. Smiling wide, I get up, get rid of the kinks in my body, and summon my broom.

~~Open.~~ I say, after reaching the height of the solid wall.

Welp, that was a bust.

~~Speak to me, Slytherin! Greatest of the Hogwarts Four!~~

Still nothing.

~~Salazar Slytherin~~

~~Slytherin Salazar~~

~~Pureblood?~~

~~Godric's a bitch?~~

~~Oh, for fuck's sake, just let me in, you old cunt!~~

Finally, this gives me a reaction, and a click sounds from the rock. With that, the rock changes its form from a rough rock, to a plain wooden door, at most 2 meters in height.

"Seriously?" I whisper, shocked at all this, and astonished at the password.

Opening the door with my hand, I close it once again, and see it change into a rock once more. A few more tries allows me to know what the exact password is. It's "Let me in, you old cunt" in parseltongue.

Salazar was creative, that much is apparent. But I wonder what inspired this password.

Keeping the door open, I float back down, and go into Sly's nest. Seeing him still lazing on the ground, I say, ~~I found something possibly interesting, Sly. Wanna come?~~

Sly sighs audibly, and drops down from his rock. Slithering towards me, he says, ~~Can't even let me have a few minutes of rest, can you? Always, Sly come here, Sly go there. Learn to be independent, human.~~

~~Yeah, yeah. We both know you want to see it too. Now, get on.~~ I say, and offer him my hand.

Scoffing, Sly starts floating in the air, and swims out of the nest. I follow after him, and once more mount my broom. There was a way to reach there on foot, but it wasn't even, and I am too lazy.

As Sly flies towards the Basilisk body, I fly towards the door, and open it, leaving it open for Sly to come in whenever he's done observing the dead Basilisk. 

The first thing I find, is a living room, from the looks of it, with a couch, a human sized fireplace, and a pot of floo powder on top of it. Which is really weird, since Floo wasn't even invented until 13th century. I shrug it off. Maybe one of his descendants put it up, highly possible.

I can't be the only descendant to have found this room.

There was a hallway going towards the back, and I follow it, making sure to keep vigilant. Salazar was from a time when muggles knew about Magic, and attacked wizards for it. I wouldn't be surprised if there were traps here to kill them in one swoop. Thankfully, I find nothing of the sort.

The next room was on the left side of the hallway, opening the door to which showed a Potions lab, and through the Potions lab itself, was the kitchen. I really hope there are spells to prevent contamination. 

There were a few ingredients and potions on the shelves, but I ignore them completely. Even with Stasis Charms, Enchantments, and Wards, the shelf life of potions is very low. The most a Potion can stay ok to use is 10 years, after which it starts losing its magic. Doesn't matter what type of Stasis effect you try on it.

Then came a Ritual Chamber, which was highly appreciated since I actually planned on going through a few Rituals. I haven't decided which yet though, since I still have time. This way, I can do it away from the Room of Requirements, which the Headmaster probably already knows about.

Finally, the last room was the bedroom, with a single four poster King's size bed, and a table beside it. Within the Bedroom itself, were two doors, one leading to a bathroom and toilet, and another to a small library.

The 200 or so books in the library look alright, with no sign of ageing, which was fortunate. Walking closer, I squint my eyes, and sure enough, the shelves had a lot of Norse Runic schemes carved. At least the Preservation wards work on books.

Ignoring the bed, I wave my wand at the bedside chair, and cast a few Scourgify charms, just to be safe.

And then, I start looking over the books. Taking a random book in my hand, I look at its cover, and frown. There were just squiggles on the cover, with no pattern to denote an alphabet. 

But.. I could.. read all of it? Not read, but.. understand? I have no idea how something like this could be possible, to be able to hide knowledge like this is.. amazing.

It's like, the book was enchanted to be seen in only squiggles and lines, and read by a select few people. Probably Salazar's own descendants, or something. Is this an actual written language, or is this just the effect of an Enchantment to protect the knowledge?

The first book was about Rituals, but it was too complex for me. So I pick another book, and another, and another, keeping them back almost immediately.

Well, the entire library was too complex for me right now. I'll have to visit this library again, after mastering the basics.

Keeping the latest book back in its spot, owing to my lack of completely understanding the material, I pick the next book, and freeze.

"My journey in learning the Mystic Arts of Kamar Taj" the title of the book said, written in the same script.

 

Welp, this was unexpected, but not unappreciated. I thought the Wizards and Sorcerers, if they actually existed in this Universe, would have been ignorant of the other's existence, since I didn't find anything related to it in the Library. But, this disproves it.

"Gemino!" I whisper, casting the copying charm on the book. This creates another physical copy of the book, which is similar to the original in encryption.

Wonderful! I wonder if I'll be able to learn how to do this.

Gemino was originally a curse, but a few decades ago, a Charms master managed to create a charm based on it. It was useful as hell, but most of the stuff found in the current market is charmed to resist the spell. Those Books cannot be copied that way, they just turn out blank. Thankfully, Salazar was from a time before that.

Putting the book in my pocket, I remove my pocket watch, and see that it's 4 AM right now, and I need to go back. I'll have to sleep a couple hours at least. After which, I'll have something to entertain me.

Chuckling, I have a once over, and finding nothing, walk out. Sly was still near the Basilisk's corpse, now on the ground, staring at it.

I ask, ~~What are you staring at the snake for?~~

Sly says, ~~Thinking.. How long would it take for me to eat it?~~

Shrugging, since I already know that snakes are cannibalistic in nature, I answer, ~~A long, long time, Sly. Well, it isn't going anywhere, so you can just return later and eat it, one piece at a time.~~ Here's hoping he doesn't become too fat.

Sly slowly nods, and then turns away from the Basilisk. He then climbs my shoulder, and says, ~~I'm glad this one's dead. He was a threat to my title as the superior snake. You're a good pet, human.~~

I just shake my head, and ignore Sly. I don't mind it, since I have a new subject to learn. Heh. Mystic Arts and Salazar. Who'd have thought?

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Mystic Arts. Sorcery. Magic. Only this one, even Muggles are capable of learning. This made sure that Wizards either hated them, or left them alone.

Salazar first learned about these Sorcerers in the year 786 AD, when he was just about 40 years old.

No, he wasn't born in 8th century, but he was born in the year 920 AD. What does this tell us? Yup, Salazar Slytherin was a fucking time Travelling Wizard. This.. is getting old right now.

He had figured out how to travel through time through a ritual he created himself. It did not stop his ageing, like the other methods, but it did allow him to travel to the future and back, which the Time turners didn't allow. Time turners, and the spells that came before it, could only be used to go to the past, and not the future.

This did explain the inconsistencies with the Chamber of Secrets.

I think, that he meant the Chamber, or at least the hidden room, to be for his sole use, and never told any of his heirs about it. But, he must have died some day anyway, and that put the Chamber into disuse. 

Anyway, Sorcery. In 786 AD, Salazar encountered a minor demon trying to make a deal with a muggle, and attacked it. Not because he wanted to save the muggle, no, but he wanted the demon so he could study it. His subject of speciality was Rituals, you know.

Well, he failed to capture it, and was forced to kill it to prevent his own death, so tough was the minor demon. And then, the Sorcerers walked out of their glowing magic portals, to find the demon already dead, and witnessed Salazar Slytherin pushing the 8 foot tall, red skinned Demon into a wooden trunk. That must have been hard to explain. 

They.. allowed it, is all he wrote in regards to the demon.

Salazar, being a pursuer of knowledge, asked them about their Magic, and then requested to be taught, which they accepted. And then, he learned from them, a lot.

He stayed with the Sorcerers, at Kamar Taj, for 10 years, and then left for his own time, with new knowledge in tow. Amongst the knowledge he brought back, was something he devised by himself, for his students, which was going to be really helpful for me.

He devised a ritual, that will allow his students to begin learning the Mystic Arts.

Mystic Arts can be used if one has access to at least two of the three kinds of Magic. Personal Magic, Universal Magic, and Dimensional Magic. Since most Sorcerers are muggles first, they need to borrow Magic from the Universe, or other Realms, before they slowly, very slowly, evolve to produce their own Personal Magics. The rate of this evolution might be the reason why only some muggles have an affinity to it, but nevermind that.

Wizards are... different. Wizards already have Personal Magic, and they already take their Magic from the planet underneath them, which can be a less potent replacement for Universal Magic. As for Dimensional Magic, Wizards cannot use it, or so Salazar said.

Our Magic doesn't allow us to take any Magic from any other Dimensions, but our own, as he explained it. I think he was just afraid of the Dimensions, because why would having Personal Magic get in the way of Dimensional Magic? Merlin was a Sorcerer too, wasn't he? And I remember some Gods being Sorcerers in the comics too.

But, I understand his fear, if it is fear. Giving some omnipotent Demon/God access to your own Magic? Your own Soul? No thank you. I'll stick to using my own magic.

Anyway, Planetary Magic. Since it doesn't actually count as Universal, Wizards, like muggles need to go through an initialisation ceremony to ensure their connection with the Universe.

A stroll through the Dimensions, which you generally need a Master for. Travelling through the Dimensions, no matter how briefly, ensures that your connection to your own Universe is strengthened. 

But it's really easy to get lost in the Realms, and for someone else to capture us mid transit. A Master ensures our return to our Universe, and they can control where we go.

Salazar's ritual was a replacement for the Master. It will anchor us here, and make sure we don't go into Realms too dangerous for us.

Well, he did try the ritual on a few of his students, and it worked. Going through with the Ritual allowed them to learn the Sorcery spells that they couldn't do before. But it did change a few things, just like it did for Salazar himself.

The Universal Magic began changing their Magic, evolving it. Their Sorcery spells had no effect, but their Wizarding Spells, ooh boy. Salazar said that just the connection to the Universe had a startling effect of doubling the potency of his magic.

Every spell he tried, he had to tone back his efforts because he would always overload the spells. Wands still worked, since they evolve with the Wizard, but his control was a bit shot.

A minor setback, in the grand scheme of things, I'd say.

Which is why, I was back in the Chamber of Secrets, the next Sunday. Only this time, I was in the Ritual Chamber. Helena was with me, due to my own insistence. 

Hey, a Runes Master is a necessity when dealing with Rituals like this. No way I'm risking a mess up, because I wasn't observant enough.

Helena sighs, looking around, and says, "Sal was always so secretive about this Chamber. Even 900 years of haunting this castle didn't allow me to see this. Thank you for this chance, Mason."

I shrug, pausing in my Rune drawing, and say, "Hey, I might be his descendant, but you actually knew the guy. I felt that you of all people.. souls?.. should visit this Chamber at least once."

Helena smiles, and says, "Still, I appreciate this. How far along are you?"

I focus back down on the floor, and continue drawing Runes with a brush, while using crushed Charcoal, mixed with the ink of an octopus in a 1:4 ratio, as the ink.

I say, "Almost done, just half a circle left."

Helena had already checked the Ritual circle over, and had deemed it risk free. But it was to be expected, since Salazar did claim to specialise in Rituals.

There wasn't a need for a Potion for this Ritual, but I did need a single ingredient. Cannabis. A medicinal plant, that has uses in various potions that mostly deal with the mind, or the spirit.

For those who don't know, the plant is Marijuana.

It is also used in the Wiggenweld Potion, which is used to reverse the effects sleeping potions, and a few healing potions. Guess Weed is the answer to a lot of things.

Finally done, I step back, and allow Helena to examine it. She takes her time, a few minutes of it, and then finally nods. She asks, "Did you do the strokes in the correct direction?"

Nodding, I say, "I memorised it and then practiced writing, like, 50 times, Helena. I did not mess it up."

"Are the circles of the correct dimensions?" She then asks.

I roll my eyes, already having checked the circles before even beginning the next part, and nod. Helena then nods, and says, "Very well. Now, we wait."

Sighing, I take my clothes off one by one, keeping them outside the Ritual circle. There was a square around the Ritual Circle, meant to signify the isolated part. Nothing magical other than the ones taking part in the ritual are allowed inside the square. Even Helena will have to stay there.

It was a bit embarrassing, being naked in front of what amounts to a great aunt, many times removed, but she was literally 900 years old. Plus, it was needed for the Ritual, so yeah. Here I am, sitting in the middle of the Ritual circle, with a glass bowl in front of me, with a single Cannabis flower within.

My wand was in my right hand, and my left hand was poised above the Acticating Rune array. There was a clock hanging on the wall in front of me, showing the time to be just 11:59 PM.

As soon as there's just 3 seconds till Midnight, I snap my wand, silently cast Incendio in the bowl, slam my hand on the Activation Rune and chant "Ostende mihi regno et detrahet me in domum suam."

At exactly 12 AM, my hand slams down on the ground of the Ritual chamber, activating it.

There's a brief flash of pain, which makes me gasp, coincidentally allowing the smoke of the burning Cannabis to enter my mouth, nose, and eyes at the same time.

And then, I feel a pull. Before I can even react, I feel my Astral Form get separated from my body, and thrown at very high speeds. I don't see my body anywhere, but I do see Hogwarts underneath me, getting smaller and smaller, as I'm pulled further, and further away from it.

Whatever was pulling me away from Earth, keeps taking me up towards the skies, and doesn't stop. The pull was too strong, and it took me high up, above the ritual circle, and through the walls and wards of Hogwarts, all within a single second.

"AARRHH FUCKING HELL!" I shout, at the speed with which I am being pulled. And I can feel every moment of it.

I keep going up, and up, until I reach space, and even then I don't stop. Thankfully, I don't feel the need to breathe, nor do I feel the effects of the lower pressure, but the movement is still enough to make me sick.

I am almost ready to hurl, when I finally stop right in front of the Sun. I could see the surface of the sun, burning just a foot in front of me. Funnily enough, I don't feel the heat, nor do I get overwhelmed by the light.

"Is this actually real?" I whisper to myself in astonishment, as I try and touch the Sun.

Before I can touch it though, I feel another strong pull, and I find myself thrown through various tunnels. First all black tunnels, then green and black tunnels, and then they become even more colourful, becoming rainbow like. All the while, I'm screaming in excitement, at the rollercoaster ride I'm experiencing. As scary as this is, I can feel my blood pumping!

Finally, I get out in a void filled with colours, and again start speeding up. This time, I can see clearly, as a few different coloured magic strands float towards me, and enter my body. Purple, gold, green, yellow, blue, red, white, and even pink. All those colours combine, and surround my body, making a cocoon. It sort of reminds me of the Dragon scale from Dragon Tales.

Scene changes, again, and I'm now going towards a burning star, or is it just our Sun? As I'm about to touch the Sun, a tunnel opens up right in front of me, swallowing me whole. And then, there's an unpleasant itch.

I feel my body being destroyed, and reconnected, again and again, but somehow, I don't feel any pain. What I do feel, along with the itching, is some more magic entering my body, and settling down within my heart.

The next scene, as I screamingly exit the disintegration tunnel, is one I recognize. The Quantum Realm. I see organisms bigger than our buses, but which are actually sub atomic. I see energy blasts happening a few miles in front of me, and I keep staring at them.

This feeling, this feeling of power, along with the feeling of content, is amazing! I could sit here all day, and just watch! It is awesome!

But, I can't. I have a home, people to get to. Dorea, Darla, Ana, Helena, Sister Agnes, Laura. I need to get out of here soon!

Immediately, I am pulled once again, and crash through a mirror, which I recognize as the Mirror of Erised. I come out, and look around at only my own reflections. The whole place was surrounded by mirrors, and reflective surfaces. Is this.. the Mirror Dimension?

I am pulled once again and pass through one of the mirrors, entering a place so bright, I had to squint my eyes to see. There was yellow light, and fire everywhere. Just being here for a few seconds felt so refreshing!

I feel that I can take this energy for myself, and then live for millions of years! 

This feeling ends as soon as it came, and I find myself in the polar opposite of the Realm from before. Where that one was bright, this one is Dark as hell. Is this Hell?

It is dark. Oh, I can see colours, but the way the colours looked to me, I only had one word. "DC."

A giant eye staring at me breaks that misconception, as I recognise it. The eye was purple, and as big as a planet. The being it belongs to was even bigger. Dormmamu, and the Dark Dimension. Fuck.

'Oh whatever mysterious force, pulling me everywhere, take me away from here please? I don't want to encounter Dormammu! Not now, not ever!' I pray to myself, frozen in place because of fear. A lot of fear. Dormammu doesn't do anything, though, he just keeps staring at me with his giant eyes. 

Does he even see me? I'm literally smaller than an ant for him, right now. 

After what felt like hours of him just staring at me, I feel myself slipping again. Once again, I pass through the Mirror Dimension, and end up in front of a bright nebula.

Peace, that is all I feel, looking at the spectacular view in front of me. Just me, floating around space, with no need to eat, drink, or breathe. Just.. peace.

I then feel myself being pulled once again, and before I can even object, I find myself in front of different places. Planets, stars, Asteroid belts, everywhere I go, I stay for barely a second, before the mysterious force pulls me away.

I even see a planet with a giant face on its surface, before finding myself facing what's definitely a white giant sun. And then, finally, I find myself teleported back over the planet Earth, before its gravitational force takes a hold over my soul.

"Hey, wait a minute!" I yell, before I start dropping down, my speed increasing by the second.

Within a couple minutes, I see Hogwarts getting closer and closer, and then I land down, harshly.

"Cough, cough." I cough, gasping hard for breath, using my hands to support my body.

"Are you alright?" Helena asks, floating towards me.

I raise a single finger towards her, and cough some more. Once done catching my breath, I summon my clothes towards me, and start putting them on.

I say, "That.. was the best, and worst experience of my lifetime."

Helena chuckles, evil witch, and says, "You knew what would happen, didn't you?"

"Doesn't make it any less traumatizing, standing still in front of a Gigantic evil being." I shudder, remembering Dormmamu. I'm going to avoid him, forever. Dr Strange can handle him.

"Tell me everything." Helena says, ordering me to sit down on a chair, as she brings out the tea.

Taking the cup graciously, with shaking hands, I begin telling her about the Realms. Maybe I should actually read the Primers now. Or try and find them, at least. Salazar only wrote the titles of the books he'd read, but he did not have the books themselves.

Hopefully, the Room of Knowledge has them. I'll try them tomorrow. For now, I'll rest.

Sorcerer! I'm a Sorcerer and a Wizard! Brilliant!

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A/N: Literally every MC learns Sorcery in Kamar Taj, so, I thought of doing something else. Salazar did learn from Kamar Taj, and he learned a lot. But he didn't stay there, since he had to return to his own time.

Time Travelling Slytherin does not have a Magical portrait, though. 

And his library doesn't contain anything basic. Mostly journals, and a few high level books.

Thank you for reading!

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