The chamber of secrets part 1 (Patreon)

Jon Stark, Wolf’s Den

The entire group appeared on the balcony of the Stark Fortress, Jon and Lucrecia landed gracefully, while Tonks, Harry, and Ron landed with a thud

Lucretia looked at Tonks' pitiful state by raising an eyebrow and spoke

"I understand that children have a hard time using a portkey cousin, but I was hoping you would be a little more skilled than this," Lucrecia's tone indicated that it was a simple joke, in response Tonks groaned as she stood up, throwing a dirty look at Lucrecia

Jon chimed in with a smile

"We'll have to do something about your lack of balance if we're going to keep you Nimphy," Jon replied with a small smile

Lucrecia smiled smugly as she saw that her cousin was speechless and began to stutter, while her hair changed color quickly, things went according to plan

However, the moment was interrupted by Ron, who looked in wonder at the castle and spoke

“Where are we? Bloody hell is a castle!” The young man's look was one of absolute stupefaction

Jon calmly replied

"You're in Wolf's Den, the ancestral fortress of House Stark" at least in these lands, Jon thought to himself

Ron looked at Jon in surprise, and then proceeded to nod slowly, the young gryffindor hesitated for a moment and then spoke

"It's very big, don't you feel lonely?" although the question lacked tact, Jon understood that there was no bad intention on the part of the young man and answered

"At first it was, then I met Lucrecia, Harry, Clarissa and Nerea, my family, and the castle began to have more life" Jon expressed softly to Ron, who nodded softly

"I understand, although the family can be a pain in the ass" at those words, Jon simply laughed softly, remembering all the antics of his brothers, and agreed with the redhead

Jon looked at Harry and asked

"Did you discover anything important Harry?" although asked as a question, Harry heard the command in Jon's tone of voice and responded quickly

"We found out that Hagrid was expelled fifty years ago and that he was related to the Chamber of Secrets, we went to visit him, when he received a visit from Dumbledore, the Minister of Magic and Lord Malfoy, before leaving, Hagrid told us that, if we wanted answers, we should follow the spiders" Jon nodded, understanding the situation a little better

Lucrecia intervened with a peculiar tone of voice

"Harry... do you say that my father was with the minister?" when the young lion nodded, Lucretia simply muttered to herself, when Jon saw her, he asked

"Do you know if your father is involved with this matter?" Jon asked Lucrecia with firmness and steel in his voice, the matter of the chamber of secrets had become very dangerous for the castle, if a solution was not found, perhaps they could close the school, taking Jon away from his only chance to cure his sister

Lucrecia shook her head and replied

“I don't know if my father is involved with this matter, it is possible that he is simply using the chamber matter to attack Dumbledore, thanks to his support of Arthur Weasley's initiative, the ministry broke into our mansion and confiscated countless ancestral artifacts from our family, months have passed and they still have not been returned,  I don't doubt that my father will use Dumbledore's incompetence to solve the problem against him” Jon nodded, however, something smelled bad in all this, he trusted Lucrecia, if she knew anything, she would have already spoken

However, if Lucius Malfoy was involved in putting hundreds of magical children at mortal risk, Jon would take it upon himself to have a long talk with the Lord, and remind him who he is dealing with

Jon turned his concentration back and spoke

“And the huge acromantula, did she tell you something important?” At the mention of the horrible beast, Ron shuddered greatly and Harry grimaced, before answering

"it’s a He, and Yes, he mention that he was not born in the castle and that he came from distant lands, he also mentioned that a girl died and was found in the castle baths and that the beast was what the spiders feared the most, they did not dare to pronounce its name" when answering, Harry looked at Jon doubtfully, hoping that young Stark would have an answer

Jon and Lucrecia looked at each other, they had a more concrete clue about the beast, after all, there aren't many magical beasts capable of preying on an acromantula

Jon sighed and looked at both boys

"It's time to go, we have two clues, Lucrecia and I will investigate about predators of the acromantulas and about the deaths of students in the school bathrooms, tomorrow night the potion will be ready to cure Hermione and Penny, let's hope they have more information about what attacked them."

At those words, the two Gryffindors nodded without saying anything, understanding that they were alive thanks to Jon's intervention

The young Stark looked at Harry with a faint smile and spoke again

"You have good reflexes and your spells have improved, your repertoire has increased, good job brat, next time aim for weak spots, eyes and neck like your friend" then, Jon played with Harry's hair, who simply smiled

Jon directed his gaze towards the she-wolf, who was watching licking her cubs, she seemed relieved that they were safe, without hesitation, Jon approached

Without any fear, the puppies approached Jon and began to smell him, a second later, the three began to play around Jon, the young Stark focused his eyes on the mother, who stared at Jon, the contrast of her black fur and her amber eyes made her stand out in the darkness of the night

Jon spoke

"This forest is safer than the previous one, you can stay and your family is welcome in the castle" as he spoke, Jon touched the she-wolf's mind gently to reassure her, the act was much simpler than the previous time, as if there was a connection between the she-wolf and Jon that was not visible before

The mother simply approached Jon and licked his hand a couple of times, then guided her young to the castle grounds, apparently Wolf's Den would have new inhabitants

Looking at the rest of the students, Jon spoke again

"Let's go, I'm exhausted and we must go back."

They all nodded, grabbed Jon's portkey, and vanished, heading for the castle.

Jon Stark, Hogwarts Castle, the next night

"your skill with potions is amazing, Jon, youngest potion master in history, without your help, we wouldn't have been able to heal the students so quickly"

Jon gave the nurse a smile and responded

"It's nothing Madame, you were the one who introduced me to potions, the credit is yours too" at that answer, Poppy simply snorted and replied

"You're too charming for your own good Jon, I imagine Miss Malfoy must be busy scaring away the rest of the witches in the castle."

At those words, Jon stifled a snort, as if some witch had the courage to mess with Lucrecia Malfoy, it was her little snake who was looking for beautiful witches for them to enjoy in the future, if this was for Jon's pleasure or herself, Jon did not know, and frankly he was not so foolish as to question why his future wife was looking for consorts for him

Lucrecia swore that it was to strengthen the family, but Jon had his doubts

When Jon began to hear moans and grunts, he turned his gaze towards the two young women, who began to wake up with difficulty, white smoke was visible coming from their mouths

Jon kept his distance while Poppy checked on the witches, however, when Hermione saw him, he spoke quickly

"It's a basilisk! The monster is a basilisk!” next to him, Penny nodded, showing her agreement with the young Gryffindor

Penny spoke again

"It's the only snake that can live that long, it moves through the magical pipes of the castle" those words puzzled Poppy who quickly replied

"But that's impossible! Basilisks kill with their eyes, none of the students died!”

Jon intervened quickly, his mind working at full speed and analyzing each of the incidents he responded

"Because none of them looked into the eyes of the beast," Jon whispered as he opened his eyes wider and wider.

"The cat saw it in the water, the Gryffindor through its device, the Hufflepuff through the ghost and you..." Jon looked at Hermione and Penny, who responded quickly

"We used my mirror Jon, we poked it out of one of the corners as a precaution, and we looked into the eyes of the beast" Hermione nodded quickly and spoke

"Yes, look, I have a page from a book with information about the basilisk..." however, Hermione realized something, looking around, the young woman speaks

"How strange, I had the page in my hand when we saw the monster, but it's gone now" At those words, Jon had a bad feeling and looking at Poppy he asked

"Madame, who visited Hermione before she arrived with the potion?"  Jon prayed to the gods that Harry hadn't done something stupid

Again

Poppy responded quickly

"Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley" Jon just stifled a sigh, that pair of troublemakers would make him gray hair

For a moment, Jon wondered if his father felt the same way about all the trouble his siblings gave him at Winterfell

Jon looked at Hermione and began to talk

“We discovered that a student died fifty years ago, in one of the bathrooms, if she was killed by a beast, then she suffered a painful death, that type of act leaves sequels, do you know of any place that is cursed or inhabited by a specter of a young woman?”

Jon's urgency was evident, the bad feeling inside him grew bigger and bigger, the young Stark saw how Hermione's face turned pale and whispered

“Myrtle! The basilisk killed Myrtle! Why didn't I see it before!” The young woman began to babble, lost in thought

Jon raised his voice and said

“Hermione! Where's Myrtle! Harry could be in danger!” Jon's scream brought Hermione out of her thoughts and she responded quickly

“The girls' bathroom, on the second floor”

And without saying anything else, Jon ran off, every second was precious, after all

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Along the way, Jon learned that the castle was under curfew, apparently the monster had appeared and this time he had kidnapped a student, without Dumbledore in the castle, the teachers could not coordinate in the best way

That situation benefited Jon, who quickly made his way to the bathroom in question

Only to see the entrance to the chamber of secrets sealing itself again, indicating that someone had entered the chamber recently

Shit, thought Jon, who was so focused that he didn't notice the other person in the room

"You're late, they've already entered the beast's lair," spoke the shrill voice of the ghost of the murdered girl

Jon looked at her with annoyed eyes and replied

"Who goes down?" Jon wasn't playing, his magic manifested through his voice, and Myrtle, wisely, answered

 "Harry, his red-haired monkey and Professor Lavender" Jon stifled another sigh, at the brat's recklessness

By the old gods, Harry would make him gray hair out of worry, Jon thought, as he took a breath, a second later, he looked at Myrtle and spoke

"I apologize in advance" such words surprised Myrtle, no one had apologized to her in her entire life, curious, the ghost asked

"What are you about..." the question was interrupted due to the explosion of the bombarda curse that Jon had thrown into the sink

To their surprise, an emerald shield manifested itself in the sink, which held back Jon's attack without any problem

Young Stark grunted and whispered

"Well, it's time to bring out the artillery" at those words, Jon's wand vibrated excitedly, as if predicting what would happen next

Jon walked away from the sink and pointed his wand at the sink, closed his eyes and concentrated his magic, when he opened them, his irises were a bright purple color and screamed

"Drakarys" a second later, Jon's wand lit up for a moment

And the castle trembles

A mighty torrent of black flames with red lightning rushed from Jon's wand, shattering the emerald shield, the sink, and the entire bathroom wall and the castle's magical defenses shook 

 Seeing that the job was done, Jon cut the magic of the spell and took a moment to compose himself, by the gods, that was hard, that spell had been different, the dragon's breath did not produce black flames or red lightning, it was not so chaotic and difficult to control, something was different with his magic and he would not risk using the spell again until he found out

Seeing the mess he had made, Jon sighed and went to where the sink was, now a huge hole leading to the depths of the castle was visible

Jon turned his gaze to Myrtle, who was still dumbfounded at the power shown by Jon and the young Stark spoke

“I will go down, inform Professor Snape and Lucrecia Malfoy that the entrance to the chamber is here, to send help” and without waiting for an answer

Jon slid down the pipe, into what would be, without a doubt, the greatest challenge he has ever faced

She had a basilisk to hunt, she couldn't let Clarissa down