3rd Person POV

     Harry and (Y/n) have just entered what appears to be the main chamber. This place is a little creepy with a bunch of snake statues and a pool that probably leads to the sewer system. As (Y/n) and Harry walk down the main aisle towards a statued face of someone, Harry spots a person lying on the floor.

Harry: Ginny.

      (Y/n) takes notice and the two boys rush to Ginny's side, (Y/n) is quick to check her pulse.

(Y/n): She's cold.

Harry: Come on, Ginny. Please, wake up.

????: She won't wake.

      The boys look up at the new figure he was somewhat pale skinned and had a Slytherin house uniform on.

Harry: Tom? Tom Riddle? What do you mean she won't wake? She's not-

Tom: She's still alive but only just.

(Y/n): There isn't time for word games we need to leave before the Basilisk find us.

Tom: *picks up Harry's wand* It won't come until it's called.

Harry: Give me my wand, Tom.

Tom: You won't be needing it.

(Y/n): We have to go. We have to save her, now!

Tom: I'm afraid I can't do that. You see as poor Ginny grows weaker, I grow stronger. *boys look confused* Look at you two srain those feeble minds of yours. Allow me to put the pieces together for you. It was Ginny Weasely who opened the Chamber of Secrets.

Harry: No, she couldn't. She wouldn't.

Tom: It was Ginny who set the Basilisk on the Mud-bloods and Filch's cat. Ginny who wrote the threatening messages on the walls.

(Y/n): Why?

Tom: Because I told her to. You see I can be very persuasive, not that she knew what she was doing, she was in a kind of trance. Still the power of the diary began to scare her and she tried disposing of it in the girls bathroom. Until, who should find it but you, *indicating Harry* the very person I was most anxious to meet.

Harry: And why did you want to meet me?

Tom: I knew I had to talk to you. Meet you, of I could. So I decided to show you my capture of that brainless oaf, Hagrid, to gain your trust.

Harry: Hagrid's my friend and you framed him didn't you?

Tom: It was my word against his. Only Dumbeldore seemed to think he was innocent.

(Y/n): Ha! Bet Dumbeldore saw right through you, eh Tom.

Tom: He certainly kept an annoyingly close watch on me after that. I knew it wouldn't be safe to open the Chamber again while I was still at school. So I decided to leave behind a diary, preserving my sixteen year old self in it's pages, so that one day, I would be able to lead another, to finish Slazar Slytherin's noble work.

Harry: Well you haven't finished it this time, in a few hours the Mandrake draft will be ready and those you attacked will be alright again.

Tom: Haven't I told you? Killing Mudbloods doesn't matter to me anymore. For many months now my new target has been you.

     (Y/n) wants to activate his lightning and vaporize Tom right now but with all the water around he'll do more harm than good, so right now he needs to hold back.

Tom: How is it, that a baby with no extraordinary magical talent was able to defeat the greatest wizard of all time? How did you escape with nothing but a scar while Lord Voldemort's powers were destroyed?

(Y/n): Why do you care how he escaped? Voldemort was after your time.

Tom: Stupid boy, Voldemort is my past, present, and future.

     Tom then writes his name with Harry's wand and the with a flick of the wand rearranges the letters.

Harry: You you're the Heir of Slytherin. You're Voldemort.

Tom: You didn't think I would keep my filthy Muggle father's name? No, I fashioned myself a new name, a name  that I knew one day everyone would fear to speak, when I became the greatest Sorcerer  in the world.

Harry: Albus Dumbeldore is the greatest Sorcerer in the world!

Tom: Dumbeldore has been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me.

(Y/n): He'll never be gone not as long as those who remain are loyal to him!

     Just then a bird call is heard and the three look and see Dumbeldore's pheonix.

Harry: Fawkes?

     Fawkes flies closer to the two Gryffindors and drops the sorting hat to them.

Tom: So this is what Dumbeldore sends his great defenders, a songbird and an old hat.

      Tom the speaks Parseltoungue to the statue and the mouth starts to open as Tom says.

Tom: Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Harry Potter and The Thunderer.

      Then the Basilisk begins to appear from the statue and the two Gryffindors run for the entrance.

Tom: Parseltoungue won't save you now, Potter. It only obeys me.

     The boys keep running until Harry trips, (Y/n) dives to protect him from the snake. Fawkes thens calls and flies in quickly and attacks the Basilisk's face, while the boys only watch the shadows.

Tom: No! Your bird may have blinded the Basilisk but it can still hear you.

(Y/n) POV

     I pull Harry behind a statue and whisper to him.

(Y/n): Stay here. When I draw it away, get to Ginny and figure out a way to stop Tom.

Harry: Are you mad? That thing will kill you.

(Y/n): It's gotta catch me first.

     I reassure Harry and then walk out to distract the blinded snake, it strikes at the noise I make, I dodge left. It strikes again and I dodge right and head down a sewer pipe with the Basilisk in pursuit. I dodge another strike and continue down the pipe and come to a dead end, I look around and get an idea. I climb the pipe above me and wait for the Basilisk to appear, as it sticks it's head out trying to hear me, I wait until it gets half it's body length out and then I jump onto the giants head and force it under water. I spend the next few minutes trying desperately to hang on and beat this thing, I tried a couple of spells and that had little effect. We resurfaced in the main hall and the basilisk finally throws me off and I crash into the floor next to Harry.

Harry POV

     I watched (Y/n) get thrown off the Basilisk and crash on the ground, even with his strength and spells, he won't be able to beat the Basilisk at this rate. I want to help him somehow, but what? Suddenly, I hear a shimmering noise and I look at the sorting hat and see the hilt of a sword has appeared. As (Y/n) gets up for round two, I quickly grab the sword and yell to (Y/n).

Harry: (Y/n)! *looks at me* Here!

     I toss him the sword and he catches it and takes a fighting stance.

(Y/n) POV

     I catch the sword and look it over and then take a stance as the Basilisk pulls itself out of the water.

(Y/n): Over here, you ugly beast!

     It worked the Basilisk chases after me again, I decide to climb the big statue. As I climb the Basilisk tries and fails to strike me three more times, I get to the top and take a sword stance. The Basilisk rises up and tries to srike me, but I swing at cut it's face a little, it reels back and it actually tricks me and instead of a frontal strike, it puposefully missed, then swings it's head into me flinging me back. I quickly get up and see the sword about to slide off the statue and the Basilisk going in for the kill. I jump forward and grab the sword and then get to my feet and stab the Basilisk through it's brain, unfortunately as I pull the sword out I find that one of the Basilisk's fangs stabbed my arm. I rip it out as the Basilisk finally dies and collapses.

Harry POV

     I watch the Basilisk die and I can't help but feel a little relieved I have a friend like (Y/n), who can do anything he sets his mind to without falter. I see though that the fight took a toll on him, as (Y/n) approaches I can see he has been bit and is in real trouble. (Y/n) collapses to his hands and knees next to me, he then hands me the Basilisk fang and grins.

(Y/n): Souvenir. *grunts in pain*

Tom: Remarkable, isn't it? How fast the venom of the Basilisk floods the body, I'd say your friend has about a minute to live and I will cease to be a memory.

     I then start think about something and reach for Ginny's hands...

Tom: Funny, the damage a silly little book can do, especially in the hands of a silly little girl.

      I finally come up with an idea and take Tom's diary and open it...

Tom: What are you doing?

     I take the Basilisk fang and raise it up and before Tom can stop me, I syab the diary again and again as Tom slowly fades away like he's burning. He finally explodes into nothing and Ginny suddenly wakes up, Ginny sits up and looks around.

Harry: Ginny.

Ginny: Harry, it was me, but I swear I didn't mean to. Riddle made me and- *gasps* (Y/n), you're hurt.

(Y/n): Don't worry you two. Listen, you two need to get out, you must bear witness to what you have seen today.

Harry: No (Y/n) I--

Fawkes: *calls*

     Fawkes comes from nowhere and lands in front of (Y/n).

(Y/n): You were brilliant, for an old bird. I just wasn't fast enough.

     Fawkes then leans down to (Y/n)'s arm and starts shedding tears, then I remember.

Harry: Of course, Pheonix tears have healing powers.

(Y/n): Well look at that and I thought you guys were all about fire.

      I gave (Y/n) a forearm handshake and the three of us find Ron and Lockhart waiting, then Fawkes grabs (Y/n) and we grab onto eachother as Fawkes flies us out of the Chamber of Secrets.

      We get to the school and we are all checked over for injuries, then Ron, (Y/n) and myself are told to report to Professor Dumbeldore's office, who has since returned to Hogwarts. We get there and see Professor Dumbeldore and he appears to be a little cross, he then explains....

Dumbeldore: The three of you realize that in the past few hours, you have broken nearly a dozen school rules.

Boys: Yes sir.

Dumbeldore: And there is substantial proof to have you three expelled.

Boys: Yes sir.

Dumbeldore: Therefore, you will all recieve special awards, for services to the school.

     We all look at eachother and we thank Dumbeldore, Dumbeldore then rises from his seat with a letter in hand.

Dumbeldore: Now, Mr. Weasely if you would? Have an owl deliver these release papers to Azkaban. I think we want our Gamekeeper back.

3rd Person POV

     Ron leaves the room and Dumbeldore turns to the two remaining students.

Dumbeldore: Harry, (Y/n), I want to thank you. You must've shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing else would've called Fawkes to you two. And second, Harry, I sense there is something troubling you.

Harry: Well, it's just I couldn't help by notice certain similarities between Tom Riddle and me.

Dumbeldore: Ah. Well, you can speak Parseltoungue, Harry. Why? *Harry shakes his head* Because Voldemort could also speak Parseltoungue. If I'm not mistaken, Harry, he transferred some of his powers to you the night he gave you that scar.

(Y/n): That doesn't make sense, why would Voldemort trasfer some of his power to Harry?

Dumbeldore: It was not intentional.

(Y/n): Oh.

Harry: So, the sorting hat was right, I should be in Slytherin.

Dumbeldore:  It's true, Harry. You possess many of the qualties Voldemort himself prizes. Determination, resourcefullness and if I may say so, a certain disregard for the rules.

(Y/n): *chuckles* Sorry.

Dumbeldore: Why then did the sorting hat place you in Gryffindor?

Harry: Because I asked it to.

Dumbeldore: Exactly, Harry. Exactly. Which makes you different from Voldemort. It is not our abilities that show who we truly are, it is our choices. If you want more proof of why you belong in Gryffindor, then I suggest you look more closely*picks up sword* at this.

     Harry grabs the sword and he and (Y/n) look it over and see a name engraved on the blade.

(Y/n): Godric Gryffindor.

Dumbeldore: It takes a true Gryffindor to pull that out of the hat.

(Y/n): Sir, how was I able to wield it when it was called only to Harry?

Dumbeldore: Because, in your time at this school you have demonstrated all the qualities of a Gryffindor. Confident, daring, brave and valiant these are some of the traits that Godric himself was made into a legend for. You were able to wield the sword because the sorting hat saw all the traits of Gryffindor burn brighter in you than any other Gryffindor before you.

(Y/n): I will try and live up to that title, sir.

      Just then the door open and Lucius Malfoy enters and (Y/n) started getting mad and lightning started crackling across his body, Harry however notices a familiar looking house-elf.

Harry: Dobby? So, this is your master. The family you serve is the Malfoy's.

Lucius:c*lools down at elf* I'll deal with you later.

      Lucius walks up to Dumbeldore's desk and tries to move the two students but (Y/n) stands his ground as the lightning gets a little more intense.

Dumbeldore: (Y/n), *(Y/n) looks at Dumbeldore* please, stand down.

      (Y/n) reluctantly moves over while keeping an eye on Lucius, Lucius himself addresses Dumbeldore.

Lucius: So, you have returned.

Dumbeldore: When the governers saw that Ms. Weasely had been taken by the monster, they saw fit to summon me back.

Lucius: Ridiculous.

Dumbeldore: Curiously, most of the gonerners were under the impression that you would curse their families if they didn't vote for my removal.

Lucius: How dare you?

      A spark flies off (Y/n) and hits the ground near Lucius' feet.

Dumbeldore: I beg your pardon?

Lucius: My sole concern has always been and always will be the well being of this school and, of course, it's students. The culprit has been identified, I presume?

Dumbeldore: Indeed.

Lucius: And? Who was it?

      Dumbeldore looks at the two students as Harry and (Y/n) nod.

Dumbeldore: Voldemort. Only this time, he took action through another by means *lifts diary* of this.

Lucius: I see.

Dumbeldore: Fortunately, both Mr. Potter and Mr. (L/n) found out about it. One hopes that no more of Lord Voldemort's old school things should fall into innocent hands. The consequences would be severe.

Lucius: Well. Then let's us hope that Mr. Potter will always be around, to save the day.

Harry: Don't worry. *puts a hand on (Y/n)'s shoulder* We both will be.

Lucius: *scoffs* Come, Dobby. We're leaving.

      Lucius proceeds to kick Dobby down the steps and hits him as they head to the door.

(Y/n): That's disgusting.

Harry: No kidding. *sets down sword* Professor? I wonder if I could have that?

(Y/n) Oh, I know what you're thinking. I like it!

     The two students take the diary and head down stairs and catch up with Lucius.

Harry: Mr. Malfoy! I have something of yours.

     Harry hands the diary over to Lucius and he takes it.

Lucius: Mine? I don't know what you're talking about.

(Y/n): Oh, I think you do. You slipped that diary in Ginny's cauldron, that day at Diagon Alley.

Lucius: Really? *hands diary to Dobby* Why don't you prove it.

      (Y/n) simply smirks at Lucius, Lucius scoffs and turns away while calling Dobby to follow. Harry whispers Dobby to open the diary, he does so and sees a sock and a padded fingerless glove.

Lucius: Dobby?!

Dobby: Master has given Dobby a sock.

Lucius: What? I didn't give--

Dobby: Master has presented Dobby with clothes. Dobby is free.

      Harry and (Y/n) both show the pieces of clothes they gave up, and Lucius grows pissed.

Lucius: You lost me, my servant!

     Lucius pulls his wand out of his cane and points it mainly at Harry and walks towards the boys. Dobby tries to stop Lucius but (Y/n) simply gently pushes Dobby behind him and activates his Lightning.

(Y/n): None shall hurt my friends!

     (Y/n) then lets loose a bolt of lightning powerful enough to send Lucius flying down the hallway.

(Y/n): Damn, I've been waiting to do that.

     Lucius gets up and gets his coat together....

Lucius: Your parents were meddlesome fools too. Mark my words, Potter, you will meet the same, sticky, end.

(Y/n): And I'll be waiting for the one to attempt to deliver it.

Lucius: You have no idea the powers that await to strike.

(Y/n): Then I will beat them all because I care about my friends and everyone else that calls this school home.

     Without another word Lucius walks away, Dobby thanks both students for his freedom. A day later, and everyone is gathering in the Great Hall and our Harry, Ron and (Y/n) are sitting at the table chatting and laughing at a joke (Y/n) made. Neville then gets the boys attention.

Neville: Guys. It's Hermione, look.

     The boys all look and Hermione starts running towards them with a smile on her face. She gives Harry a friendly hug, and Ron, well things got a little wierd so they just resorted to a handshakes. Hermione then jumps to an unsuspecting (Y/n) and gives him the tightest hug she's got.

(Y/n): Hermione- Can't- Breath.

Hermione: Sorry. Congratulations, I can't believe you all solved it.

Harry: Well we had loads of help from you.

(Y/n): We couldn't have done it without you, Hermione.

Hermione: *blushes* Thanks.

McGonagall: *taps glass* Could I have your attention please?

Dumbeldore: *stands up* Before we begin the feast, let us have a round of applause for Professor Sprout, Madam Pomfrey, whose Mandrake juice has been so successfully administered to all who had been petrified.

*APPLAUSE*

Dumbeldore: Also in light of recent events, as a school treat, all exams have been cancelled.

*APPLAUSE*

     Somehow, this annoucment got a bigger, better reception from all the students, that is except for Hermione, who groaned at not being able to challenge herself on the exams. (Y/n) could only laugh and rub Hermione's head to help her feel better. Hermione looks up at him and smiles, just then the doors open and one last straggler walks into the Great Hall.

Hagrid: Sorry I'm late.

     The Golden Quartet look and see their good friend Hagrid back where he belongs.

Hagrid: The owl that delivered my release papers got all lost and confused. Some ruddy bird called Errol.

     Ron could only look embarrassingly at Dumbeldore who gave a simple smirk. Hagrid walks up to our Golden Quartet...

Hagrid: I just wanna say that without you, Harry, Ron, Hermione and of course (Y/n). I would probably still be you-know-where so, I'd just like to say, thanks.

     Harry rises from his seat and stands in front of Hagrid and says...

Harry: There is no Hogwarts without you Hagrid.

     Harry gives Hagrid a hug and then an applause is slowly heard from the teachers and the entire student body, minus a few notables, join in and cheer for Hagrid's return.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQEcHwRCmo

Timeskip on the Train

(Y/n) POV

      I am with everyone on the train ride home regailing the tale of Harry and I stopping Voldemort and defeating the Basilisk.

Hermione: I almost can't believe the sword of Godric Gyffindor came to you two.

Harry: Believe it Hermione, (Y/n) was so cool swinging that sword around like he was born with it. Almost like a seeing a hero in action for the first time.

(Y/n): Oh, stop it.

     Ron and Harry start laughing at my embarrassment, while Hermione praised my heroism and for some reason she held my hand for almost the entire ride to King's Cross Station. I get my stuff from the cargo car and give Ron and Harry a goodbye hug.

Ron: Thank you. Both of you. I might've lost my sister had you guys not done something.

Harry: Anytime Ron, we're best friends after all.

(Y/n): Like I said I'll always have your guys' backs, always.

     I then feel a tap on my shoulder, I turn around and see Hermione and smile.

(Y/n): Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you.

Hermione: I wanted you to meet my parents.

      I look up and see Mr. and Mrs. Granger standing behind Hermione with smiles on their faces.

(Y/n): Oh, uh, ahem, hello, my name is (Y/n) (L/n). It's a pleasure to meet you.

Mrs. G: Oh, you were right, Hermione. Such a gentleman.

     I can only turn red in embarrassment, Mr. Granger then approaches me and holds out his hand.

Mr. G: I wanted to thank you personally for helping my duaghter this year. Dumbeldore informed us of what transpired and I can't say I wasn't worried but I did feel better knowing that Hermione has friends who will look out for her. Thank you.

(Y/n): You should be very proud of Hermione too, sir. She has been an inspiration for me as well and I don't think I would be standing here without her.

     We all chat a little more until I hear my dad calling my name.

Robert: (Y/n)!

      I turn and see dad approaching the conversation and the parents introduce themselves, meanwhile Hermione and I just talked a little bit.

Hermione: It's been really good having you back with us. To be honest I felt like I was gonna give up on the Chamber of Secrets fiasco, but then you came back and hit the ground running and I felt inspired by your confidence and courage.

     Hermione then wraps her arms around me in another hug, I return the hug and we actually stays like this for a few minutes.

Hermione: Thank you, for everything.

(Y/n): You know I'll always be there for you. For anything.

     We seperate and both our parents are giving us weird looks and we both just kinda blush and turn away from them.

(Y/n): Well, I suppose I better get going.

Hermione: Me too. You remember to write more okay.

(Y/n): Heh, you don't need to twist my arm. Take care, Hermione.

Hermione: Take care, (Y/n).

      We finally went our seperate ways and I went back home to continue studying and training to become the strongest I can be, for my friends.

(A/N): Whew finally, year 2 is finished and we haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet. Thank you all so much for all your support and if your new, as always, hammer that follow button so you don't miss content from me. I will be switching my focus onto my Lion faunus x Blake Belladonna story, then to my Reinhardt x Weiss Schnee story. Hopefully, the wait won't be too long this time. Have a great day everyone and remember, work hard and be nice keeps peoples spirits up especially during these difficult times. PEACE OUT!!!