Return to the Chamber of Secrets
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 16
Sasporilla gasped as the rescue party passed a large stone building with a very familiar logo.
"Karry, Zac look." Sassy said pointing at the building.
"Gringots?" Karry said.
"I guess they really are the oldest wizarding bank." Zac said. "This could explain Salazar Slytherins vast fortune. If he discovered this city?"
"Then his vaults are likely full of ancient dark wizard devices and Gringots gold." Karry said.
No one saw a small group of student volunteers break off and duck into the ruins of the ancient bank. It wasn't until the boys started to scream and flashes of spells lit up the interior, that they realized greed had got the best of four of the seventh years.
"Damn stupid!" Kingsly yelled turning to run to their aid.
"No!" Jrux yelled holding out his arms. "They're already dead!"
"Wait!" Sasporilla yelled. "What do you mean Jrux?"
"The Goblins that haunt the shadows of that building steal the voices of their victims to lure more in." Jrux said. "By the time you here screams your people are dead."
Sasporilla translated.
"Damn." Kingsly said. "Nobody break away form the group! Four of you are now dead because of greed. Curiosity killed the cat, remember that!"
The pale white faces of goblins who had been without sun for millennia, peered from the shadowy doors and windows of the ancient Gringots. Their razor sharp Cheshire smiles accented by the smeared red blood around their wide mouths.
"Bombarda!" Lyra cast angrily, causing an explosion which cracked ancient rock. Goblins ran back into the buildings shadowy depths.
"Auror!" The minister of magic yelled. "Holster that wand and that attitude!"
The group fell silent as they approached the grand plaza. A huge stone square a mile wide in each direction.
"This is where I must part from you." Jrux said. "The dangers are great from here to the golden pyramid."
"Thank you for your help Jrux." Sasporilla smiled warmly. "Wish us luck."
"You will need it." Jrux bowed and vanished.
"Where has the elf gone?" Nick asked.
"He said it's far to dangerous from here." Sasporilla said.
"Coward!" Kingsly mutterer angrily.
"Excuse me?" Sasporilla said. "Jrux did just what he promised to do and might I remind you, he wasn't obligated to do so in any way! This is our problem not his, not the Xorgos! I will not have you calling these poor elves COWARDS!"
"Sasporilla?" Karry said. "Calm down!"
"My apologies." Kingsly said reluctantly.
"Let's continue on." Sasporilla said motioning to the main road which lay on the far side of the square.
The rescue party was wide open, walking through the center of the great square. They could feel the eyes of many hungry horrors that lurked in the dark buildings around the square.
"STOP!" a disembodied voice boomed from above them.
The group of witches and wizards halted and looked up. The gigantic face of Salazar Slytherin appeared in the air in crackling green fire!
"What do you seek?" The booming voice of the great wizard asked.
"I will answer this." Kingsly Shacklebolt said holding his hand out to silence anyone else who may answer. "We're looking for missing Hogwarts Students!"
"Yes." The voice hissed. "A child and a cursed one seek to find me."
"Seek to find you?" Kingsly asked.
"They are not worthy." Slytherin said. "But one of you IS worthy."
A ring of green flame encircled Zac Curtiss and in a flash, he disappeared.
"Zac!" Karry screamed. "That's my husband! Return him at once!"
"You dare order me? mudblood!" Slytherin said out raged.
Kingsly, Nick, Lyra and Sasporilla began to cast a magical Barrier as they motioned everyone to move. Green energy flew from the eyes of Salazar Slytherins image, struck the barrier and deflected away.
The unmistakable hiss of parcel tongue filled the square as Slytherin called the foulest of his creatures. Giant shadow serpents slid from windows and doors. The black creatures slithered towards them from all directions. The rescue party was surrounded.
Spells flew from the ends of wands, crashing directly into the beasts and passing straight through with little or no effect. Stone exploded in a shower of dust when the minister of magic cast "Bombarda Maxima!" The blast made the shadowy serpents scatter but didn't leave scratch on them.
"They're impervious to magic!" Kingsly Shacklebolt yelled. "If anyone has any bright ideas now would be the time to speak up!"
"Bright!" Sasporilla laughed. "LUMOS SOLEM!"
Sunlight beamed from her wand cutting a swath through the shadow serpents. The creatures writhed in agony as light turned their bodies to floating embers and ash.
"Lumos Solem!" was cast by everyone in the party sending out a circular wave of light that destroyed the shadow serpent onslaught. The witches and wizards cheered with excitement, reveling in their victory.
"Good show Miss Bucket!" The Minister of Magic said.
"Is everyone ok?" Sasporilla asked looking around. Everyone was there, except the students lost to the goblins and Zac Curtiss. Blossom was doing a head count.
"I do believe we have everyone Sasporilla." Blossom said.
"Thank you Blossom." Sassy smiled.
"We'd best get across this square and up those steps into yhe pyramid before anything else attacks." Kingsly said leading everyone on with a wave.
"Sasporilla?" Karry asked with quirt sadness. "Why do you think he had to take my Zac?"
"Slytherin said he was worthy." Sasporilla said taking her friends hand and pulling her along beside. "I can only assume if we look in that book on the shelf back in the vault, it will show Zac's family, the Zarcazzians, were of pure blood. I can't imagine there would be to many families who can truthfully claim that these days."
"But what does he need a pure blood for?" Karry wept.
"I wish I knew." Sasporilla cringed. "I wish..I..Knew."
Sasporilla gasped as the rescue party passed a large stone building with a very familiar logo.
"Karry, Zac look." Sassy said pointing at the building.
"Gringots?" Karry said.
"I guess they really are the oldest wizarding bank." Zac said. "This could explain Salazar Slytherins vast fortune. If he discovered this city?"
"Then his vaults are likely full of ancient dark wizard devices and Gringots gold." Karry said.
No one saw a small group of student volunteers break off and duck into the ruins of the ancient bank. It wasn't until the boys started to scream and flashes of spells lit up the interior, that they realized greed had got the best of four of the seventh years.
"Damn stupid!" Kingsly yelled turning to run to their aid.
"No!" Jrux yelled holding out his arms. "They're already dead!"
"Wait!" Sasporilla yelled. "What do you mean Jrux?"
"The Goblins that haunt the shadows of that building steal the voices of their victims to lure more in." Jrux said. "By the time you here screams your people are dead."
Sasporilla translated.
"Damn." Kingsly said. "Nobody break away form the group! Four of you are now dead because of greed. Curiosity killed the cat, remember that!"
The pale white faces of goblins who had been without sun for millennia, peered from the shadowy doors and windows of the ancient Gringots. Their razor sharp Cheshire smiles accented by the smeared red blood around their wide mouths.
"Bombarda!" Lyra cast angrily, causing an explosion which cracked ancient rock. Goblins ran back into the buildings shadowy depths.
"Auror!" The minister of magic yelled. "Holster that wand and that attitude!"
The group fell silent as they approached the grand plaza. A huge stone square a mile wide in each direction.
"This is where I must part from you." Jrux said. "The dangers are great from here to the golden pyramid."
"Thank you for your help Jrux." Sasporilla smiled warmly. "Wish us luck."
"You will need it." Jrux bowed and vanished.
"Where has the elf gone?" Nick asked.
"He said it's far to dangerous from here." Sasporilla said.
"Coward!" Kingsly mutterer angrily.
"Excuse me?" Sasporilla said. "Jrux did just what he promised to do and might I remind you, he wasn't obligated to do so in any way! This is our problem not his, not the Xorgos! I will not have you calling these poor elves COWARDS!"
"Sasporilla?" Karry said. "Calm down!"
"My apologies." Kingsly said reluctantly.
"Let's continue on." Sasporilla said motioning to the main road which lay on the far side of the square.
The rescue party was wide open, walking through the center of the great square. They could feel the eyes of many hungry horrors that lurked in the dark buildings around the square.
"STOP!" a disembodied voice boomed from above them.
The group of witches and wizards halted and looked up. The gigantic face of Salazar Slytherin appeared in the air in crackling green fire!
"What do you seek?" The booming voice of the great wizard asked.
"I will answer this." Kingsly Shacklebolt said holding his hand out to silence anyone else who may answer. "We're looking for missing Hogwarts Students!"
"Yes." The voice hissed. "A child and a cursed one seek to find me."
"Seek to find you?" Kingsly asked.
"They are not worthy." Slytherin said. "But one of you IS worthy."
A ring of green flame encircled Zac Curtiss and in a flash, he disappeared.
"Zac!" Karry screamed. "That's my husband! Return him at once!"
"You dare order me? mudblood!" Slytherin said out raged.
Kingsly, Nick, Lyra and Sasporilla began to cast a magical Barrier as they motioned everyone to move. Green energy flew from the eyes of Salazar Slytherins image, struck the barrier and deflected away.
The unmistakable hiss of parcel tongue filled the square as Slytherin called the foulest of his creatures. Giant shadow serpents slid from windows and doors. The black creatures slithered towards them from all directions. The rescue party was surrounded.
Spells flew from the ends of wands, crashing directly into the beasts and passing straight through with little or no effect. Stone exploded in a shower of dust when the minister of magic cast "Bombarda Maxima!" The blast made the shadowy serpents scatter but didn't leave scratch on them.
"They're impervious to magic!" Kingsly Shacklebolt yelled. "If anyone has any bright ideas now would be the time to speak up!"
"Bright!" Sasporilla laughed. "LUMOS SOLEM!"
Sunlight beamed from her wand cutting a swath through the shadow serpents. The creatures writhed in agony as light turned their bodies to floating embers and ash.
"Lumos Solem!" was cast by everyone in the party sending out a circular wave of light that destroyed the shadow serpent onslaught. The witches and wizards cheered with excitement, reveling in their victory.
"Good show Miss Bucket!" The Minister of Magic said.
"Is everyone ok?" Sasporilla asked looking around. Everyone was there, except the students lost to the goblins and Zac Curtiss. Blossom was doing a head count.
"I do believe we have everyone Sasporilla." Blossom said.
"Thank you Blossom." Sassy smiled.
"We'd best get across this square and up those steps into yhe pyramid before anything else attacks." Kingsly said leading everyone on with a wave.
"Sasporilla?" Karry asked with quirt sadness. "Why do you think he had to take my Zac?"
"Slytherin said he was worthy." Sasporilla said taking her friends hand and pulling her along beside. "I can only assume if we look in that book on the shelf back in the vault, it will show Zac's family, the Zarcazzians, were of pure blood. I can't imagine there would be to many families who can truthfully claim that these days."
"But what does he need a pure blood for?" Karry wept.
"I wish I knew." Sasporilla cringed. "I wish..I..Knew."
PLEASE REMEMBER
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, donate to J.K.Rowlings charity LUMOS and help children who need it most.
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, donate to J.K.Rowlings charity LUMOS and help children who need it most.