Return to the Chamber of Secrets
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 17
Sasporilla Bucket stood at the bottom of the Gigantic gold step pyramid, looking up at the one thousand stairs that lead up to huge open double doors. The others were beginning the long arduous assent. This seemed like a very easy task and Sassy wondered what sort of traps were in store for them.
One of the volunteers, a Hufflepff named Vellma Sporknitz, stopped to pull a small knife from her pocket. She tried loosening one of the gold bricks that made up the Pyramid steps.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Blossom Kowalski yelled as she grabbed the girls ear and twisted it until Vel rose up to look her in the eye. "We've lost enough people to greed already Vellma Sporknitz! Have you learned nothing from their deaths."
"Sorry Blossom." Vellma said. "I didn't think one brick could do any harm."
"You should have just stopped at you didn't think!" Blossom shouted at the girl pointing on. "Now move it!"
"Ok, ok!" Blossom said.
"Trouble?" Sasporilla asked catching up.
"Nothing my training's as prefect and head girl didn't prepare me for." Blossom smiled.
"You go girl!" Sassy chuckled.
Kingsly Shacklebolt was the first to make it to the top of the stairs. The giant gold doors were opened revealing an inky black passage inside. A ghostly full bodied image of Salazar Slytherin flickered in before him.
"I see that you are all quite determined to step inside my Palace, my prison, my tomb!"
"We only want the children back." Kingsly said. "Once we have them we'll leave you in peace."
"Peace I will have." Salazar Slytherin chuckled. "Pieces you will be!"
With the snap of his fingers Salazar Slytherin flickered out, and something large moved just inside the shadow of the pyramid.
"Wands ready!" The minister of Magic ordered.
There was no blast of flame or guttural roar as the great skeletal dragon stepped forth from the shadow into the dim phosphorescent light of the cavern. It swatted at the group with its gigantic bone hand and sent people jumping in all directions. It turned an swiped with its great bony tail. Sassy and Blossom ducked, still on the steps and not quite to the top with others, as the tail passed over them. Witches and wizards were knocked knocked back as if hit by a speeding bus. Few would recover from that blow. Kingsly Shacklebolt was thrown of the top and sent rolling down the side of the step pyramid. He came to a halt somewhere about half way down.
"You ready?" Sassy said to Blossom pulling her wand.
"Ready." Blossom nodded.
Nick Owlmore, Lyra Lee Ashwolf and Karry Curtiss were the only ones still on their feet when Sassy and Bloss hit the top of the stairs.
"BOMBARDA MAXIMA!" Sasporilla cast blowing a large whole in the creatures lef rib cage, causing the left arm to fall off.
Bones reformed from splinters and reconnected themselves to the dragon who took a lunging bite at Sasporilla. Blossom dove and tackled the pink haired witch out of the skeletal dragons path. The pair landed hard on floor.
"Thanks." Sassy smiled.
"Any time!" Blossom said.
Karry and the two aurors were trying every spell they could think of. Nothing worked. Sasporilla attempted to communicate with the beast but it had no language, no reason. It was a dead, reanimated thing. The question was, what power kept this long dead beast animated?
The creature flapped its massive bone wings. Small shards of bone flew off and filled the air with shrapnel.
"REPALLO!" Sasporilla cast forming a barrier that reflected the shrapnel around her and her Blossom. Karry, Lyra, and Nick ducked behind a corner. Sasporilla looked behind in time to see the shards of bone slow, stop and begin to return.
"Get down!" Sasporilla said throwing Blossom to the floor as the bone shards flew over them.
"Thanks!" Blossom smiled.
"Your welcome Bloss." Sassy said. "I wasn't going to let you be hurt!"
Sasporilla looked over at the dragon as the bone shards reformed onto the ends of its wings. Something glinted on the beasts ankle. It was a polished metal shackle with a few links of chain running behind it. Anything old enough to have been on this creature, and still looked as if it was that new, was surely to be the magical source of the dragons animation.
"PERDERE COLAPHIZO!" Sasporilla cast.
Purple energy flashed from her wands tip and struck the beast hard in the ankle. The beast looked down as the metal shackle began to crack releasing bright magical energy. The beast through its head up and back as if in agony. The bone dragon began to shudder and the bones began to fall apart, the bones crashing to the ground, exploding into dust.
Sasporilla Bucket stood at the bottom of the Gigantic gold step pyramid, looking up at the one thousand stairs that lead up to huge open double doors. The others were beginning the long arduous assent. This seemed like a very easy task and Sassy wondered what sort of traps were in store for them.
One of the volunteers, a Hufflepff named Vellma Sporknitz, stopped to pull a small knife from her pocket. She tried loosening one of the gold bricks that made up the Pyramid steps.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Blossom Kowalski yelled as she grabbed the girls ear and twisted it until Vel rose up to look her in the eye. "We've lost enough people to greed already Vellma Sporknitz! Have you learned nothing from their deaths."
"Sorry Blossom." Vellma said. "I didn't think one brick could do any harm."
"You should have just stopped at you didn't think!" Blossom shouted at the girl pointing on. "Now move it!"
"Ok, ok!" Blossom said.
"Trouble?" Sasporilla asked catching up.
"Nothing my training's as prefect and head girl didn't prepare me for." Blossom smiled.
"You go girl!" Sassy chuckled.
Kingsly Shacklebolt was the first to make it to the top of the stairs. The giant gold doors were opened revealing an inky black passage inside. A ghostly full bodied image of Salazar Slytherin flickered in before him.
"I see that you are all quite determined to step inside my Palace, my prison, my tomb!"
"We only want the children back." Kingsly said. "Once we have them we'll leave you in peace."
"Peace I will have." Salazar Slytherin chuckled. "Pieces you will be!"
With the snap of his fingers Salazar Slytherin flickered out, and something large moved just inside the shadow of the pyramid.
"Wands ready!" The minister of Magic ordered.
There was no blast of flame or guttural roar as the great skeletal dragon stepped forth from the shadow into the dim phosphorescent light of the cavern. It swatted at the group with its gigantic bone hand and sent people jumping in all directions. It turned an swiped with its great bony tail. Sassy and Blossom ducked, still on the steps and not quite to the top with others, as the tail passed over them. Witches and wizards were knocked knocked back as if hit by a speeding bus. Few would recover from that blow. Kingsly Shacklebolt was thrown of the top and sent rolling down the side of the step pyramid. He came to a halt somewhere about half way down.
"You ready?" Sassy said to Blossom pulling her wand.
"Ready." Blossom nodded.
Nick Owlmore, Lyra Lee Ashwolf and Karry Curtiss were the only ones still on their feet when Sassy and Bloss hit the top of the stairs.
"BOMBARDA MAXIMA!" Sasporilla cast blowing a large whole in the creatures lef rib cage, causing the left arm to fall off.
Bones reformed from splinters and reconnected themselves to the dragon who took a lunging bite at Sasporilla. Blossom dove and tackled the pink haired witch out of the skeletal dragons path. The pair landed hard on floor.
"Thanks." Sassy smiled.
"Any time!" Blossom said.
Karry and the two aurors were trying every spell they could think of. Nothing worked. Sasporilla attempted to communicate with the beast but it had no language, no reason. It was a dead, reanimated thing. The question was, what power kept this long dead beast animated?
The creature flapped its massive bone wings. Small shards of bone flew off and filled the air with shrapnel.
"REPALLO!" Sasporilla cast forming a barrier that reflected the shrapnel around her and her Blossom. Karry, Lyra, and Nick ducked behind a corner. Sasporilla looked behind in time to see the shards of bone slow, stop and begin to return.
"Get down!" Sasporilla said throwing Blossom to the floor as the bone shards flew over them.
"Thanks!" Blossom smiled.
"Your welcome Bloss." Sassy said. "I wasn't going to let you be hurt!"
Sasporilla looked over at the dragon as the bone shards reformed onto the ends of its wings. Something glinted on the beasts ankle. It was a polished metal shackle with a few links of chain running behind it. Anything old enough to have been on this creature, and still looked as if it was that new, was surely to be the magical source of the dragons animation.
"PERDERE COLAPHIZO!" Sasporilla cast.
Purple energy flashed from her wands tip and struck the beast hard in the ankle. The beast looked down as the metal shackle began to crack releasing bright magical energy. The beast through its head up and back as if in agony. The bone dragon began to shudder and the bones began to fall apart, the bones crashing to the ground, exploding into dust.
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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.