Chapter 40 : Hospital and Gaunts House

As Edwin plunge Gryffindor's sword into the diary a loud screech came from the diary " Noooo " as Harry had killed the Basilisk with the sword it now has the property of Basilisk venom and can now destroy Horcruxes.

With the diary destroyed Edwin dropped the sword and looked around and said " We have to get Hermione to Madam Pomfrey she lost a lot of blood "

" Right," Harry said and with Ron, they went to pick up Hermione, Yasbel was asking Edwin if he was okay several times as she taught he was just pretending to be okay is some why she was right as Edwin felt like he hasn't slept in weeks, Draco and the other Slytherin students didn't mention anything about Edwin being a muggle-born and looked as though they didn't care.

The twins went looking around the chamber of secrets after making sure that Hermione and Edwin was okay as they left the twin who was behind looking at all the details stopped when they meet at the entrance and everyone climbed up back.

At the entrance of the tunnel Lockhart there tearing his clothes and practicing what to tell the other teacher when they come as Lockhart was practicing one by one everyone who had entered the chamber of secrets was coming out of the opened sink.

As Edwin took his first step out he felt dizzy and the world looked as though it was moving, with a loud thud Edwin hit the floor everyone turned back to see the twins with Hermione floating behind them picking Edwin up.

" Is he okay? " Yasbel asked

Isabella looked at Edwin and said " it looks like he's sleeping "

" yeah " everyone agreed

" We have to get him to Madam Pomfrey," Theodore said

" Why do that when I'm here," Lockhart said with a smile as he know he needed to get on the students good side since he couldn't beat all of them as Lockhart takes out his wand to help Edwin he was stopped by Draco, The twins and Harry as he couldn't force his help he wanted to followed behind everyone but Daphne and Theodore made him stay in the middle so he couldn't do anything as they were the ones to see his practice.

After Edwin was sent to Madam Pomfrey it didn't take long for her to notice why Edwin was in a deep sleep after telling Dumbledore the reason they sent him to St Mungo's hospital to be treated as being under someone control for a long time isn't known to leave the best side effects if there is any at all.

Edwin slept for a week straight as he woke up he knew that he was in a hospital as the nurses attended to him after he woke up later that day Dumbledore paid Edwin a visit " I see you are doing well " Dumbledore said to Edwin who making a paper plane

" I guess so " Edwin replied " is Hogwarts still closed "

" It has been reopened and school will be returning to normal " Dumbledore said, " there is something I wish to ask you... did you learn anything when you were under Tom's control ?"

" Yes... I have terrible luck " Edwin said with a smirk "learned Tom's other name and that he is a half-blood "

" I see, " Dumbledore said rubbing his beard " I hope you can return to Hogwarts soon "

" When will I be released ?" Edwin asked

" you just have a day more for checking up the nurses said, " Dumbledore said "Oh They seem to have noticed that one of your memory was cut out "

" What it can't be Tom never tried to wipe my memory," Edwin said

" It wasn't Tom... it was done years ago most likely when you were little and since the memory was cut and not erased it wasn't an Auror that did it as cut memory can be recovered if the person who has it gives the memory back "

After Dumbledore left the only two things was left on Edwin's mind who had cut his memory and where is the Riddle house as he couldn't ask Dumbledore he needed to find the house himself after leaving St Mungo's hospital Edwin returned to Hogwarts to find that Slytherin was in the lead for the house cup and Hermione had already recovered.

Edwin made his way to the kitchen to find Dippy as he was looking for Dippy he saw an unfamiliar house-elf who he then recognizes as Dobby " Edwin Dippy is glad you're back " Dippy said with a smile

" Dippy I know I just came back but I need a favor," Edwin said

" whatever it is Dippy will do his best "

" follow me," Edwin said taking Dippy to the girl's second-floor washroom when they arrived at the sink " you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about this "

" Dippy promises Edwin he won't speak a word of it "

Edwin opens the Chamber of secrets and went down there the Basilisk had already started to smell bad it didn't start to rot but the smell was still there Edwin cover his nose and walked in Dippy who didn't expect the smell ran out for breath and came back in.

" Can you keep it on ice?" Edwin said pointing to the Basilisk

" Dippy can...but Dippy doesn't think it's safe to eat"

" I don't wanna eat it just keep it under ice and please get rid of this horrible smell "

" Okay, sir... Edwin "

When Dippy started to work he quickly removed the awful smell that the Basilisk and underground caused as the smell was gone Dippy stood still looking at the Basilisk.

" Dippy can you work for me in the future ?" Edwin asked

When Edwin asked that Dippy looked as though he was on cloud 9 "Dippy would love to... Edwin do you want the big snake for frozen whole or pieces "

" Don't cut I!" Edwin shout Dippy looked a bit sad being shout at Edwin tried to clear it why he had shout up " Dippy the snake is poisonous cutting carelessly could kill you so just freeze it to prevent rotting "

Hearing that Edwin was looking out for him Dippy was happier he quickly froze the Basilisk and used a charm to keep the cold air from moving to any other part of the chamber so that the area around the Basilisk would remain cold.

After finishing with the Basilisk Edwin went to the room of requirement as he enters everyone stare at the door with a serious expressing the Slytherin students were glaring daggers at him Edwin felt uncomfortable being stared at when he looked at the group he notices that Daphne and Isabella were in the room.

Edwin sort of expecting everyone to question him and was prepared for it, Draco was the first to walk up to Edwin and say " welcome back " Edwin was a bit surprising and the everyone did the same it seems as with a smirk though they didn't have a problem with Edwin.

" We would have pranked you but the twins stopped us, " Draco said, " they said something about it not being funny "

" You guys have no problem with me being a muggle-born ?" Edwin asked

" We would be bad friends if we did " Theodore answer

" I mean we know you for about two years not much will change with us knowing you're a muggle-born right, " Draco said

" you shouldn't tell anyone else," Daphne said " They won't be so acceptation "

" Also we know why you lied so don't worry about it most of us here would have done the same " Isabella added

" Did you practice this ?" Edwin said with a smirk

With all of Edwin, friends know that he is a Muggle-born he wouldn't have to worry with anyone finding out and making things hard. Edwin had figure out a way to find the Riddle house he had to go to the police or a news station as they would have the reports of a murder happening to a family.

The next day he received a late welcome back present from the twins the would sing every time they saw him after Edwin finished all his classes he went back home using the vanishing cabinet.

Edwin then changed his clothes and went to the police to find any information about the Riddle manor but it was hard to find any information since it happens long ago before Edwin went looking through an old phone book and trying to find the information he checked the internet but sadly they were no information.

Edwin took a week before he could have any real information he had the age before Tom was born and looked for phone book couple years before he was born so he would find where the Riddles were living before they were murder it took some time but he found a person who had the name Tom Riddle and lived at a village named Little Hangleton

With that being good enough Edwin set out to Little Hangleton on a day where he had no subjects it took several hours until he arrived at Little Hangleton, as Edwin walked up to the town that was larger than he imaged as he walked through the town he entered a dinner to ask some people question about the riddle Manor or where the Gaunts lived.

Edwin order some food and asked the waitress what she knows, she told Edwin that the original owners of the Riddle manor was murder and the manor sold to some people when Edwin tried to ask about the Gaunts she didn't know anything but when he asked her about strange build she had pointed him to a hunted shack that no one in the village dare to enter as they couldn't.

The shack was old and broken down there were no fens and the yard had been taken over by plant life Edwin was extremely cautious as he entered the house not a step Edwin would take without checking for magic traps.

Edwin spent time searching the Gaunt house when there is something to open Edwin would stand far away and use magic to open it he would even hide, As Edwin taught he was being too paranoid as he was hiding outside to open a closet that was in a room when the closet opened a blast of black smoke shot out and the door staid open.

" It pays to be paranoid somethings " Edwin stated

There was a small box and some clothes inside the closet Edwin did the same thing as before and there wasn't another trap the box had a ring inside it but Edwin did not dare touch the ring as it had a curse that killed Dumbledore he used his wand to take the ring and used a cloth to wrap the ring.

" The Resurrection stone," Edwin said look at the ring as he was on the train back to London