Chapter 19 - 20

The fire burned quietly as Evan wrote, and when the others came back, he had finished the article, leaving only a few details to be edited.

 "Evan!" called Hermione as she and Colin entered the common room, she ran in with a happy face, "That was awesome, we took a myriad of photos, and got a manuscript from Professor Lockhart."

 "Well done." said Evan as he wrote the last letter

 "Let me have a look." said Hermione while she took the parchment, and immediately became astonished when she noticed the contents., "Oh my God, this is…."

 Before she could finish what she was going to say, Harry and Ron walked into the common room, they seemed to be in a horrible mood compared to Hermione and Colin.

 "Guys, tonight sucks!" said Ron in a monotone voice, "When we left, we ran in Peeves the Poltergeist on the second floor who through a Dungbomb and then we were almost caught by Filch who thought we did it."

 "Wait, what were you doing there, if I remember correctly there shouldn't be anyone there." Evan focused on the reason they were on that floor since it had Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom on it.

 Evan had tried to talk to Moaning Myrtle before but before he could he was caught by Filches cat, Mrs Norris, and had to waste a lot of time trying to explain why he was trying to sneak into the girl's bathroom.

 "We thought we saw Ginny pass, but that's beside the point." said Ron as he waved to dismiss it, "The point is we managed to escape from Filch and find Nick on the fifth floor, he agreed to convince other ghosts to help us gather news on one condition, and that is…."

 "To attend his 500th Deathday party on Halloween." said Harry with a feeble voice, "And we have promised to!"

 "Think about it, on Halloween in the basement at Nearly Headless Nicks Deathday party," said Ron as he took a deep breath. Evan, Colin, and Hermione who were sitting by the fire seemed to feel indifferent to the matter.

 Evan was thinking about Ginny, while Hermione was utterly engrossed in Evan's story and didn't hear a single word that Ron was saying.

 "What the hell is going on with the two of you, are you not surprised, It's a ghost's party….." said Ron but before he finished his words Harry pulled him aside since he noticed Hermione had an unusual expression, her hands were clasped tightly and her eyes were bloodshot.

 Ron stopped because he was unsure if he had angered Hermione.

 "Hermione, are you all right?" whispered Harry.

 "I'm ok, Harry!" said Hermione as looked up while wiping her eyes with her hands.

 In the next second, she suddenly stood up and gave Harry a hug.

 "Hermione, what…." said Harry he was at a loss for words.

 "Harry, this is the article that Evan wrote, I think you should read it," said Hermione while shoving the parchment into Harry's hands.

 Harry shifted his gaze to the parchment, and a moment later he turned pale after he realized what had been written.

 "Evan, this..."

 "I know what happened from Bathilda Bagshot, she was your parent's neighbour in Godric's Hollow, she saw what transpired that day," explained Evan.

 The tension in the air grew causing everyone to stay silent.

 "Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on?" murmured Ron, so Hermione hastily whispered the details to him.

 After Hermione finished explaining stuff to Ron, Harry who looked even paler now stood there with a look of fear on his face. "Harry, Evan wrote these things about your mother, didn't you know about this stuff already?" asked Hermione

 "I never knew, no one has ever taken the time to tell me exactly what happens before," answered Harry with a trembling voice, trying his best to keep his tears at bay.

 But try as he must small droplets began to fall to the parchment.

 "I'm sorry, Harry!", whispered Evan, he noticed how much the things he wrote hurt Harry.

 For over ten years Harry had never known his parents, and now to write about their death in detail is a very cruel thing for him to do.

 "It's not your fault?" sobbed Harry while rubbing his eyes.

 Harry didn't want others to see him cry so he ran to his bedroom while clutching the parchment tightly.

 "Don't worry I'll calm him down," said Ron as he ran after Harry.

 Beside the fireplace, there was only a frustrated Evan, a red-eyed Hermione, and Colin who was left clueless through the entire ordeal.

 "It's my fault for not consulting Harry before I wrote about his mother."

 "I think you write well." said Hermione as she came over and hugged Evan, "Harry just needs some time to digest this matter."

 When Evan heard Hermione consoling him, his mood became somewhat better. He gave Bathilda Bagshot's reply to Hermione and soon the topic switched to the newspaper content and typesetting.

 Time went by, Colin sat for a while before leaving, and Hermione stayed until midnight before going back to bed with a large stack of papers.

 When the fire was about to burn out, only Evan was left in the common room, but then he saw Ginny sneak in.

 She looked very embarrassed, she looked like she had been wrestling a troll. her robe was full of dust, her face was slightly pale, and she was covered with traces of blood.

 Evan's heart sank as he wondered has the chamber of Secrets been opened!

 "Ginny, you…."

 "Don't worry, Evan!"

 Fred soon walked in and said, "Ginny helped us to confirm a secret passage but we had a little trouble."

 "Peeves through a box full of Dungbombs, but luckily we ran fast," said George as he walked in.

 "I hope Filch can handle it!" said Ginny

 Hearing their explanation Evan breathed a sigh of relief since he thought Ginny had opened the Chamber of Secrets but now it seems his worry had been for nothing.

 After they had eaten some chocolate, they headed to bed as Ginny was walking up the staircase Evan asked, "Ginny do you know who Tom Riddle is?"

 "What did you say?" asked Ginny since she seemed not to hear what he said.

 "No, it's nothing, good night.", said, Evan, as he went to his bedroom.

 "Good night, Evan!" said the girl who had unusually bright brown eyes under the candlelight.

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Evan slept very soundly that night as he dreamed of various things.

 He dreamed he was there at Godric's Hollow the night that Voldemort killed Harry's Parent, he wanted to help them, but he was powerless.

 Afterwards, he dreamed about Ginny, the girl fell powerlessly in front of him, her body was as cold as a corpse, Tom Riddle stood beside her, Tom's face was full of arrogance, mocking his powerlessness in front of true strength.

 Evan quickly pulled out his wand but in the next moment Evan was sent flying by Tom, and in the next second a green spell was fired at Evan, then he suddenly woke up from his dream and sat up.

 When Evan woke up, Evan was drenched with sweat.

 It was barely dawn outside, so he laid down again, he realized that he is too weak, he isn't Voldemort's opponent.

 But luckily, he had time, and fortunately, they had Dumbledore, the only wizard Voldemort fears.

 Evan knew he needed to improve his strength step by step, he couldn't learn advanced magic at the moment. But for now, he needs to figure out how to defeat the Basilisk and how to deal with the diary.

 "I know the Basilisk is scared of crowing roosters."

 When he was thinking about how to defeat the Basilisk, he heard something coming from the corner of the room.

 "Lumos," said Evan, casting a spell and looking for anyone.

 It was a creature with green eyes wearing a pillowcase, a house elf, and it was tidying up the room. The light from Evan's wand frightened the house elf, and it let out a suppressed scream and vanished into thin air.

 Beside his bed was Colin's but through the whole ordeal, he slept like a log.

 Evan couldn't sleep, so he decided to think about Voldemort, perhaps in Voldemort's eyes, he was as humble as a house elf.

 This feeling was horrible, so Evan put on his robe and snuck out of bed.

 This morning at Hogwarts was very quiet, the portraits were sleeping, and not even a shadow could be seen. Evan walked through the empty castle, wondering why he suddenly wanted to see the sunrise.

 Evan walked up the staircase to the top of the castle, to where he had never been before.

 By the time he climbed to the top floor, he saw one of the entrances to a house's common room it had elegant arched windows, surrounded by blue and bronze coloured silk and an eagle-shaped bronze knocker on the door.

 It was the entrance to Ravenclaw's common room, Evan approached a balcony, and he could see the beautiful scenery outside the castle.

 In the next moment, Evan noticed that someone came here earlier than himself.

 As a light breeze blew, the sun slowly rose from the edge of the Forbidden Forest. With the sun shining Evan saw a beautiful golden hair girl sitting on the edge of the balcony. The girl had ethereal qualities that made one think of a fairy.

 "Good morning, Evan!" said Luna calmly as turned towards Evan, as if she knew from the start he would appear here.

 "Good morning, Luna!" sighed Evan as he sat down beside her, "What are you doing here?"

 "I'm writing an article about finding a Horned Snorkack, and I'm going to contribute it to your newspaper," said Luna

 Evan didn't know how to respond to her contributing something, he should be happy but when he thought about the content 'How to find a Horned Snorkack,' it let him feel happy and a little unhappy at the same time.

 "In the morning it is often easier to become inspired!" said Luna as she put her parchment down and stared at Evan with bulging eyes, "Are you also looking for inspiration, no, you look like you have something on your mind."

 "Well, yes!" said Evan hesitatingly, and continued, "I am just feeling how cruel reality is, the power of man is too small, even if one knows everything one cannot change anything."

 Evan was vague, so he wasn't sure if Luna could understand him.

 Two people watched the sunrise for a while, Luna said in a peculiar trance-like voice, "Power is never absolute, people who can face their own cowardice and remain humble, is a kind of courage, isn't it?"

 "Yes," said Evan while nodding, courage is important.

 "But I believe more in wisdom than strength or courage," said Luna in a singing tone, "Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure."

 This is Evan's second time hearing Luna say this sentence, he went back yesterday and checked the origin, this was one of Rowena Ravenclaw's last words.

 Perhaps it is a famous saying, but Evan doesn't know how this sentence is able to help defeat Voldemort.

 "My mother once told me before dying, it is important to choose your own direction, and then no matter how many people oppose you, you must stick to it and pursue your belief.

 On the balcony, Luna's voice left Evan in a trance-like state.

 "Direction!" said Evan and asked subconsciously "Your mother?"

 "Yes!" said Luna, "She was an excellent witch and liked to do experiments but one day one of her spells backfired and died, I was nine years old."

 "Sorry, Luna!"

 "It's okay Evan!" said Luna, "I'm okay since I was loved while she was still alive, although I do feel depressed sometimes, at least I still have my father. What I want to say is no matter how difficult it is you will always have someone to help you through it."

 "You're right, I will always have someone to help." Nodded Evan as he realized this.

 Evan has had a profound sense of anxiety since he knew he had crossed into the wizarding world of Harry Potter, always putting himself on the opposite side of Voldemort while ignoring the existence of others.

 When he listened to Luna, he remembered Harry, Ron, Hermione, and everyone else, who in the original story helped overcome Voldemort, even if it was at a high price, but still, in the end, they won.

 Now that he is here, he must save the lives of those who were lost.

 "Believe in your friends, it might not do anything earth-shaking but it will change many ordinary things but essential things." said Luna, "I think one of Helga Hufflepuffs quotes is the best, 'I'll teach the lot and treat them just the same', she seems to be the best of the founders."

 "Thank you, Luna!" said Evan who was feeling much better.

 "You're welcome to come with me to Ravenclaw's common room." said Luna, "We can read The Quibbler which is a magazine my father writes, it might give you some inspiration."

 "No thank you, I'm a little hungry, I want to go downstairs and eat some pudding!" said Evan while shaking his head, although he was interested in Ravenclaw's common room he didn't want to read The Quibbler.