Harry's Strategic Plan

"What the hell happened here?! Roman said as he looked around.

"What happened is that you kidnapped my sister and Weasley!" Flora snapped at Roman, Roman's face paled and a look of intense guilt came over him.

"Leave him alone," Harry calmly replied from his position on the floor. "it's not his fault."

"But he was the one..."

"Who was possessed by Voldemort himself," Harry cut her off, he ignored the way she shivered and continued talking. "as a matter of fact the kid has been fighting off Voldemort's mind possession for the better part of a year. Do you think you could do that?" Harry asked her.

"I...I'm sorry." Flora said to Roman, an ashamed look on her face.

"It...it's fine...but..." Roman paused and looked at Harry. "How can it not be my fault?" He said, tears dripping down his face. "I nearly killed everyone."

"No," Harry sighed as he forced himself to a sitting position. "Tom Riddle and his bloody basilisk nearly killed everyone, you're just the unlucky sod who ended up with his diary. Besides, if it wasn't you then it could have been someone else. It could have been much worse if it wasn't you, there would be some people who could have probably been fully taken over within the first few months. The fact that you fought against it shows that you're strong." Harry said before he started beating his chest to get the last of his coughs out.

"Are you alright?" Flora asked in a worried voice.

"I have, undoubtedly, been better. But I will live." Harry said just before Ginny and Hestia woke up.

"Uh...what happened?" Hestia asked just as she and Ginny sat up.

"Hestia!" Flora cried as she pulled her sister into a hug.

"Flora?" Hestia asked once the hug was over. "What is..." Hestia trailed off as she looked around, her jaw dropped at the sight of the basilisk.

"Where are we?" Ginny gulped as she looked around, her eyes became comically wide when she saw the basilisk.

"We're in the chamber of secrets," Flora began explaining. "you and Weasley were kidnapped."

"Wait...Roman! You kidnapped us!" Ginny accused.

"It's not his fault," Harry said as he stood up and dusted his clothes off. "he was being possessed. I doubt he has it in him to intentionally hurt you, he is just as much of a victim as you." Harry said as he picked Jet up and put him on his shoulders.

"Oh...sorry Roman." Ginny said in an apologetic voice. "But...what happened?!"

"I was getting to that," Flora said in an annoyed voice. "I found out that you had both been captured and I went to him for help." She said as she gestured to Harry who was now looking around the chamber. "I was eventually able to convince him to help but then we..."

"Took a detour." Harry interrupted without even looking at her, he was now examining the snake statues.

"A detour," Flora continued. "but then we were able to come here. Then we found you all and apparently that diary," Flora paused and gestured to the diary. "was possessing Lestrange over here. The boy who made it had put a memory of himself in it and possessed Lestrange and made him unleash the basilisk. Then he made Lestrange kidnap you both."

"Sorry." Roman said apologetically.

"And then," Flora continued as if she would die if she didn't finish the story. "he talked with Harry for a bit and it turns out that he was the younger version of you-know-who!" Both girls let out a squeak upon hearing that. "Then he set the basilisk lose, Harry made me hide behind one of the statues and then a few minutes later he told me to come out and then I walk out and it's dead!" She said in an awed voice, everyone looked at Harry who was still busy examining the statues. Harry waved his wand and summoned a small black snake, Harry hissed at the snake, the snake hissed back before it started slithering off.

"Hmm," Harry hummed before he turned around and walked towards the group. "okay, we need to have a talk now."

"A talk?" Ginny asked.

"Yes," Harry said as he narrowed his eyes at Flora. "first of all I'm going to deal with you."

"Me?!" Flora gulped.

"You," Harry repeated. "I have no doubt that I made my fair share of mistakes throughout this mess of an adventure and I do not doubt that I could have done things better, nor do I doubt that I am going to get my ears shouted off for coming down here. So in exchange for that I am going to shout your ears off. You didn't listen to me."

"I..."

"You had one job!" Harry shouted, cutting her off. "Your one job was to listen to me and do what I say, but the second you come in this damn chamber you run ahead to your sister and don't stop despite me telling you to stop."

"I...I was worried..." Flora said defensively.

"And what use would you be to your sister if you were dead?!" Harry snapped. "You could have ran into a trap or spell fire and you getting taken out could have resulted in me getting taken out and that would mean your sister would be dying in this chamber along with Weasley and Lestrange. You were rash, insubordinate and could have cost us our lives.

Your saving grace was the fact that you listened to me when I told you to hide. I don't plan to do anything like this again but if we ever do then you will not touch anything, say anything or do anything until I tell you, got it?!"

"Y...yes sir." Flora said in a quiet voice as she quickly nodded. Hestia looked at her sister, tempted to remind her how she always thought that she was rash but realized that now was not the best time.

"Good," Harry said before he turned to the others. "can you all stand and walk?" Harry asked.

"Um...yeah, yeah I can." Roman said as he got to his feet, the girls nodded before following suit.

"Good," Harry said as he stood up. "now listen up, when we get up there you guys are going to tell the story that I will tell you to tell."

"What?" Hestia asked in confusion.

"Alright, let me make myself perfectly clear." Harry said as he rolled his shoulders before gesturing behind to the basilisk body. "I killed that, in a second I am going to tell you guys what you're going to say when we get out of here, if any of you dare to say anything different from what I tell you to say then I will give you a live demonstration on how I killed it, is that clear?" Harry asked in a low voice with Jet hissing threateningly from his position on Harry's shoulders. The four first years wisely and quickly nodded their heads. "Good, now listen up."

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