IT'S MAGIC ❤︎ WHY DONT WE

eighteen

sitting in transfiguration not too long after that night in the hallway. zach was sat with gabriela as they listened to the lesson.

christina and tate together, daniel and jonah, corbyn and kay.

it wasn't the most interesting of lessons, but it was something for them to know nevertheless. that is, it got a lot more interesting once hermione raised her hand.

"professor, i was wondering if you could tell us about... the chamber of secrets." she asked, talking about what was written on the wall that night.

professor mcgonagall agreed to tell them and began to explain.

"now, three of the founders coexisted quite harmoniously. one did not." she started, "three guesses who." ron said to harry although majority of the class heard him.

"salazar slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to hogwarts. he believed magical learning should be within all-magic families. in other words, pure-bloods."

"unable to sway the others he decided to leave the school. now, according to legend, slytherin had built a hidden chamber in this castle, known as the chamber of secrets."

"though, shortly before departing, he sealed it until that time his own true heir has returned to the school. the heir alone would be able to open the chamber and unleash the horror within."

"and by doing so purge the school of all those who, in slytherin's view, were unworthy to study magic."

the class was silent for mere moments before hermione spoke, "muggleborns." professor mcgonagall nodded her head, beginning to speak again.

"well, naturally, the school had been searched many times. no such chamber has been found." she said, but that didn't help zach to feel less scared.

"professor? what exactly does legend tell us lies within the chamber?" hermione asked.

professor mcgonagall sighing, "well, the chamber is said to home something that only the heir of slytherin can control. it is said to be the home of a monster."

zach felt terrified. he was muggleborn, was he going to be attacked? was he going to die? he didn't want to die.

"don't worry zach, just stay with one of us and hopefully you'll be okay." gabriela told him after class, the group all standing together.

"hopefully? gabriela that doesn't exactly help me feel better!" zach panicked, breathing heavy. "zach, you have to relax. take a deep breath." christina spoke softly.

luckily, zach began to calm down. that necklace christina gave him for his birthday has been helping him quite alot. well, when he remembers to wear it.