Chapter 7
The day after their argument the prank happened, and as expected it was enough to make Luna's life better. No one dared to bully her anymore, terrified of the repercussions. She felt Theo's gaze follow her but every time she turned toward him , the Slytherin looked in the opposite direction.
She thought they would work things out but two weeks passed and Theo and her still did not speak to each other. Meanwhile, life went on and so did the secret lessons. The Potter siblings became the designated teachers. Thanks to Remus, they were the only ones able to produce a body patronus.
Both were among the few people whose patronus did not resemble their animagus form. In fact, they were at the antipodes. Harry's patronus was a deer, while Daisy's was a wolf. Needless to say, Remus did not take it well when he saw the girl's patronus but over time he had come to appreciate it, leading him to cast his own more often.
The most painful thing about their lessons was surely having to witness Cedric's numerous attempts to hit on Harry, which, as she predicted, he did not even perceive. Every time her friend looked in her direction, with despair in his eyes, she merely laughed. He seemed to have understood what she meant that day because as everyone left, leaving the two Potter siblings to settle the last few things, Cedric took the opportunity to talk to Harry. He declared himself irrefutably and when Harry blushed, admitting that he had the same feelings, Cedric took it as a signal to kiss him.
" Finally! " she cried out, amused when they parted and blushed. " Know that I would have whistled if only I had known how to do that. "
" Of course you could have given us some privacy, you meddler. " Harry stuck his tongue out at her. Daisy swore she saw Cedric's lips form the word 'adorable' but decided to bury it in the darkest recesses of her mind. All she knew was that they were going on a date on Saturday during their visit to Hogsmeade and that, judging by the kiss the boys exchanged before they parted, kissing would be a frequent occurrence from then on.
" What are you going to do on Saturday? " Harry asked, as they headed toward the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
" I'm going to do some shopping with Luna. " she said, as she watched him speak in Serpentine. Daisy found it an interesting skill and not as terrifying as most people did. That was why she had given Harry a pet snake for Christmas, ignoring the looks of horror that almost everyone gave the animal. She simply focused on her brother's joy-filled face and afterwards, communed with Hermione, agreeing with her that they were all behaving childishly.
If anyone had any doubts regarding the origins of the Chambers of Secrets, they would disappear once they entered. The Potter twins found themselves at the entrance to a very long, dimly lit room that screamed Slytherin. It was a beautiful place to visit but not comforting enough to live in. The stone pillars that rose to the ceiling, casting black shadows that made the place even bleaker, certainly did not make her want to return.
Daisy took the dagger that Luna gave her for Christmas, somehow knowing what she needed. Fortunately she opened the gift away from the others or they would confiscate it. She handed it to Harry, who sprinkled it with basilisk venom as she removed the locket from her neck.
" I still don't like that you wore it for half the day. " Harry scolded her as she placed it on the ground. He thought it would take days to convince his brother not to reveal what they were doing but to her surprise, he quickly agreed. The moment he realized that his sister had figured out what the object was in a few weeks, he became convinced that Dumbledore should have known from his second year. Of course Daisy did not deny it, thinking exactly the same thing. The principal probably thought he would go searching for the Horcruxes with Harry when he was old enough to understand their meaning. But what had happened if he had died? Would he have left the famous golden trio searching for the artifacts without knowing anything about them? Ridiculous.
" Kreacher gave it to you, you should be the one to destroy it. " Harry said, handing her the knife and encouraging her when she hesitated.
When she raised her weapon to strike, it seemed as the locket was trying to defend itself by revealing her greatest fears. A cloud of smoke billowed into the air, and inside could be seen Theo screaming at her that she was alone and would always be alone because she ruined everything good in her life. She was going to make everyone run away, as she had done to him. When the figures of Luna, Harry, Sirius, and Remus popped up to agree with him, Daisy lost it and began to cry.
" This is all bullshit! " shouted her brother, drawing attention to him. " There is nothing that will make you look like a monster in my eyes so stab the necklace. "
She nodded stiffly and with one sure blow stabbed the locket. She watched helplessly as a scream echoed from the locket and when the agony ended, her brother's arms surrounded her while she continued to lash out.
" So now you officially know my secret. " Daisy broke the silence after she calmed down. " Are you angry? "
" I am not happy but I will try to understand without judging. " He reassured her, asking her to talk about him.
" You don't need to exert yourself, He haven't spoken to me in weeks. " she said, distraught.
" If he acts like an idiot, it doesn't mean that the rest of us will do the same thing. " tried to calm her down. " But if you miss him so much, I'll give him some common sense. "
" You'd lose. " his sister snorted, thanking him anyway.
" Do you want to talk about it? " Harry asked, trying to solve the problem that made her so anxious. " I am sure we could find a solution so that you can make peace. "
" No. " she answered. " He can run as much as he wants. I'll try to help him anyway. "
" How did you want to do that? " the twin asked. He was curious to know what his sister had come up with.
" I've done something for his birthday, I'd need your help to make sure it's working properly. " the girl said, hopefully. " But it's next week, so we'll have to start tomorrow. "
" Will I end up mutilated? " Harry joked.
" There's only a slight chance. " She replied nervously while picking up the locket and put it back on. She would bring it back to Kreacher so he could have a memory of Regulus with him.
" What you don't do for the family. " sighed Harry, accepting his destiny.