It started with Harry hearingwhispers of doom.

Unfortunately,only hecould hear them.

"Blood... I smell blood... Let me rip... tear... kill..."

Now, normally, this would be ahugered flag, but Harry—being Harry—chose to casually follow the terrifying voice instead of, you know,running in the opposite direction.

Ron and Hermioneappeared just as Harry froze mid-step.

"You alright, mate?" Ron asked, waving a hand in front of Harry's face.

Harry ignored him andwalked straight toward a wet corridorwherespiders were evacuating like they'd just seen Snape smile.

Then, they saw it.

Blood-red words scrawled on the wall:

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE.

And below it?Mrs. Norris,Filch's beloved cat,hanging from a torch bracket, completely petrified.

Before anyone could react,students flooded in.

Draco Malfoy, ever the sunshine of the room, smirked. "You'll be next, Mudbloods."

Hermione's face paled.

Before Ron could deck him,Filch stormed in, took one look at his cat, and lost his mind.

"YOU!" Filch pointed at Harry like he had personally hexed his ancestors. "YOU KILLED HER!"

Suddenly,a flash of light illuminated the corridor.

Raja appeared dramatically in front of Filch, his coat billowing despite the complete lack of wind.

"Hold on!" Raja said, striking a dramatic pose. "The cat isn'tdead!She's onlypetrified!"

Filch blinked. "She's what now?"

At that moment,Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape arrived.

Dumbledore examined the cat. "Indeed, she is merely petrified."

Lockhart swooped in like an unwanted advertisement. "Ah, yes! If only I had my special countercurse, I could've—"

Raja,already bored of Lockhart, transfigured his robes into Sherlock Holmes attire, complete with a deerstalker hat and a bubble pipe.

"Elementary, my dear professors," he declared, blowing bubbles instead of smoke. "This crime can only be solved by the greatSherlock Raja Holmes!"

McGonagall, appearing behind him like astealthy panther,whacked him on the head.

"Enough theatrics, Mr. Kumara. Five points to Slytherin for transfiguration skills, but stop... doingthis."

Raja rubbed his head. "Ifeelthe love, Professor."

Filch, still in denial, demandedjustice.

"Harry did it!" he shrieked. "Punish him!"

Snape nodded, eyes gleaming. "Yes, headmaster. Clearly, this boy—"

POOF!

Raja transformed into a lawyer.Complete with awig, a robe, and a floating legal document.

"Nonsense! In the court of Hogwarts Law,nobody is guilty until proven guilty!" he declared, slamming his hand onan invisible desk.

Snape pinched the bridge of his nose. "Iloatheyou."

Harry, Hermione, and Ronnodded in agreement.

Lockhart provided an alibi, claimingHarry had been helping him answer fan mail.

"Ah-ha!" Raja spun. "Then, as per the'Innocence Until Proven Mischievous Act of 1423,'Harry is free to go!"

Dumbledore smiled. "That is not a real law."

"Yet," Raja muttered.

To prove a point,Raja transfigured again—this time into a doctor.

Producing aMandrake restorative potion, he dramatically poured a drop onto Mrs. Norris.

"IT'S ALIIIIIVE!" Raja cackled as the cattwitched.

Filchsnatched his cat up like a mother embracing her lost child.

"Oh, my sweet, sweet baby, you're back!"

Before Raja couldgloat further, a shadow loomed over him.

Snape.

Snape lifted Raja by thecollar."Andwheredid you get this potion?"

Raja gulped. "Uh... borrowed it?"

"You stole my ingredients?"

"Borrowedis such a nicer word—"

Snapedragged him off to the dungeons.

As Raja was hauled away, his final words echoed in the corridor:

"SOMEBODY SAVE MEEEEEEEE—"

The next day, McGonagall taught themhow to turn animals into goblets.

Ronturned Scabbers into a furry cup.

McGonagall sighed. "Mr. Weasley, you need a new wand."

Raja, still sore from cleaning cauldrons all night, muttered, "I'll sponsor it... before hekillshimself with that twig."

Then, Hermione asked aboutthe Chamber of Secrets.

McGonagall explainedHogwarts' foundersand how Slytherin left after a disagreement, but not beforecreating a hidden chamberwith a monster to purge Muggle-borns.

"Cool," Raja muttered. "Love a goodancient murder conspiracy."

McGonagall ignored him.

Later, in the common room, Hermione looked serious. "Someone's opened the chamber. And Muggle-borns are in danger."

Ron nodded. "The heir of Slytherin must be back."

Harry narrowed his eyes. "Could it beDraco Malfoy?"

Raja immediately burst into laughter. "Draco?DRACO?!The biggest 'Daddy's Boy' to ever exist?" He wiped tears from his eyes. "No way. He doesn't have theguts."

"But—" Hermione started.

Rajapointed to himself."You know whocouldbe the heir?Me!"

The trio gave himdeadpan stares.

Raja clutched his chest. "Thebetrayal.Thelack of faith.My ownfriends!"

Theyignored him.

"Crabbe and Goyle might know something," Ron suggested.

Hermione smirked. "I have a plan."

Raja grinned. "Ah yes, aHermione plan.We're either going tobreak several school rules... or blow something up."

Ron sighed. "Most likelyboth."

Raja stretched his arms. "Welp, guess we're committingmild crimesnow."

MAYA:"Master, you say that like it's new."

And thus,another chaotic schemebegan.

To Be Continued...

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