The morning afterRaja's grand truth revealabout Hagrid opening the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago, theTrio sat in stunned silence.

Ron held his head. "I feel like I've been hit by a Bludger."

Hermione, still processing, muttered, "I need at leastten booksto recover from this."

Harry, however, was alreadyon a mission."I need to check that diary again."

The moment he got up,Neville barged in like an overexcited messenger pigeon.

"Harry! Someoneransacked your dorm!The diary's gone!"

Harry, Ron, and Raja shared a glance.

MAYA:Detecting suspicious levels of plot development.

"Yeah, no kidding," Raja muttered.

The next day onlygot worsewhen Professor McGonagall stopped ongoing Quidditch match and pulled them aside to seeHermione, now petrified.

Raja, always one fordramatic timing,adjusted his imaginary doctor glasses. "Step aside, I've got this."

Hetook outthe concocted potion, andbegan administrating treatmentas if he were Hogwarts'best medic.

Ron sniffed. "H-Hermione wouldn't want to go out like this!"

Harry's fists clenched. "We're getting to the bottom of this."

McGonagall, however, hadeven worse news.

"Hogwarts may have to close if the culprit isn't found soon."

Raja shook his head. "Forget the Monster, that's thereal tragedy."

Determined tosolve the mystery, Harry, Ron, and decided topay Hagrid a visit.

Donning theInvisibility Cloak, they sneaked through the castle with all the stealth of aherd of stampeding hippogriffs.

Upon arriving at Hagrid's hut, they found himnervously gripping a crossbow.

"Hagrid, we know you didn't open the Chamber of Secrets!" Harry blurted.

"Yeah, and we'd like to not get eaten by a monster," Ron added.

Before Hagrid could say more,there was a knock at the door.

Cuepanic mode.

Under the cloak they went asDumbledore, Cornelius Fudge, and Lucius Malfoy entered.

Fudge, doing his bestOfficial Bureaucrat Voice™,declared, "Hagrid, you're going to Azkaban."

Dumbledore, with his trademarkI-Know-Everything-And-Won't-Explainlook, tried to reason with him.

Malfoy, however, smirked. "And Dumbledore's suspended."

As Hagrid wasdragged out, he cryptically whispered: "Follow the spiders."

Harry and Ron notice spiders leaving Hagrid's cabin and heading into the Forbidden Forest and they met Raja at the Entrance of the forest and joined them for a horror trip.

Ronturned pale."Why is italways spiders?"

Raja patted his shoulder. "Could be worse. Could besnakes."

Ron twitched. "Spiders are worse than snakes!"

Raja grinned. "Tell yourself that when a snake looks at you."

Following the trail ofabsolutely terrifyingspiders, theduo of Gryffindor courage (and one Slytherin chaos gremlin)ventured into the Forbidden Forest.

Ron, clutching his wand like a lifeline, muttered, "This is the worst idea ever."

Rajacheerfully skipped along."You say that now. Wait till we findmonstrous, man-eating spiders!"

Ron shuddered. "...Why are youlike this?"

Halfway in, they found something unexpected—

The rogue Ford Anglia, living its best life.

"That car's having a better adventure than we are!" Raja whined.

They finally reached the spider nest and metAragog, the granddaddy of nightmare fuel.

Aragog: "You dare enter my domain, humans?"

Raja: "Technically, your children led us here. Ever heard of stranger danger?"

Aragog: "Hagrid promised I would never be harmed!"

Harry intervened and asked about the Hagrid involvement in openning the chamber and creatures details.

"Hagrid did not open the Chamber of Secrets," Aragog rumbled. "But I cannot say more."

Raja crossed his arms. "What, no spoilers? Lame and why are your children circling us."

Aragog narrowed his many eyes. "You speak boldly for ameal."

Raja: "Is there way we wouldn't be eaten?"

Ron gulped. "Wait. What?"

Aragog: "You are fresh meat."

Raja: "Aw, thanks! But I'm high in sarcasm, low in nutrients. Bad diet choice."

Aragog: "My children must feed!"

Raja: "Ever heard of veganism? Spiders eating plants—it's the next big thing!"

Aragog: "Enough! Prepare to be devoured!"

Raja: "RUDE. Also, no." (sends a spiders with a spell)

Aragog clicked his pincers. "I cannot deny my children fresh meat."

Rajasighed."I was really hoping for afriendliergiant talking spider."

Ashundreds of spidersdescended and surrounded them, Raja yelled, "CLOSE YOUR EYES!"

Harry and Ron obeyed just as Raja cast—

"FLASH GRENADE MAXIMUS!"

A burst ofblinding white lighterupted, sending spidersscreeching in agony.

"I CAN'T SEE!" Aragog howled.

"I CAN STILL HEAR YOU THOUGH," Raja called back.

Just when things seemed dire,the Ford Anglia arrivedlike an absolutelegend.

Ron cried, "I LOVE THIS CAR!"

Harry and Ronscrambled insidewhile Rajahopped on top, blasting away spiders with"Arania Exumai!"

"THE GEAR'S STUCK!" Ron yelled.

"Then drivefaster!" Raja shot back.

Raja cast a flame wall spell on the back of the car and stops the hordes of spiders.

The carbarreled through the forest, narrowly dodginggiant spiders, until finally—

Ron yanked the gear, and the car shot into the air.

They crash-landed outside Hagrid's hut.Safe.

Ron, trembling, whispered, "I'm going todestroy Hagrid."

Harry nodded. "Right after I process today'strauma."

Raja casuallyfixed the car with an advanced Mending Charm.

The Ford Anglia beeped in thanks and drove itself back into the forest.

Raja saluted. "Farewell, majestic creature."

Ron wheezed. "That wasthe worstday of my life."

MAYA:Master, statistical probability of Ron agreeing to another adventure with you is 3%.

Raja smirked. "Sounds like a challenge."

To Be Continued...

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