Cyrus greedily breathed in the damp air of the Chamber of Secrets.
To be honest, the smell was hardly pleasant. The air smelled as though it had been rotting for a thousand years. But to Cyrus, at that moment, it was the scent of life itself!
He spent almost a full minute "enjoying" it, doing nothing at all-not even conjuring himself a suitable set of clothes. Soon, however, he snapped out of his reverie.
The last stretch was always the hardest. It was not time to celebrate yet.
He conjured an outfit identical to the one Riddle had worn fifty years ago in his memories, then took the Marauder's Map from Ginny's pocket.
On the map, the name Minerva McGonagall reached the bathroom door, paused briefly, then hurried away.
Cyrus imagined the stern teacher's panic-stricken expression when she saw the words on the wall, how she would frantically and helplessly spread the news to every professor and student, then prepare to close the school.
Perhaps she would try to contact Dumbledore, too?
Whatever the case, Dumbledore's name had yet to appear in the castle.
The thought of Dumbledore gave Cyrus a bad feeling. The old man put him under far too much pressure, and Cyrus constantly worried that something unexpected would happen.
Fortunately, the Marauder's Map was never wrong.
I remember Dumbledore returning to the castle while Harry was heading into the Chamber of Secrets in the original story. Perhaps I still have time to get that Invisibility Cloak.
Death's Invisibility Cloak seemed a little less powerful than the other two Deathly Hallows, but it was still a treasure. What interested Cyrus more was the legend-whoever possessed all three Deathly Hallows would become the master of death.
Harry Potter was the only person in the original story to possess all