Aragog (chapter)

The chapter Aragog, is the fifteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It is told through the view of Lily Potter.

Summary
Lily finds that she really enjoys teaching more than she originally thought. As much as she enjoys it, however, the downside of this job is the separation has with her husband. And when she tried reaching out for friendship with her former childhood friend, Severus, he was not receptive towards her. Now, with Dumbledore gone, teachers kept up the security measures in Hogwarts. During the day, she teaches her classes and helps escort students between classes. She notices, however, Harry and Ron are avoiding her, suspiciously. Around midnight, while in her office, Lily is visited by Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbot, who tell her they over heard Harry saying the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a spider and that the teachers knew of it. They also tell her Harry and Ron are heading into the Forbidden Forest to follow spiders. After seeing the Hufflepuffs back to their dorms, Lily wakes McGonagall and the two take the Slytherins' Quidditch brooms to fly over the Forbidden Forest to find Harry and Ron in a clearing, surrounded by large spiders. After the boys are scolded, and sent back to their dorms. McGonagall reassures Lily that not telling them about the monster is better since it means they will be occupied trying to find out what the creature is, rather than trying to combat it. Lily decides that by the end of the week, she'll tell them everything.

Deviation from Canon

 * This chapter is told through someone else's POV instead of Harry's.
 * In canon, none of the faculty, staff, or students knew of Ron and Harry's encounter with Aragog and its kin in the forest, let alone come to rescue them.
 * In canon, Harry and Ron are rescued by Mr. Weasley's car. The car was damaged earlier when Harry and Ron crashed it into the Whomping Willow, where it was beaten by the tree before driving out and into the woods. So when Harry, Ron and Fang were about to be eaten by the spiders, the car drove into the clearing, where the three hopped in and drove them out of the woods to safety before driving back into the forest.