The Chamber of Secrets

           "Allthosetimeswewereinthatbathroom,andshewasjustthreetoiletsaway,"saidRonbitterlyatbreakfastnextday,"andwecould’veaskedher,andnow..." 

           Ithadbeenhardenoughtryingtolookforspiders. Escapingtheirteacherslongenoughtosneakintoagirls’bathroom,thegirls’bathroom,moreover,rightnexttothesceneofthefirstattack,wasgoingtobealmostimpossible. 

           Butsomethinghappenedintheirfirstlesson,Transfiguration,thatdrovetheChamberofSecretsoutoftheirmindsforthefirsttimeinweeks.Tenminutesintotheclass,ProfessorMcGonagalltoldthemthattheirexamswouldstartonthefirstofJune,oneweekfromtoday. 

           "Exams?"howledSeamusFinnigan."We’restillgettingexams?" 

           TherewasaloudbangbehindHarryasNevilleLongbottom’swandslipped,vanishingoneofthelegsonhisdesk. ProfessorMcGonagallrestoreditwithawaveofherownwand,andturned,frowning,toSeamus. 

           "Thewholepointofkeepingtheschoolopenatthistimeisforyoutoreceiveyoureducation,"shesaidsternly. "Theexamswillthereforetakeplaceasusual,andItrustyouareallstudyinghard." 

           Studyinghard! IthadneveroccurredtoHarrythattherewouldbeexamswiththecastleinthisstate. Therewasagreatdealofmutinousmutteringaroundtheroom,whichmadeProfessorMcGonagallscowlevenmoredarkly. 

           "ProfessorDumbledore’sinstructionsweretokeeptheschoolrunningasnormallyaspossible,shesaid. "Andthat,Ineedhardlypointout,meansfindingouthowmuchyouhavelearnedthisyear." 

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