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The Writing on the Wall
"Heclearedhisthroatwithasmallnoiselikechalkslippingandcontinued,"InSeptemberofthatyear,asubcommitteeofSardiniansorcerers—"
Hestutteredtoahalt.Hermione’shandwaswavingintheairagain.
"MissGrant?"
"Please,sir,don’tlegendsalwayshaveabasisinfact?"
ProfessorBinnswaslookingatherinsuchamazement,Harrywassurenostudenthadeverinterruptedhimbefore,aliveordead.
"Well,"saidProfessorBinnsslowly,"yes,onecouldarguethat,Isuppose."HepeeredatHermioneasthoughhehadneverseenastudentproperlybefore. "However,thelegendofwhichyouspeakissuchaverysensational,evenludicroustale—"
ButthewholeclasswasnowhangingonProfessorBinns’severyword.Helookeddimlyatthemall,everyfaceturnedtohis.Harrycouldtellhewascompletelythrownbysuchanunusualshowofinterest.
"Oh,verywell,"hesaidslowly."Letmesee...theChamberofSecrets...
"Youallknow,ofcourse,thatHogwartswasfoundedoverathousandyearsago-theprecisedateisuncertain-bythefourgreatestwitchesandwizardsoftheage. ThefourschoolHousesarenamedafterthem:GodricGryffindor,HelgaHufflepuff,RowenaRavenclaw,andSalazarSlytherin. Theybuiltthiscastletogether,farfrompryingMuggleeyes,foritwasanagewhenmagicwasfearedbycommonpeople,andwitchesandwizardssufferedmuchpersecution."
Hepaused,gazedblearilyaroundtheroom,andcontinued.
