Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Writing on the Wall
"Forafewyears,thefoundersworkedinharmonytogether,seekingoutyoungsterswhoshowedsignsofmagicandbringingthemtothecastletobeeducated. Butthendisagreementssprangupbetweenthem.AriftbegantogrowbetweenSlytherinandtheothers. SlytherinwishedtobemoreselectiveaboutthestudentsadmittedtoHogwarts. Hebelievedthatmagicallearningshouldbekeptwithinall-magicfamilies. HedislikedtakingstudentsofMuggleparentage,believingthemtobeuntrustworthy. Afterawhile,therewasaseriousargumentonthesubjectbetweenSlytherinandGryffindor,andSlytherinlefttheschool."
ProfessorBinnspausedagain,pursinghislips,lookinglikeawrinkledoldtortoise.
"Reliablehistoricalsourcestellusthismuch,"hesaid. "ButthesehonestfactshavebeenobscuredbythefancifullegendoftheChamberofSecrets. ThestorygoesthatSlytherinhadbuiltahiddenchamberinthecastle,ofwhichtheotherfoundersknewnothing.
"Slytherin,accordingtothelegend,sealedtheChamberofSecretssothatnonewouldbeabletoopenituntilhisowntrueheirarrivedattheschool. TheheiralonewouldbeabletounsealtheChamberofSecrets,unleashthehorrorwithin,anduseittopurgetheschoolofallwhowereunworthytostudymagic."
Therewassilenceashefinishedtellingthestory,butitwasn’ttheusual,sleepysilencethatfilledProfessorBinns’sclasses. Therewasuneaseintheairaseveryonecontinuedtowatchhim,hopingformore.ProfessorBinnslookedfaintlyannoyed.
