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The Writing on the Wall
"Hiya,Harry!"
"Hullo,Colin,"saidHarryautomatically.
"Harry-Harry-aboyinmyclasshasbeensayingyou’re—"
ButColinwassosmallhecouldn’tfightagainstthetideofpeoplebearinghimtowardtheGreatHall;theyheardhimsqueak,"Seeyou,Harry!"andhewasgone.
"What’saboyinhisclasssayingaboutyou?"Hermionewondered.
"ThatI’mSlytherin’sheir,Iexpect,"saidHarry,hisstomachdroppinganotherinchorsoashesuddenlyrememberedthewayJustinFinch-Fletchleyhadrunawayfromhimatlunchtime.
"Peoplehere’llbelieveanything,"saidRonindisgust.
Thecrowdthinnedandtheywereabletoclimbthenextstaircasewithoutdifficulty.
"D’youreallythinkthere’saChamberofSecrets?"RonaskedHermione.
"Idon’tknow,"shesaid,frowning."Dumbledorecouldn’tcureMrs.Norris,andthatmakesmethinkthatwhateverattackedhermightnotbe-well-human."
Asshespoke,theyturnedacornerandfoundthemselvesattheendoftheverycorridorwheretheattackhadhappened.Theystoppedandlooked. Thescenewasjustasithadbeenthatnight,exceptthattherewasnostiffcathangingfromthetorchbracket,andanemptychairstoodagainstthewallbearingthemessage"TheChamberofSecretshasbeenOpened."
"That’swhereFilchhasbeenkeepingguard,"Ronmuttered.
Theylookedateachother.Thecorridorwasdeserted.
"Can’thurttohaveapokearound,"saidHarry,droppinghisbagandgettingtohishandsandkneessothathecouldcrawlalong,searchingforclues.
