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           "Oooh,itmighthavehiddenpowers,"saidHermioneenthusiastically,takingthediaryandlookingatitclosely. 

           "Ifithas,it’shidingthemverywell,"saidRon."Maybeit’sshy.Idon’tknowwhyyoudon’tchuckit,Harry." 

           "IwishIknewwhysomeonedidtrytochuckit,"saidHarry."Iwouldn’tmindknowinghowRiddlegotanawardforspecialservicestoHogwartseither." 

           "Could’vebeenanything,"saidRon."MaybehegotthirtyO.W.L.sorsavedateacherfromthegiantsquid. MaybehemurderedMyrtle;thatwould’vedoneeveryoneafavor..." 

           ButHarrycouldtellfromthearrestedlookonHermione’sfacethatshewasthinkingwhathewasthinking. 

           "What?"saidRon,lookingfromonetotheother. 

           "Well,theChamberofSecretswasopenedfiftyyearsago,wasn’tit?"hesaid. "That’swhatMalfoysaid." 

           "Yeah..."saidRonslowly. 

           "Andthisdiaryisfiftyyearsold,"saidHermione,tappingitexcitedly. 

           "So?" 

           "Oh,Ron,wakeup,"snappedHermione. "WeknowthepersonwhoopenedtheChamberlasttimewasexpelledfiftyyearsago. WeknowT.M.Riddlegotanawardforspecialservicestotheschoolfiftyyearsago. Well,whatifRiddlegothisspecialawardforcatchingtheHeirofSlytherin? Hisdiarywouldprobablytelluseverything-wheretheChamberis,andhowtoopenit,andwhatsortofcreaturelivesinit —thepersonwho’sbehindtheattacksthistimewouldn’twantthatlyingaround,wouldthey?" 

           "That’sabrillianttheory,Hermione,"saidRon,"withjustonetinylittleflaw. There’snothingwritteninhisdiary."