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The Very Secret Diary
Thenhepulledanewbottleoutofhisbedsidecabinet,dippedhisquillintoit,anddroppedablotontothefirstpageofthediary.
Theinkshonebrightlyonthepaperforasecondandthen,asthoughitwasbeingsuckedintothepage,vanished. Excited,Harryloadeduphisquillasecondtimeandwrote, "MynameisHarryPotter."
Thewordsshonemomentarilyonthepageandthey,too,sankwithouttrace. Then,atlast,somethinghappened.
Oozingbackoutofthepage,inhisveryownink,camewordsHarryhadneverwritten.
"Hello,HarryPotter.MynameisTomRiddle.Howdidyoucomebymydiary?"
Thesewords,too,fadedaway,butnotbeforeHarryhadstartedtoscribbleback.
"Someonetriedtoflushitdownatoilet."
HewaitedeagerlyforRiddle’sreply.
"LuckythatIrecordedmymemoriesinsomemorelastingwaythanink. ButIalwaysknewthattherewouldbethosewhowouldnotwantthisdiaryread."
"Whatdoyoumean?"Harryscrawled,blottingthepageinhisexcitement.
`Imeanthatthisdiaryholdsmemoriesofterriblethings.Thingsthatwerecoveredup. ThingsthathappenedatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry."
"That’swhereIamnow,"Harrywrotequickly. "I’matHogwarts,andhorriblestuff’sbeenhappening.DoyouknowanythingabouttheChamberofSecrets?"
Hisheartwashammering.Riddle’sreplycamequickly,hiswritingbecominguntidier,asthoughhewashurryingtotellallheknew.
