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The Very Secret Diary
"OfcourseIknowabouttheChamberofSecrets.Inmyday,theytoldusitwasalegend,thatitdidnotexist.Butthiswasalie. Inmyfifthyear,theChamberwasopenedandthemonsterattackedseveralstudents,finallykillingone. Icaughtthepersonwho’dopenedtheChamberandhewasexpelled. ButtheHeadmaster,ProfessorDippet,ashamedthatsuchathinghadhappenedatHogwarts,forbademetotellthetruth. Astorywasgivenoutthatthegirlhaddiedinafreakaccident. Theygavemeanice,shiny,engravedtrophyformytroubleandwarnedmetokeepmymouthshut. ButIknewitcouldhappenagain. Themonsterlivedon,andtheonewhohadthepowertoreleaseitwasnotimprisoned."
Harrynearlyupsethisinkbottleinhishurrytowriteback.
"It’shappeningagainnow.Therehavebeenthreeattacksandnooneseemstoknowwho’sbehindthem.Whowasitlasttime?"
"Icanshowyou,ifyoulike,"cameRiddle’sreply. "Youdon’thavetotakemywordforit.IcantakeyouinsidemymemoryofthenightwhenIcaughthim."
Harryhesitated,hisquillsuspendedoverthediary.WhatdidRiddlemean? Howcouldhebetakeninsidesomebodyelse’smemory? Heglancednervouslyatthedoortothedormitory,whichwasgrowingdark.Whenhelookedbackatthediary,hesawfreshwordsforming.
"Letmeshowyou."
Harrypausedforafractionofasecondandthenwrotetwoletters.
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Thepagesofthediarybegantoblowasthoughcaughtinahighwind,stoppinghalfwaythroughthemonthofJune. Mouthhangingopen,HarrysawthatthelittlesquareforJunethirteenthseemedtohaveturnedintoaminisculetelevisionscreen.
