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The Very Secret Diary
"Youmeanalltheseattacks,sir?"saidRiddle,andHarry’sheartleapt,andhemovedcloser,scaredofmissinganything.
"Precisely,"saidtheheadmaster."Mydearboy,youmustseehowfoolishitwouldbeofmetoallowyoutoremainatthecastlewhentermends.Particularlyinlightoftherecenttragedy... thedeathofthatpoorlittlegirl... Youwillbesaferbyfaratyourorphanage. Asamatteroffact,theMinistryofMagicisevennowtalkingaboutclosingtheschool. Wearenonearerlocatingthe-er-sourceofallthisunpleasantness..."
Riddle’seyeshadwidened.
"Sir-ifthepersonwascaught-ifitallstopped—"
"Whatdoyoumean?"saidDippetwithasqueakinhisvoice,sittingupinhischair. "Riddle,doyoumeanyouknowsomethingabouttheseattacks?"
"No,sir,"saidRiddlequickly.
ButHarrywassureitwasthesamesortof"no"thathehimselfhadgivenDumbledore.
Dippetsankback,lookingfaintlydisappointed.
"Youmaygo,Tom..."
Riddleslidoffhischairandslouchedoutoftheroom.Harryfollowedhim.
Downthemovingspiralstaircasetheywent,emergingnexttothegargoyleinthedarkeningcorridor. Riddlestopped,andsodidHarry,watchinghim.HarrycouldtellthatRiddlewasdoingsomeseriousthinking.Hewasbitinghislip,hisforeheadfurrowed.
Then,asthoughhehadsuddenlyreachedadecision,hehurriedoff,Harryglidingnoiselesslybehindhim. Theydidn’tseeanotherpersonuntiltheyreachedtheentrancehall,whenatallwizardwithlong,sweepingauburnhairandabeardcalledtoRiddlefromthemarblestaircase.
