Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Chamber of Secrets
"Hagrid’sroosterswerekilled!TheHeirofSlytherindidn’twantoneanywherenearthecastleoncetheChamberwasopened! Spidersfleebeforeit.Itallfits!"
"Buthow’sthebasiliskbeengettingaroundtheplace?"saidRon."Agiantsnake...Someonewould’veseen..."
Harry,however,pointedatthewordHermionehadscribbledatthefootofthepage.
"Pipes,"hesaid."Pipes...Ron,it’sbeenusingtheplumbing.I’vebeenhearingthatvoiceinsidethewalls..."
RonsuddenlygrabbedHarry’sarm.
"TheentrancetotheChamberofSecrets!"hesaidhoarsely."Whatifit’sabathroom?Whatifit’sin—"
"MoaningMyrtle’sbathroom,"saidHarry.
Theysatthere,excitementcoursingthroughthem,hardlyabletobelieveit.
"Thismeans,"saidHarry,"Ican’tbetheonlyParselmouthintheschool. TheHeirofSlytherin’sone,too.That’showhe’sbeencontrollingthebasilisk."
"What’rewegoingtodo?"saidRon,whoseeyeswereflashing."ShouldwegostraighttoMcGonagall?"
"Let’sgotothestaffroom,"saidHarry,jumpingup."She’llbethereintenminutes.It’snearlybreak."
Theyrandownstairs. Notwantingtobediscoveredhangingaroundinanothercorridor,theywentstraightintothedesertedstaffroom. Itwasalarge,paneledroomfullofdark,woodenchairs. HarryandRonpacedaroundit,tooexcitedtositdown.
Butthebelltosignalbreaknevercame.
Instead,echoingthroughthecorridorscameProfessorMcGonagall’svoice,magicallymagnified.
"AllstudentstoreturntotheirHousedormitoriesatonce.
