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The Chamber of Secrets
"Whereexactlydidyouseetheeyes?"saidHarry.
"Somewherethere,"saidMyrtle,pointingvaguelytowardthesinkinfrontofhertoilet.
HarryandRonhurriedovertoit. Lockhartwasstandingwellback,alookofutterterroronhisface.
Itlookedlikeanordinarysink. Theyexaminedeveryinchofit,insideandout,includingthepipesbelow. AndthenHarrysawit:Scratchedonthesideofoneofthecoppertapswasatinysnake.
"Thattap’sneverworked,"saidMyrtlebrightlyashetriedtoturnit.
"Harry,"saidRon."Saysomething.SomethinginParseltongue."
"But-"Harrythoughthard. Theonlytimeshe’devermanagedtospeakParseltonguewerewhenhe’dbeenfacedwitharealsnake. Hestaredhardatthetinyengraving, tryingtoimagineitwasreal.
"Openup,"hesaid.
HelookedatRon,whoshookhishead.
"English,"hesaid.
Harrylookedbackatthesnake,willinghimselftobelieveitwasalive. Ifhemovedhishead,thecandlelightmadeitlookasthoughitweremoving.
"Openup,"hesaid.
Exceptthatthewordsweren’twhatheheard; astrangehissinghadescapedhim,andatoncethetapglowedwithabrilliantwhitelightandbegantospin. Nextsecond,thesinkbegantomove; thesink,infact,sank,rightoutofsight,leavingalargepipeexposed,apipewideenoughforamantoslideinto.
HarryheardRongaspandlookedupagain. Hehadmadeuphismindwhathewasgoingtodo.
"I’mgoingdownthere,"hesaid.
