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The Chamber of Secrets
Harrylookedupatthetunnelceiling.Hugecrackshadappearedinit. Hehadnevertriedtobreakapartanythingaslargeastheserocksbymagic,andnowdidn’tseemagoodmomenttotry-whatifthewholetunnelcavedin?
Therewasanotherthudandanother"ow!"frombehindtherocks. Theywerewastingtime. GinnyhadalreadybeenintheChamberofSecretsforhours... Harryknewtherewasonlyonethingtodo.
"Waitthere,"hecalledtoRon. "WaitwithLockhart.I’llgoon...IfI’mnotbackinanhour..."
Therewasaverypregnantpause, "I’lltryandshiftsomeofthisrock,"saidRon,whoseemedtobetryingtokeephisvoicesteady. "Soyoucan-cangetbackthrough.And,Harry—"
"Seeyouinabit,"saidHarry,tryingtoinjectsomeconfidenceintohisshakingvoice.
Andhesetoffalonepastthegiantsnakeskin.
SoonthedistantnoiseofRonstrainingtoshifttherockswasgone. Thetunnelturnedandturnedagain.EverynerveinHarry’sbodywastinglingunpleasantly. Hewantedthetunneltoend,yetdreadedwhathe’dfindwhenitdid. Andthen,atlast,ashecreptaroundyetanotherbend,hesawasolidwallaheadonwhichtwoentwinedserpentswerecarved,theireyessetwithgreat,glintingemeralds.
Harryapproached,histhroatverydry. Therewasnoneedtopretendthesestonesnakeswerereal;theireyeslookedstrangelyalive.
Hecouldguesswhathehadtodo. Heclearedhisthroat,andtheemeraldeyesseemedtoflicker.
"Open,"saidHarry,inalow,fainthiss
