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The Heir of Slytherin
Bothhalf-bloods,orphans,raisedbyMuggles.ProbablytheonlytwoParselmouthstocometoHogwartssincethegreatSlytherinhimselfWeevenlooksomethingalike... butafterall,itwasmerelyaluckychancethatsavedyoufromme. That’sallIwantedtoknow."
Harrystood,tense,waitingforRiddletoraisehiswand. ButRiddle’stwistedsmilewaswideningagain.
"Now,Harry,I’mgoingtoteachyoualittlelesson. Let’smatchthepowersofLordVoldemort,HeirofSalazarSlytherin,againstfamousHarryPotter,andthebestweaponsDumbledorecangivehim..."
HecastanamusedeyeoverFawkesandtheSortingHat,thenwalkedaway. Harry,fearspreadinguphisnumblegs,watchedRiddlestopbetweenthehighpillarsandlookupintothestonefaceofSlytherin,highabovehiminthehalf-darkness. Riddleopenedhismouthwideandhissed-butHarryunderstoodwhathewassaying...
"Speaktome,Slytherin,greatestoftheHogwartsFour."
Harrywheeledaroundtolookupatthestatue,Fawkesswayingonhisshoulder.
Slytherin’sgiganticstonefacewasmoving.Horrorstruck,Harrysawhismouthopening,widerandwider,tomakeahugeblackhole.
Andsomethingwasstirringinsidethestatue’smouth.Somethingwasslitheringupfromitsdepths.
HarrybackedawayuntilhehitthedarkChamberwall,andasheshuthiseyestighthefeltFawkes’wingsweephischeekashetookflight.
