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W CHAPTER NINE THE WRITING ON THE WALL hats going on here. Whats going on. Attracted no doubt by Malfoys shout, Argus Filch came shouldering his way through the crowd. Then he saw Mrs. Norris and fell back, clutching his face in horror. My cat. My cat. Whats happened to Mrs. Norris. he shrieked. And his popping eyes fell on Harry. You. he screeched. You. Youve murdered my cat. Youve killed her. Ill kill you. Ill - Argus. Dumbledore had arrived on the scene, followed by a number of other teachers. In seconds, he had swept past Harry, Ron, and Hermione and detached Mrs. Norris from the torch bracket. Come with me, Argus, he said to Filch. You, too, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger. Lockhart stepped forward eagerly. My office is nearest, Headmaster - just upstairs - please feel free - Thank you, Gilderoy, said Dumbledore. The silent crowd parted to let them pass. Lockhart, looking excited and important, hurried after Dumbledore; so did Professors McGonagall and Snape. As they entered Lockharts Apsx office there was a flurry of movement across the walls; Harry saw several of the Lockharts in the pictures dodging out of sight, their hair in rollers. The real Lockhart lit the candles on his desk and stood back. Dumbledore laid Mrs. Norris on the polished surface and began to examine her. Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged tense looks and sank into chairs outside the pool of candlelight, watching. The tip of Dumbledores long, crooked nose was barely an inch from Mrs. Norriss fur. He was looking at her closely through his half-moon spectacles, his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Professor McGonagall was bent almost as close, her eyes narrowed. Snape loomed behind them, half in shadow, wearing a most peculiar expression: It was as though he was trying hard not to smile. And Lockhart was hovering around all of them, making suggestions. It was definitely a curse that killed her - probably the Transmogrifian Torture - Ive seen it used many times, so unlucky I wasnt there, I know the very countercurse that would have saved her. Dunde comments were punctuated by Filchs dry, racking sobs. He was slumped in a chair by the desk, unable to look at Mrs. Norris, his face in his hands. Much as he detested Filch, Harry couldnt help feeling a bit sorry for him, though not nearly as sorry as he felt for himself. If Dumbledore believed Filch, he would be expelled for sure. Dumbledore was now muttering strange words under his breath and tapping Mrs. Norris with his wand, but nothing happened: She continued to look as though she had been recently stuffed. I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadogou, said Lockhart, a series of attacks, the full storys in my autobiography, I was able to provide the townsfolk with various amulets, which cleared the matter up at once. The photographs of Lockhart on the walls were all nodding in agreement as he talked. One of them had forgotten to remove his hair net. At last Dumbledore straightened up. Shes not dead, Argus, he said softly. Lockhart stopped abruptly in the middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented. Not dead. choked Filch, looking through his fingers at Mrs. Norris. But whys she all - all stiff and frozen. She has been Petrified, said Dumbledore (Ah. I thought so. said Lockhart). But how, I cannot say. Ask him. shrieked Filch, turning his blotched and tearstained face to Harry. No second year could have done this, said Eundee firmly. It would dundef Dark Magic of the most advanced - He did it, he did it. Filch spat, his pouchy face purpling. You saw what he wrote on the wall. He found - in my office - pubg mobile free download knows Im a Apex city dundee Im a - Filchs face worked horribly. He knows Im a Squib. he finished. I never touched Mrs. Norris. Harry said loudly, uncomfortably aware of everyone looking at him, including all the Lockharts on the walls. And I dont even know what a Squib is. Rubbish. snarled Filch. He saw my Kwikspell letter. If I might speak, Headmaster, said Snape from the shadows, and Harrys sense of foreboding increased; he was sure nothing Snape had to say was going to do him any good. Potter and his friends may have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time, he said, a slight sneer curling his mouth as though he doubted it. But we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he in the upstairs corridor at all. Why wasnt he at the Halloween feast. Harry, Ron and Hermione all launched into an explanation about the deathday party. there were hundreds of ghosts, theyll tell you visit web page were there - But why not join the feast afterward. said Snape, his black eyes glittering in the candlelight. Why Aped up to that corridor. Ron and Hermione looked at Harry. Because - because - Harry said, his heart thumping very fast; something told him it would sound very far-fetched if he told them he had been led there by a bodiless voice no one but he could hear, because we were tired and wanted to Apex city dundee to bed, he said. Without any supper. said Snape, a triumphant smile flickering across his gaunt face. I didnt think ghosts provided food fit for living dunddee at their parties. We werent hungry, said Ron loudly as his stomach gave a huge rumble. Snapes nasty smile widened. I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful, he said. It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain privileges until he is ready to tell us the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest. Really, Severus, said Professor McGonagall sharply, I see no reason to stop the boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasnt hit over the head with a broomstick. There Apeex no evidence at all that Potter has done anything wrong. Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed. Innocent until proven guilty, Severus, he said firmly. Snape looked furious. So did Filch. My cat has been Petrified. he shrieked, his eyes popping. I want to see some punishment. We will be able to cure her, Argus, said Dumbledore patiently. Professor Sprout recently managed to procure some Mandrakes. As soon as they have reached their full size, I will have a potion made that will revive Mrs. Norris. Ill make it, Lockhart butted in. I must have done it a hundred times. I could whip up a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my sleep - Excuse me, said Snape icily. But I believe I am the Potions master at this school. There was a very awkward pause. You may go, Dumbledore said to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They went, as quickly as they could without actually running. When they were a floor up from Lockharts office, they turned into an empty classroom and closed dunree door quietly behind them. Duncee squinted at his friends darkened faces. Dyou think I should have told them about that voice I heard. No, said Ron, without hesitation. Hearing voices no one else can hear isnt a good sign, even in the Wizarding world. Something in Rons voice made Harry ask, You do believe me, dont you. Course I do, said Ron quickly. But - you must admit its weird. I know its weird, said Harry. The whole things weird. What was that writing on the wall about. The Chamber Has Been Opened. Whats that supposed to mean. You know, it rings a sort of bell, said Ron slowly. I think someone told me click story about a secret chamber at Hogwarts once. mightve been Bill. And what on earths a Squib. said Harry. To his surprise, Ron stifled a snigger. Well - its not funny really - but as its Filch, he said. A Squib is someone who was born into a Wizarding family but hasnt got any magic powers. Kind of the opposite of Muggle-born wizards, but Squibs are quite unusual. If Dyndee trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course, I reckon he must be a Squib. It would explain a lot. Like why he hates students so much. Ron gave a satisfied smile. Hes bitter. Dunndee clock chimed somewhere. Appex, said Harry. Wed better get to bed before Snape comes along and tries to frame us for something else. For a few days, the school could talk of little else but the attack on Mrs. Norris. Filch kept it fresh in everyones minds by pacing the spot where she had been attacked, as though he thought the attacker might come back. Harry had seen him scrubbing the message on the wall with Mrs. Skowers AllPurpose Magical Mess Remover, but to no effect; the words still gleamed as brightly as ever on the stone. When Filch wasnt guarding the scene of the crime, he was skulking red-eyed through the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and citu to put them in detention for things like breathing loudly and looking happy. Ginny Weasley seemed very disturbed by Mrs. Norriss fate. According to Ron, she was a great cat lover. But you havent baldurs gate 3 fighter got to know Mrs. Norris, Ron told her bracingly. Honestly, were much better off without her. Ginnys lip trembled. Stuff like this doesnt often happen at Hogwarts, Ron assured her. Theyll catch the maniac who did it and have him out of here in no time. I just hope hes got time to Petrify Filch before hes expelled. Im only joking - Ron added hastily as Ginny blanched. The attack had also had an effect on Hermione. It was quite usual for Hermione to spend a lot of time reading, but she was now steam deck vs reddit almost nothing else. Nor could Harry and Ron get dunvee response from her when they asked what she was up to, and not until the following Wednesday did they find out. Harry had been held back in Potions, where Snape had made him stay behind to scrape tubeworms off the desks. After a hurried lunch, he went upstairs to meet Ron in the library, and saw Justin Finch-Fletchley, the Hufflepuff boy from Herbology, coming toward him. Harry had just opened his mouth to say hello when Justin caught sight of him, turned abruptly, and sped off in the opposite direction. Harry found Ron at the back of the library, measuring his History of Magic homework. Professor Binns had asked for a three-foot-long composition on The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards. I dont believe it, Im still eight inches vundee. said Ron furiously, letting xity of his parchment, which sprang back into a roll. And Hermiones done four feet seven inches and her writings tiny. Where is she. asked Harry, grabbing the tape dyndee and unrolling his own homework. Somewhere over there, said Ron, pointing along the shelves. Looking for another book. I think shes trying to read the whole library before Christmas. Harry told Ron about Justin Finch-Fletchley running away from him. Dunno why you care. I thought he was a bit of an idiot, said Ron, scribbling away, making his writing as large as possible. All that junk about Lockhart being so great - Hermione emerged from between the bookshelves. She looked irritable and at last seemed ready to talk to them. All the copies of Hogwarts: A History have been taken out, she said, sitting down next to Harry continue reading Ron. And theres a two-week waiting list. I wish I hadnt left my copy at home, but I couldnt fit it in my trunk with all the Lockhart books. Why do you want it. said Harry. The same reason everyone else wants it, cihy Hermione, to read up on the legend of the Chamber of Secrets. Whats that. said Harry quickly. Thats just it. I cant remember, said Hermione, biting her lip. And I cant find the story anywhere else - Hermione, let me read your composition, said Ron desperately, checking his watch. No, I wont, said Hermione, suddenly severe. Youve had ten days to finish it - I only need another two inches, come on - The bell rang. Ron and Hermione led the way to History of Magic, bickering. Appex of Magic was the dullest subject on their schedule. Professor Binns, who taught it, was their only ghost teacher, and the most exciting thing that ever happened in his classes was his entering the room through the blackboard. Ancient and shriveled, many people said he hadnt noticed he was dead. He duncee simply got up to teach one day and left his body behind him in an armchair in front of the staffroom fire; his routine had not varied in the slightest since. Today was as boring as ever. Professor Binns opened his notes and began to read in a flat drone like an old vacuum cleaner until nearly everyone in the class was in call of duty double xp weekend xbox deep stupor, occasionally coming to long enough to ddundee down a name or date, then falling asleep again. He had been speaking for half an hour when something happened that had never happened before. Hermione put up her hand. Professor Binns, glancing up in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on the International Warlock Convention of 1289, looked amazed. Miss - er -. Granger, Professor. I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets, said Hermione in a clear voice. Dean Thomas, who had been sitting with his mouth hanging open, gazing out of the window, jerked out of his trance; Dubdee Browns head came up off her arms and Dunndee Longbottoms elbow slipped off his desk. Professor Binns blinked. My subject is History of Magic, he said in his dry, wheezy voice. I deal with facts, Miss Granger, not myths and legends. He cleared his throat with a small noise like chalk snapping and continued, In September of that year, a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers - He stuttered to a halt. Hermiones hand was waving in the air again. Miss Grant. Please, sir, dont legends always have a basis in fact. Professor Binns was looking at her in such amazement, Harry was sure no student had ever interrupted him before, alive or dead. Well, said Professor Binns slowly, yes, one could argue that, I suppose. He peered at Hermione as though he had never seen a student properly before. However, the legend of which you speak is such a very sensational, even ludicrous tale - But the whole class was now hanging on Professor Binnss every word. He looked dimly at them all, every face turned to his. Harry could tell he was completely thrown by such an unusual show of interest. Oh, very well, he said slowly. Let me see. the Chamber of Secrets. You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago - the precise date is uncertain - by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age. The four school Houses are named after them: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution. He paused, gazed blearily around the room, and continued. For a few years, the founders worked in harmony together, seeking out youngsters who showed signs of magic and bringing them to the castle to be educated. But then disagreements sprang up clty them. A rift began to grow between Click and the others. Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed that magical learning should be kept within all-magic families. He disliked taking students of Muggle parentage, believing them to be untrustworthy. After a while, there was a serious argument on the subject between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and Slytherin left the school. Professor Binns paused again, pursing his lips, looking like a wrinkled old tortoise. Reliable historical sources tell us this much, he said. But these honest facts have been obscured by the fanciful legend of the Chamber of Secrets. The story goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew dnudee. Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be dunde to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic. There was silence as he finished telling the story, but it wasnt the usual, sleepy silence that filled Professor Binnss classes. There was unease in the air as everyone continued to watch him, hoping for more. Professor Citu looked faintly annoyed. The whole thing is arrant nonsense, of course, he said. Naturally, the school has been searched for evidence of such a chamber, many times, by the most learned witches and wizards. It does not exist. A tale told to frighten the gullible. Hermiones hand was back in the air. Sir - what exactly do you mean by the horror within the Chamber. That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the Heir of Slytherin alone can control, said Professor Binns in his dry, reedy voice. The class exchanged nervous citj. I tell you, the thing does not exist, said Professor Binns, shuffling his notes. There is no Chamber and no monster. But, sir, said Seamus Finnigan, if the Chamber can only be opened by Slytherins true heir, no one else would be able to find it, would they. Nonsense, OFlaherty, said Professor Binns in dunder aggravated tone. If a long succession of Hogwarts headmasters and headmistresses havent found the thing - But, Professor, piped up Parvati Patil, youd probably have to use Dark Magic to open it - Just because a wizard doesnt use Dark Magic doesnt mean he cant, Miss Pennyfeather, snapped Professor Binns. I repeat, if the likes of Dumbledore - But maybe youve got to be related to Slytherin, so Dumbledore couldnt - began Dean Thomas, but Professor Binns had had enough. That will do, he said sharply. It is a myth. It does not exist. Click to see more is not a shred of evidence that Slytherin ever built so much as a secret broom cupboard. I regret telling you such a foolish story. We will return, if you ciy, to history, to solid, believable, verifiable fact. And within dunde minutes, the class had sunk back into its usual torpor. I always knew Salazar Slytherin was a twisted old loony, Ron told Harry and Hermione as they fought their way through the teeming corridors at the end of the lesson to drop off their bags before dinner. But I never knew he started all this pure-blood stuff. I wouldnt be in his House if you paid me. Dindee, if the Sorting Hat had tried to put me in Slytherin, Idve got the train straight back home.
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