For a few days, the school could talk of little else but the attack on Mrs. Norris. Filch kept it fresh in everyone's mind 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 off the wall with Mrs. Skowers All-Pupose Magical Mess Remover, but to no effect; the words still gleamed so 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 trying to put them in detention for things like "breathing loudly" and "looking happy"
The attacks seemed to really disturb Hermione and Ginny. However to Ron and myself we could not help but wonder aimlessly on the matters at hand trying to determine what was going on at Hogwarts and what would we do to put and end to it?
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The next Potions class was this morning and to make matters worse it was a double. Gosh, who knew Dad could go on for what seemed like for hours...
As the edge of class came Dad spoke in his normal voice, "Mr. Weasley and Mr. Potter I wish for you to accompany me after class for a few moments if you don't mind."
I looked at Ron and he looked at me and said, "You don't think he knows what we are up to, do you?"
"Of course not, how could he?"
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"Gentlemen, what is causing your attention span to me less than usual?"
"Nothing." We said in unison.
"You better hope it is nothing because if I find out it had anything to do with Mrs. Norris you BOTH will be getting a dose of my belt do you hear me?"
Ron looked suprised, "Both? What do you mean both?"
"I mean I will take you over my knee and beat some since into your bottom just like I do to my son, do you understand Mr. Weasley?"
"Yes Sir!"
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Leaving the dungeons Ron looked at me and says, "I didn't know that was what he meant when he said he would talk to my parents."
"Never underestimate the mind of my father and if we don't want that belt we had better start being sneakier about our thoughts."
"Good thinking mate."
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The following class we had History of Magic and Hermione decided that if anyone knew anything it would definately be Professor Binn's.
Professor Binns, glancing up in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on the Internationsal 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 the window, jerked out of his trance; Lavender Brown's head came up off her arms and Neville Longbottom's elbows slipped off the desk.
Professor Binns blinked
"My subject is History of Magic," he said in his dry, wheezy voice, "I deal with facts Ms. Granger not myths and legends." He cleared his throat with a small noice like chalk snapping and continued, "In September of that year, a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers---"
He stuttered to a halt. Hermione's hand was waving in the air again.
"Miss Grant?"
"Please sir don't legends always have a basis in fact?"
Professor Binns was lookinga t her in such amazement, Harry was sure no student had ever interupted him before, alive or dead.
"Well," said Professor Binns slowly, "yes, one could argue that, I suppoes." 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 Binns every word. He looked dimly at them all, every face turned to his. I could tell he was thrown by such an unusual show of interest
"Oh very well." he said slowly, "Let me see...the Chamber of Secrets..."
For the remainder of class he explained that one of the founders of Hogwarts (Salazar Slytherin) got into an argument with the others about whether Muggle-borns should be admitted and, when the rift grew too large, he left the school. According to legend, he built a going-away present to the school in the form of a secret chamber that could only be opened by his true heir. This "Chamber of Secrets" contains a monster that, once released, would purge the school of all Muggle-borns.He unsuccessfully tried to assure the class that the Chamber does not actually exist and that the school has been searched many times in vain. In which we decided it had to be true.
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As the week continued another message appeared upon the same place the previous had been this time it just read, "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened." We spotted rows of spiders leaving the hallway and we knew there was something peculiar going on and the led us to the girls bathroom in which Moaning Myrtle inhabits
After a moments discussion Ron, Hermione and me came to the conclusion that Malfoy was the heir of Slytherin and we would get it out of him.
Luckily Hermione had been paying attention in Potions because she suggested we make Polyjuice Potion.
All I could think to say was, "But Hermione if Professor Snape finds out we steal from him we will be in so much trouble..."
"Yeah 'Mione he done warned us."
"Well it is the only thing I have." At that Hermione left and me and Ron spoke, "Ron we are in so much trouble."
"My, My what do I have here two Gryffindors stepping out of the ladies room."
I turned to see Dad, "Great, this is all we need."
"Follow me gentlemen."
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Sorry it took so long to update it is just I get busy and well just don't have time. I hope you enjoyed it and I will try to update sooner it just takes longer trying to follow the book.