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Its a bit strange, isn’t it? Strange?

You hear this voice, a voice only you can hear…

…and then Mrs. Norris turns up Petrified. Its just strange.

Do you think I should have told them? Dumbledore and the others, I mean?

Are you mad?

No, Harry, Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices isn’t a good sign.

Shes right, you know.

Could I have your attention, please?

Right. Now, today, we will be transforming animals…

…into water goblets.

Like so.

One, two, three. Vera Verto.

Now its your turn. Who would like to go first?

Mr. Weasley. One, two, three. Vera Verto.

Vera Verto!

That wand needs replacing, Mr. Weasley.

Yes, Miss Granger? Professor…

…I was wondering if you could tell us about the Chamber of Secrets.

Very well.

You all know, of course…

…that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago…

…by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age

Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff…

…Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.

Now, three of the founders coexisted quite harmoniously.

One did not. Three guesses who.

Salazar Slytherin wished to be more selective…

…about the students admitted to Hogwarts.

He believed magical learning should be kept within all-magic families.

In other words, pure-bloods.

Unable to sway the others, he decided to leave the school.

Now, according to legend…

…Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in this castle…

…known as the Chamber of Secrets.

Though, shortly before departing, he sealed it…

…until that time when his own true Heir returned to the school.

The Heir alone…

…would be able to open the Chamber…

…and unleash the horror within, and by so doing…

…purge the school of all those who…

…in Slytherins view, were unworthy to study magic.

Muggle-borns.

Naturally, the school has been searched many times.

No such chamber has been found.

Professor? What exactly does legend tell us lies within the Chamber?

The Chamber is said to be home to something…

…that only the Heir of Slytherin can control.

It is said to be the home…

…of a monster.

Do you think its true? Do you think there really is a Chamber of Secrets?

Yes. Couldn’t you tell? McGonagalls worried. All the teachers are.

If there really is a Chamber of Secrets, and it has been opened, that means–

The Heir of Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts. The question is, who is it?

Lets think. Who do we know who thinks all Muggle-borns are scum?

If you’re talking about Malfoy-Of course. You heard him.

You’ll be next, Mudbloods.

I heard him. But Malfoy, the Heir of Slytherin?

Maybe Ron’s right, Hermione, I mean, look at his family.

The whole lot of them have been in Slytherin for centuries.

Crabbe and Goyle must know. Maybe we could trick them into telling.

Even they aren’t that thick. But there might be another way.

Mind you, it would be difficult.

Not to mention wed be breaking about 50 school rules…

…and it’ll be dangerous. Very dangerous.

Here it is, The Polyjuice Potion.

Properly brewed, the Polyjuice Potion allows the drinker…

…to transform himself temporarily into the physical form of another.

You mean if Harry and I drink that stuff, well turn into Crabbe and Goyle?

Wicked! Malfoy will tell us anything. Exactly.

But its tricky. I’ve never seen a more complicated potion.

How long will it take to make? A month.

A month?

But, Hermione, if Malfoy is the Heir of Slytherin…

…he could attack half the Muggle-borns in the school by then.

I know.

But its the only plan we’ve got.

Another goal for Slytherin!

They lead Gryffindor 90 to 30.

Yeah!

Yeah!

All right there, Scarhead?

Watch yourself, Harry!

Wood, look out!

Blimey! Harry’s got himself a rogue Bludger.

That’s been tampered with, that has.

Ill stop it.

No! Even with a proper wand, its too risky. You could hit Harry.