Chapter 167: Coming back to The Manor!
{Outer Vault, Chamber of Secrets, Hogwarts}
{31th Oct 1991}
{Rigel's POV}
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Dumbledore wasn't the only one staring at me. I felt a couple of stares on the back of my head. Because Dumbledore, using magic, didn't have any such reaction from the chamber's wards, it was easy to conclude that the chamber considered me some form of heir to the Slytherin legacy.
'Now what? I know the command to open the sculpture at the end was different, so at least I won't have to worry about opening that.'
A dull thud signified that more people were entering the chamber, and I decided to follow the path that was laid out for me. Another thing I noticed was that the smell was gone, which was quite contrary to my expectations. Maybe the wards had something like a clearing charm mixed in.
The chamber, though, still looked dirty; the water on either side of the platform was stale. No one said anything, and everyone concentrated on the base of the statue.
"Is that-?" Narcissa asked. Though she hadn't completed her question, everyone could tell what she was asking.