"Oh, I bet Tom Riddle knows something! He's heading to the Chamber of Secrets to catch the Heir!"
Ron offered his guess with absolute confidence.
"The Castle's Dungeon?!! There's plenty of room down there. Someone could secretly dig out a chamber without anyone noticing!"
Hermione agreed.
But Riddle disappointed both Ron and Hermione. He neither entered a hidden passage nor used some secret spell to open a stone wall. Instead, he went to the Potions Classroom.
After closing the classroom door, he neither lit a torch nor picked up any ingredients or equipment. He simply stood by the door, watching the corridor outside through the keyhole.
Ten minutes... twenty minutes... thirty-five minutes... fifty minutes...
It was hard to imagine how much willpower it took to remain motionless in the same position.
"Luo Bin, are you sure following Tom Riddle will tell us who the Heir was fifty years ago and reveal the truth behind the Chamber of Secrets legend?"
Ron asked through a yawn.
"I seriously suspect Riddle was a statue in his previous life. What normal person would hold the same pose for nearly an hour?"
Hermione remarked.
"He's waiting for the Heir and the monster to pass the Potions Classroom. If Salazar Slytherin's Heir were that easy to catch, those attacks wouldn't have kept happening!"
Harry said.
"The words that appeared in the Magical Diary said Tom Marvolo Riddle caught the Heir on June thirteenth. Just wait a little longer. He'll discover something soon."
Suddenly, the four of them heard very faint footsteps in the corridor outside. Riddle gripped the doorknob tightly, his expression turning deadly serious.
Clearly, he had heard the footsteps too.
Once the footsteps had receded a little, Riddle silently opened the door. Leaning forward, he slipped through the gap like an incorporeal shadow, then