The Chamber of Secrets really opened? Why didn't my trap go off? Where did my great big trap go?
Everything had been normal whenever he exchanged information with Moaning Myrtle, even if she did spend a fair chunk of every day admiring... admiring boys.
But my trap still didn't activate!
Just then, someone loudly read out the words on the wall: "Darkness shrouds the earth, and I am the light people long for in the dark."
There was even a little heart at the end.
Zhang Xiao could no longer keep a straight face. It was Lockhart, right? It had to be Lockhart, right?
Who else in all of Hogwarts could write something so... shameless?
And were those even the right words for the wall? Wasn't it supposed to say something about the Chamber of Secrets being opened, beware, the heir, and so on?
"Coming through! Out of the way!" A cheerful voice came from behind the crowd. Everyone turned to find Lockhart, dressed in a magnificent deep-purple cloak, struggling to squeeze his way to the front.
"Don't panic! Your professor is here! Leave it to me... oh, well, I see you have great faith in me."
The crowd suddenly parted in perfect unison, opening a passage. Everyone stared at him strangely.
Lockhart muttered a few words, straightened his robes, and strode through the passage the young wizards had cleared for him, head high and chest out. He even remembered to wave to both sides, flashing his signature smile.
"So you've already discovered what I left you..."
He stopped abruptly, his eyes widening as he pointed at Filch, who had been petrified in a bizarre pose, and cried out:
"What the hell? What happened here?"
The young wizards remained silent, still staring at him strangely.
Zhang Xiao studied Lockhart's expression