Lesson 2-17: Nearly Immortal, and The Heir of Slytherin

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Turn to Page 306, The Heir of Slytherin. Today’s lesson is called Nearly Immortal. The chapter begins with Harry nervously entering the Chamber of Secrets, prepared to close his eyes if the basilisk appears. He comes across Ginny’s unconscious body, and while trying to rouse her he encounters a strangely blurry Tom Riddle who declares that Ginny won’t wake and steals Harry’s wand. As Harry tries to comprehend what is happening, he manages to provoke Tom Riddle into revealing that he coerced Ginny into all sorts of actions over the year, culminating in having her take herself down to the Chamber. He tells Harry that the diary has been the medium through which he has intertwined his soul with Ginny’s, and that he is finally about to subsume her entirely. Riddle also declares that Ginny is merely a pawn in his new goal: to confront and destroy Harry, whom he is obsessed with...because he, Tom Marvolo Riddle, reveals, “I am Lord Voldemort.” During Riddle’s diatribe, Harry defends Dumbledore and declares that Riddle will never win. In response, Fawkes arrives with the Sorting Hat, much to Tom Riddle’s amusement. Riddle then summons the basilisk to kill Harry. In the fight, Fawkes blinds the basilisk, Harry pulls a Sword out of the Sorting Hat, and manages to slay the basilisk at the cost of a severe, poisonous bite. As Harry begins to die, Fawkes’ tears heal his wounds, and before Voldemort can attack with Harry’s wand, Harry instinctively plunges a basilisk fang into the diary. Ginny awakes and recounts her guilt, and Harry and she leave the Chamber, find Ron and Lockhart, and ride Fawkes back to the girls’ bathroom. Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny #MagicalTheory #HarryPotter #podcast #WizardPhD ?Enjoy WizardPhD content? Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/wizardphd   ☕Want to buy me a coffee instead? Contribute here: https://ko-fi.com/wizardphd ?WizardPhD MERCH STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/wizardphd Listen to us on your favorite podcast place! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory Apple: http://bit.ly/AppleMT Google Play: http://bit.ly/GooglePlayMT TuneIn: http://bit.ly/TuneInMT Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2knqKyH Stitcher: http://bit.ly/StitcherMT MAGICAL THEORY, a Harry Potter podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvEmDn42BjX7JuYhGO7AbBzDPxML83Ry --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory/support