The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware.
She told the serpent her true name, her fear of being the snake child, her loneliness, and her love for Raka. The shadow serpent hesitated. Then, slowly, it coiled into a small, harmless ring around her wrist.
The stone groaned. The sink slid downward, revealing a dark, wet tunnel.
Tom screamed as his diary burst into flames.
That was six months ago. Now, at Sekolah Sihir Nusantara (the Archipelago School of Witchcraft), she was known as the girl with the strange ability—and the strange shadow. Whispers followed her like barn owls at dusk.
That night, Mira whispered in Parseltongue to the sink.