Priming Effect
Halley thought she would find her salvation in Hogwarts; it gave her warmth, food, and a chance to survive. But when the Chamber of Secrets opens, she learns once again that you can never trust a good thing.
“I have a proposition for you, Miss Potter.”
“What is it?”
“Have you ever been trapped somewhere Halley?” he asked, as he walked around the girl. He knew her eyes were on him and it made Tom feel powerful, like he hadn’t felt in a long while. “And no matter what you do, you can’t be free.”
“It’s torturous, isn’t it?” he asked.
Halley didn’t know what to say. This was a new kind of behaviour, one that she didn’t know how to deal with. The closest she’d come to seeing it was with Dumbledore; placing himself above the conversation by stating all these questions that she was never going to get an answer to.
“I’ve waited an incredibly long time to escape.”
“Is that why you made her open the Chamber?” Halley asked.
“No."
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