New MacBook making strange sounds...

Alright, I know already that MacBook's have been known to make some strange sounds (buzzing noise near the top left of the keyboard etc.) but this noise has been driving me crazy...
The sound comes from around the center to the bottom right of the keyboard and sounds like I guess a bubbling/gargling-ish scratching sound I guess. I have no idea where the CPU is on the MacBook so maybe it's coming from that? It's very difficult to explain but it's the only other strange sound I've heard besides the buzz in the top left corner so maybe some of you know what I'm talking about.
Well anyways, it's been driving me nuts and I was wondering if there's any way to get rid of this sound? Sorry if this is a bit vague, it's difficult to explain so if you need anymore information, I'll get back to you asap.

I went to the Apple Store today to get it looked at and they couldn't find any problems with it. They ran all sorts of tests, and found nothing wrong with it. However, when I got home from the Apple Store, about an hour after starting my MacBook up, I start to hear a crackling sound come from the Hard Drive. Is this normal and should I be worried? Because even though the genius said that my HD is fine, I'm still worried since I've never heard this sound coming from it so loudly and consistently.

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