Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by

J. K. Rowling

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Chapter 1 Quotes

More than anything else at Hogwarts, more even than playing Quidditch, Harry missed his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They, however, didn’t seem to be missing him at all. Neither of them had written to him all summer, even though Ron had said he was going to ask Harry to come and stay.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dobby
Page Number: 7
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Chapter 2 Quotes

“Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. “Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard — like an equal—”

Related Characters: Dobby (speaker), Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy
Page Number: 13
Explanation and Analysis:

“Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later…Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts.”

Related Characters: Dobby (speaker), Harry Potter
Page Number: 16
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Chapter 3 Quotes

“It’s a bit small,” said Ron quickly. “Not like that room you had with the Muggles. And I’m right underneath the ghoul in the attic; he’s always banging on the pipes and groaning. . . . ”

But Harry, grinning widely, said, “This is the best house I’ve ever been in.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
Page Number: 41
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Chapter 4 Quotes

“It’s not my fault,” retorted Draco. “The teachers all have favorites, that Hermione Granger —”

“I would have thought you’d be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam,” snapped Mr. Malfoy.

Related Characters: Draco Malfoy (speaker), Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger
Page Number: 52
Explanation and Analysis:

“Obviously not,” Mr. Malfoy said. “Dear me, what’s the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don’t even pay you well for it?”

Mr. Weasley flushed darker than either Ron or Ginny.

“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.

Related Characters: Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Mr. Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Page Number: 62
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Chapter 5 Quotes

Harry well remembered putting it on, exactly one year ago, and waiting, petrified, for its decision as it muttered aloud in his ear. For a few horrible seconds he had feared that the hat was going to put him in Slytherin, the House that had turned out more Dark witches and wizards than any other — but he had ended up in Gryffindor, along with Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasleys.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Professor Dumbledore
Page Number: 77
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Chapter 6 Quotes

“Let me just say that handing out signed pictures at this stage of your career isn’t sensible — looks a tad bigheaded, Harry, to be frank. There may well come a time when, like me, you’ll need to keep a stack handy wherever you go, but” — he gave a little chortle — “I don’t think you’re quite there yet.”

Related Characters: Gilderoy Lockhart (speaker), Harry Potter, Colin Creevey
Page Number: 98
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Chapter 7 Quotes

“There are some wizards — like Malfoy’s family — who think they’re better than everyone else because they’re what people call pure-blood.” He gave a small burp, and a single slug fell into his outstretched hand. He threw it into the basin and continued, “I mean, the rest of us know it doesn’t make any difference at all. Look at Neville Longbottom — he’s pure-blood and he can hardly stand a cauldron the right way up.”

Related Characters: Ron Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Page Number: 116
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Chapter 9 Quotes

“D’you think I should have told them about that voice I heard?”

“No,” said Ron, without hesitation. “Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the Wizarding world.”

Something in Ron’s voice made Harry ask, “You do believe me, don’t you?”

“’Course I do,” said Ron quickly. “But — you must admit it’s weird. . . .”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Professor Dumbledore, Argus Filch
Related Symbols: The Monster/Basilisk
Page Number: 145
Explanation and Analysis:

“Well — it’s not funny really — but as it’s Filch,” he said. “A Squib is someone who was born into a Wizarding family but hasn’t got any magic powers. Kind of the opposite of Muggle-born wizards, but Squibs are quite unusual. If Filch’s trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course, I reckon he must be a Squib. It would explain a lot. Like why he hates students so much.” Ron gave a satisfied smile. “He’s bitter.”

Related Characters: Ron Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Argus Filch
Page Number: 145
Explanation and Analysis:

A rift began to grow between Slytherin and the others. Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed that magical learning should be kept within all-magic families. He disliked taking students of Muggle parentage, believing them to be untrustworthy.

Related Characters: Professor Binns (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Page Number: 150
Explanation and Analysis:

“Sir — what exactly do you mean by the ‘horror within’ the Chamber?”

“That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the Heir of Slytherin alone can control,” said Professor Binns in his dry, reedy voice.

The class exchanged nervous looks.

“I tell you, the thing does not exist,” said Professor Binns, shuffling his notes. “There is no Chamber and no monster.”

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Professor Binns (speaker), Harry Potter
Related Symbols: The Monster/Basilisk
Page Number: 151
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Chapter 10 Quotes

“Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine,” she said. There were bright pink patches on her cheeks and her eyes were brighter than usual. “I don’t want to break rules, you know, I think threatening Muggle-borns is far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don’t want to find out if it’s Malfoy, I’ll go straight to Madam Pince now and hand the book back in —”

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy
Page Number: 165
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Chapter 11 Quotes

The news that Colin Creevey had been attacked and was now lying as though dead in the hospital wing had spread through the entire school by Monday morning. The air was suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion. The first years were now moving around the castle in tight-knit groups, as though scared they would be attacked if they ventured forth alone.

Related Characters: Colin Creevey
Page Number: 185
Explanation and Analysis:

“Exactly,” said Ron. “And now the whole school’s going to think you’re his great-great-great-great-grandson or something —”

“But I’m not,” said Harry, with a panic he couldn’t quite explain.

“You’ll find that hard to prove,” said Hermione. “He lived about a thousand years ago; for all we know, you could be.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Hermione Granger (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley
Page Number: 196
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Chapter 12 Quotes

Harry didn’t know what to say. He thought of Malfoy shouting, “You’ll be next, Mudbloods!” and of the Polyjuice Potion simmering away in Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Then he thought of the disembodied voice he had heard twice and remembered what Ron had said: “Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the Wizarding world.” He thought, too, about what everyone was saying about him, and his growing dread that he was somehow connected with Salazar Slytherin. . . .

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Professor Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick
Page Number: 209
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14 Quotes

“Riddle might have got the wrong person,” said Hermione. “Maybe it was some other monster that was attacking people. . . .”

“How many monsters d’you think this place can hold?” Ron asked dully.

“We always knew Hagrid had been expelled,” said Harry miserably. “And the attacks must’ve stopped after Hagrid was kicked out. Otherwise, Riddle wouldn’t have got his award.”

[…]

“And Riddle was going to go back to some Muggle orphanage if they closed Hogwarts,” said Harry. “I don’t blame him for wanting to stay here. . . .”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Hermione Granger (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Rubeus Hagrid
Related Symbols: The Monster/Basilisk
Page Number: 250
Explanation and Analysis:

“Look at it from my point of view,” said Fudge, fidgeting with his bowler. “I’m under a lot of pressure. Got to be seen to be doing something. If it turns out it wasn’t Hagrid, he’ll be back and no more said. But I’ve got to take him. Got to. Wouldn’t be doing my duty —”

Related Characters: Cornelius Fudge (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Professor Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid
Page Number: 261
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Chapter 15 Quotes

But Lockhart’s disgusting cheeriness, his hints that he had always thought Hagrid was no good, his confidence that the whole business was now at an end, irritated Harry so much that he yearned to throw Gadding with Ghouls right in Lockhart’s stupid face. Instead he contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let’s do it tonight.

Ron read the message, swallowed hard, and looked sideways at the empty seat usually filled by Hermione. The sight seemed to stiffen his resolve, and he nodded.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Gilderoy Lockhart, Rubeus Hagrid
Page Number: 270
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Chapter 17 Quotes

From everything Ginny had told me about you, I knew you would go to any lengths to solve the mystery — particularly if one of your best friends was attacked.

Related Characters: Tom Riddle/Voldemort (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley
Page Number: 311
Explanation and Analysis:

He might not see what use Fawkes or the Sorting Hat were, but he was no longer alone, and he waited for Riddle to stop laughing with his courage mounting.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Professor Dumbledore
Related Symbols: The Monster/Basilisk, Fawkes, The Sword of Gryffindor
Page Number: 315
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Chapter 18 Quotes

“I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules,” said Dumbledore.

Ron opened his mouth in horror.

“Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling. “You will both receive Special Awards for Services to the School and — let me see — yes, I think two hundred points apiece for Gryffindor.”

Related Characters: Professor Dumbledore (speaker), Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Related Symbols: The Monster/Basilisk
Page Number: 331
Explanation and Analysis:

“It only put me in Gryffindor,” said Harry in a defeated voice, “because I asked not to go in Slytherin. . . .”

Exactly,” said Dumbledore, beaming once more. “Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Professor Dumbledore (speaker), Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Page Number: 333
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