Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Overview
 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...

 series written by J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...

. The plot follows Harry
Harry Potter (character)
Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard...

's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" will kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families.
Quotations

Jiggery Pokery! said Harry in a fierce voice, ' Hocus Pocus-Squiggly Wiggly! 'MUUUUUUM!' howled Dudley, 'MUUUUM! He's doing you know what!

p. 9

Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!

p. 14

Just our nephew-very disturbed-meeting strangers upsets him, so we kept him upstairs...

p. 20Beds empty! No note! Car gone-could have crashed-out of my mind with worry-did you care?-never, as long as I've lived-you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy-

YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY'S BOOK!

p. 33

Your sons flew that car to Harry's house and back last night! shouted Mrs Weasley. 'What have you got to say about that, eh?' 'Did you really?' said Mr Weasley eagerly. 'Did it go all right? I—I mean,' he faltered, 'that—that was very wrong, boys – very wrong indeed …'

p. 39

This is the best house I've ever been in.

p. 41

D-Dia-gon Alley

p. 48

'At least no one on Gryffindor team had to buy their way in,' said Hermione sharply. They got in on pure talent.' The smug look on Malfoy's face flickered. 'No one asked your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood,' he spat.

p. 112 "D'you think I don't know what people call me behind my back? Fat Myrtle! Ugly Myrtle! Miserable, moaning, moping Myrtle!' 'You've forgotten pimply,' Peeves hissed in her ear. ... Pimply! Pimply!" - Page 135, American edition

 
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