Chapter 1 Summary: “The Worst Birthday”. During the summer of 1992, Harry Potter lives in Surrey, England. Raised by his aunt and uncle following the death of his parents, Harry remained unaware of his magical abilities until a year earlier, when he received an invitation to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Nick warns Harry that he'd better go – Filch has been in a foul mood, and he'll punish Harry if he finds him standing around dripping mud on the castle floors. Nick's warning comes too late, though. Filch appears, shouting, "Mess and muck everywhere! I've had enough of it, I tell you! Follow me, Potter!" (8.19). Filch drags Harry to his office.
Contents. 1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (23 June 1991–20 June 1992) 2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (31 July 1992–19 June 1993) 3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (30 July 1993–18 June 1994) 4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (23 August 1994–3 July 1995) 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (1
Important Quotes Explained. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5. "Harry, Harry, Harry," said Lockhart, reaching out and grasping his shoulder. "I understand. Natural to want a bit more once you've had that first taste &133; but see here, young man, you can't start flying cars to try and get yourself noticed." (Chapter six, p. ninety-one)
As the spiders approach, a horn sounds. It's the honking of Mr. Weasley's Ford Anglia. Ron, Harry, and Fang climb in and the car races to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. They walk safely up to Hogwarts, leaving the car in the Forbidden Forest. Now, Harry and Ron have learned for sure that Hagrid is innocent. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets tells the story of Harry Potter’s second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is a twelve-year-old wizard who only discovered his true identity the year before. He lives with his aunt, uncle, and cousin, who are what wizards call Muggles, meaning that they have no magical ability. Later, the group arrives at Flourish & Blotts bookstore, where the popular author, Gilderoy Lockhart, is signing copies of his autobiography, Magical Me. Recognizing the famous Harry Potter, Lockhart presents him with a complete set of his autographed books while posing for photos. Lockhart then announces that he is the new Defence Against the On Harry's birthday, Uncle Vernon berates and shouts at Harry during breakfast, triggered by Dudley commanding Harry to pass him the bacon. Harry retorts that Dudley forgot to say the magic word. Merely mentioning the word magic is enough to send Uncle Vernon into a towering rage. Uncle Vernon launches into his plans for that evening
Harry and Ron figure out that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is a sink with a tap shaped like a serpent. Harry tells the tap to open in Parseltongue. A large pipe opens up in front of them. Ron sends Professor Lockhart through the pipe first. They go down and down, deep under the castle.
