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Harry Potter
And the Chamber of Secrets

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also by j. k. rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Year One at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Year Two at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Year Three at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Year Four at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Year Five at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Year Six at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Year Seven at Hogwarts

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Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets


BY
J. K. Rowling
ILLUSTRATIONS BY Mary GrandPré





ARTHUR A. LEVINE BOOKS
AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC Press.

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For Seán P. F. Harris.
Getaway driver and foul-weather friend



Text copyright © 1999 by J. K. Rowling.
Illustrations by Mary GrandPré copyright © 1999 Warner Bros.
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Press, a division of Scholastic Inc.,
Publishers since 1920.
scholastic, scholastic press, and the lantern logo
are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.

harry potter, characters, names, and related indicia are trademarks and © Warner Bros.
Harry Potter Publishing Rights © J. K. Rowling

No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write
to Scholastic Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / by J. K. Rowling.
p. cm.
Summary: When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger
from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
ISBN 0-439-06486-4
[1. Wizards — Fiction. 2. Magic — Fiction. 3. Schools — Fiction.
4. England — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.R7968Har 1999
[Fic] — dc21 98-46370

60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 02 03 04 05 06
Printed in the U.S.A. 23
First American edition, June 1999

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Contents
ONE
The Worst Birthday · 1
TWO
Dobby’s Warning · 12
THREE
The Burrow · 24
FOUR
At Flourish and Blotts · 42
FIVE
The Whomping Willow · 65
SIX
Gilderoy Lockhart · 86
SEVEN
Mudbloods and Murmurs · 104
EIGHT
The Deathday Party · 122
v

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Contents
NINE
The Writing on the Wall · 140
TEN
The Rogue Bludger · 161
ELEVEN
The Dueling Club · 182
TWELVE
The Polyjuice Potion · 205
THIRTEEN
The Very Secret Diary · 227
FOURTEEN
Cornelius Fudge · 249
FIFTEEN
Aragog · 265
SIXTEEN
The Chamber of Secrets · 283
SEVENTEEN
The Heir of Slytherin · 306
EIGHTEEN
Dobby’s Reward · 327
vi

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Document Outline

• Copyright
• Contents
  • v
  • vi
• The Worst Birthday 1
• Dobbyאs Warning 12
• The Burrow ׷ 24
• At Flourish and Blotts 42
• The Whomping Willow ׷ 65
• Gilderoy Lockhart 86
• Mudbloods and Murmurs ׷ 104
• The Deathday Party 122
• The Writing on the Wall ׷ 140
• The Rogue Bludger 161
• The Dueling Club ׷ 182
• The Polyjuice Potion 205
• The Very Secret Diary ׷ 227
• Cornelius Fudge 249
• Aragog ׷ 265
• The Chamber of Secrets 283
• The Heir of Slytherin ׷ 306
• Dobbys Reward з 327
• Credits

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