He summons the beast in the Chamber of Secrets, a Basilisk, which is a large snake that can kill people just by them looking at its eyes. He is a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, and also the Heir of Slytherin and is a Parseltongue. He is a dark wizard who constantly appears through dark magic in strange forms since he was almost killed and lost his physical form when he attacked Harry when he was a year old. Lord Voldemort, or Tom Riddle as his original name is later found to be, is the major antagonist in both this book and the entire series. At the end of the book, Ron’s damaged wand backfires at him and he loses his memory. It is eventually revealed that he is a phony and that he stole the memories of actually brave wizards’ adventures and then wrote about it in his books. He likes being in the limelight constantly and repeatedly accuses Harry of trying to become famous through silly stunts. He is a very famous, handsome wizard and an author of several best-selling books about his adventures. Professor Gilderoy Lockhart is the newly appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor. He is also found to be Lucius Malfoy’s house-elf and Harry finally frees him from the Malfoys’ by giving his sock to Dobby indirectly through Lucius Malfoy. It is eventually found out that Dobby is responsible for blocking Harry’s letters, blocking Harry and Ron from entering platform nine and three quarters, and also the rogue bludger in the Quidditch match against Slytherin that almost gets Harry killed. Dobby meets Harry at his uncle’s house and constantly warns him about the dangers of going back to Hogwarts. Finally, they also go into the Chamber of Secrets together to save Ron’s sister Ginny who is taken into the chamber.ĭobby is a house-elf, a species among magical creatures that are associated with housework and labor. Ron and Harry also go to the Forbidden Forest together and meet Aragog, the giant spider that is friends with Hagrid. Harry and Ron drink the Polyjuice Potion and turn into Crabbe and Goyle, and then go to meet Malfoy to try and coerce him to tell them who the Heir of Slytherin is. When they miss the Hogwarts express, Ron suggests taking his father’s bewitched flying car to Hogwarts, something he later regrets. Furthermore, Harry is invited by Ron to stay at his place, the Burrow, a trip and stay that Harry loves. Ronald Weasley is a close friend of Harry Potter and helps Harry break out of his Uncle’s house when he is imprisoned there. Sadly, Hermione herself is attacked by the creature in the Chamber of Secrets and is petrified, but is crucial in helping Harry and Ron figure out the exact details of the attacking creature. She leads the ‘trio’ into brewing the Polyjuice Potion which turns its drinker’s appearance into whichever people they want to impersonate. She too, like the others is alarmed by the attacks on muggle-born students and wants to find out a way to stop it. She is very knowledgeable and constantly learns new things from books in the library. Hermione Granger is Harry’s friend and probably the cleverest student of her time. He is confused about Dobby’s strange yet frantic attempts to save him, but eventually faces all dangers, and emerges victorious in the end. He is determined to somehow stop the attacks on muggle-born students and enlists for help from his friends Hermione and Ron. He finds out that he is a Parselmouth and is traumatized by the idea that he may be Heir of Slytherin. He eventually goes to Hogwarts after much turmoil and is faced with new challenges. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, he is much happier about having discovered Hogwarts and made new friends, but is sad about not having received any letters or news from his friends. Harry Potter is the protagonist of the Harry Potter series. Several other characters are deeply explored in this book. Ginny Weasley has to come out of the trance-like state she was put in due to Dark Magic. Hermione Granger has to come to terms with being called a ‘ Mudblood’. Ronald Weasley has to deal with his mother’s wrath when he does irresponsible things. Harry Potter grapples with his newfound skills like being a Parselmouth and questions his identity. Furthermore, we get a glimpse of who Lord Voldemort was and what turned him into his current self. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is significant for delving deeper into its major characters and highlighting aspects like identity and the choices made by the characters. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has a wide variety of characters including humans, wizards, witches, and other magical creatures.
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