Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPottermore Publishing, 2015 M12 8 - 341 pages 'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.' |
From inside the book
... thought bitterly, Uncle Vernon was talking about the stupid dinner party. He'd been talking of nothing else for two weeks. Some rich builder and his wife were coming to dinner and Uncle Vernon was hoping to get a huge order from him ...
... thought savagely as he spread manure on the flower beds, his back aching, sweat running down his face. It was half past seven in the evening when at last, exhausted, he heard Aunt Petunia calling him. “Get in here! And walk on the ...
... thought it would sound too rude, so instead he said, “Who are you?” “Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf,” said the creature. “Oh — really?” said Harry. “Er — I don't want to be rude or anything, but — this isn't a great time ...
... ...” Harry stared. “And I thought I had it bad staying here for another four weeks,” he said. “This makes the Dursleys sound almost human. Can't anyone help you? Can't I?” Almost at once, Harry wished he hadn't spoken. Dobby dissolved.
... thought struck him. “Hang on — this hasn't got anything to do with Vol- — sorry — with You-Know-Who, has it? You could just shake or nod,” he added hastily as Dobby's head tilted worryingly close to the wall again. Slowly, Dobby shook ...