Chamber of Secrets Trivia Quiz

Answer: a house-elf

'Harry Potter!' said the creature in a high-pitched voice Harry was sure would carry down the stairs. So long has Dobby wanted to meet you, sir . . . Such an honor it is . . .' 'Th-thank you,' said Harry, edging along the wall and sinking into his desk char, next to Hedwig, who was asleep in her large cage.

He wanted to ask, 'What are you?' but thought it would sound too rude, so instead he said, 'Who are you?' 'Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf,' said the creature.

Answer: a hairpin

Fred and George climbed catlike through the window into Harry's room. You had to hand it to them, thought Harry, as George took an ordinary hairpin from his pocket and started to pick the lock. 'A lot of wizards think it's a waste of time, knowing this sort of Muggle trick,' said Fred, 'but we feel they're skills worth learning, even if they are a bit slow.' There was a small click and the door swung open.

Answer: 'Did you really?'

'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 as sparks flew from Mrs. Weasley's eyes, 'that - that was very wrong, boys - very wrong indeed . . .'

Answer: 19

They started to haggle. Harry watched nervously as Draco drew nearer and nearer to his hiding place, examining the objects for sale. Draco paused to examine a long coil of hangman's rope and to read, smirking, the card propped on a magnificent necklace of opals, Caution: Do Not Touch. Cursed - Has Claimed the Lives of Nineteen Muggle Owners to Date.

Answer: treacle pudding

On their last evening, Mrs. Weasley conjured up a sumptuous dinner that included all of Harry's favorite things, ending with a mouthwatering treacle pudding.

Answer: Professor Snape

Harry spun around. There, his black robes rippling in a cold breeze, stood Severus Snape. He was a thin man with sallow skin, a hooked nose, and greasy, shoulder-length black hair, and at this moment, he was smiling in a way that told Harry he and Ron were in very deep trouble.

Answer: Mandrakes

Professor Sprout was standing behind a trestle bench in the center of the greenhouse. About twenty pairs of different-colored earmuffs were lying on the bench. When Harry had taken his place between Ron and Hermione, she said, 'We'll be repotting Mandrakes today.'

Answer: green

'Hedwig was still angry with Harry about the disastrous car journey and Ron's wand was still malfunctioning, surpassing itself on Friday morning by shooting out of Ron's hand in Charms and hitting tiny old Professor Flitwick squarely between the eyes, creating a large, throbbing green boil where it had struck.'

Answer: 12

'Come an' see what I've been growin',' said Hagrid as Harry and Hermione finished the last of their tea. In the small vegetable patch behind Hagrid's house were a dozen of the largest pumpkins Harry had ever seen. Each was the size of a large boulder. 'Gettin' on well, aren't they?' said Hagrid happily. 'Fer the Halloween feast . . . should be big enough by then.'

Answer: orange

'Rain was still lashing the windows, which were now inky black, but inside all looked bright and cheerful. The firelight glowed over the countless squashy armchairs where people sat reading, talking, doing homework or, in the case of Fred and George Weasley, trying to find out what would happen if you fed a Filibuster firework to a salamander. Fred had 'rescued' the brilliant orange, fire-dwelling lizard from a Care of Magical Creatures class and it was now smouldering gently on a table surrounded by a knot of curious people.'

Answer: hundreds

Harry, Ron and Hermione all launched into an explanation about the deathday party. '. . . there were hundreds of ghosts, they'll tell you we were there -'

Answer: she wanted to show them how nice it was

'This is a girls' bathroom,' Moaning Myrtle said, eyeing Ron and Harry suspiciously. 'They're not girls.' 'No,' Hermione agreed. 'I just wanted to show them how - er - nice it is in here.' She waved vaguely at the dirty old mirror and the damp floor.

Answer: George

'Someone's - tampered - with - this - Bludger -' Fred grunted, swinging his bat with all his might at it as it launched a new attack on Harry. 'We need time out,' said George, trying to signal to Wood and stop the Bludger breaking Harry's nose at the same time.

Answer: porridge

'Seeing that Harry was awake, Madam Pomfrey came bustling over with a breakfast tray and then began bending and stretching his arm and fingers. 'All in order,' she said as he clumsily fed himself porridge left-handed.'

Answer: black

'Snape stepped forward, waved his wand, and the snake vanished in a small puff of black smoke.'

Answer: Hagrid

Before Dumbledore could speak another word, however, the door of the office flew open with an almighty bang and Hagrid burst in, a wild look in his eyes, his balaclava perched on top of his shaggy black head and the dead rooster still swinging from his hand'

Answer: Pure-blood

'What's the new password again?' Malfoy said to Harry. 'Er -' said Harry. 'Oh, yeah - pure-blood!' said Malfoy, not listening.'

Answer: the trophy room

'Harry was determined to find out more about Riddle, so next day at break, he headed for the trophy room.'

Answer: 'NOOOOOOO!'

Riddle scrambled to his feet, looking after {it;} he raised his wand, but the huge boy leapt on him, seized his wand, and threw him back down, yelling, 'NOOOOOOO!' The scene whirled, the darkness became {complete;} Harry felt himself falling and, with a crash, he landed spread-eagled on his four-poster in the Gryffindor dormitory, Riddle's diary lying open on his stomach.

Answer: boiling water

'Are you okay, Hagrid?' said Harry. 'Did you hear about Hermione?' 'Oh, I heard all righ',' said Hagrid, a slight break in his voice. He kept glancing nervously at the windows. He poured them both large mugs of boiling water (he had forgotten to add tea bags) and was just putting a slab of fruitcake on a plate when there was a loud knock on the door.

Answer: what seemed like half an hour

Harry and Ron walked for what seemed like half an hour, their robes snagging on low-slung branches and brambles. After a while, they noticed that the ground seemed to be sloping downward, though the trees were as thick as ever.

Answer: Percy

Ginny opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Harry leaned forward and spoke quietly, so that only Ginny and Ron could hear him. 'Is it something about the Chamber of Secrets? Have you seen something? Someone acting oddly?' Ginny drew a deep breath and, at that precise moment, Percy Weasley appeared, looking tired and wan.

Answer: Olive Hornby

Moaning Myrtle was sitting on the tank at the end of the toilet. 'Oh, it's you,' she said when she saw Harry. 'What do you want this time?' 'To ask you how you died,' said Harry. Myrtle's whole aspect changed at once. She looked as though she had never been asked such a flattering question. 'Ooooh, it was dreadful,' she said with relish. 'It happened right in here. I died in this very stall. I remember it so well. I'd hidden because Olive Hornby was teasing me about my glasses.

The door was locked, and I was crying, and then I heard somebody come in.

They said something funny. A different language, I think it must have been. Anyway, what really got me was that it was a boy speaking. So I unlocked the door, to tell him to go and use his own toilet, and then -' Myrtle swelled importantly, her face shining. 'I died.'

Answer: Dumbledore

'Only the Transfiguration teacher, Dumbledore, seemed to think Hagrid was innocent. He persuaded Dippet to keep Hagrid and train him as gamekeeper. Yes, I think Dumbledore might have guessed . . . Dumbledore never seemed to like me as much as the other teachers did . . .' 'I bet Dumbledore saw right through you,' said Harry, his teeth gritted.

Answer: Professor McGonagall's office

'Where now?' said Ron, with an anxious look at Ginny. Harry pointed. Fawkes was leading the way, glowing gold along the corridor. They strode after him, and moments later, found themselves outside Professor McGonagall's office. Harry knocked and pushed the door open.