Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

by J.K. Rowling

Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people,

and witches and wizards suffered much persecution.’ He paused,

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’