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

by J.K. Rowling

“Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative,” said Hermione, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the textbook. “It is used to return people who have been transfigured or cursed to their original state.”

The heir alone would be able to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic.”

“Fawkes is a phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes burst into flame when it is time for them to die and are reborn from the ashes. Watch him . . .”

They can carry immensely heavy loads, their tears have healing powers, and they make highly faithful pets.”

“you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.”

“Voldemort,” said Riddle softly, “is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter.

I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin himself, through my mother’s side?

Harry seized the basilisk fang on the floor next to him and plunged it straight into the heart of the book.

“What interests me most,” said Dumbledore gently, “is how Lord Voldemort managed to enchant Ginny, when my sources tell me he is currently in hiding in the forests of Albania.”

Too soon, it was time for the journey home on the Hogwarts Express.