Chapter 9
In This Chapter
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster
Also known as: Professor Dumbledore
Addressing the school about the Chamber of Secrets. Trying to keep the school calm while...
Cuthbert Binns
Professor, Ghost
Also known as: Professor Binns
Ghost History of Magic professor who rarely shows interest in current events. Surprised when...
Cuthbert Binns (when alive)
Former living professor
Professor Binns when he was alive, before becoming the only ghost teacher.
Dilys Derwent
Former Headmistress portrait
Former Headmistress of Hogwarts and Healer at St. Mungo's. Her portrait can travel between...
Elfric the Eager
Historical wizard
Historical wizard known for his enthusiastic but misguided attempts at magic.
Ethelred the Ever-Ready
Historical wizard
Historical wizard famous for taking offense at the slightest provocation.
Everard
Former Headmaster portrait
Former Headmaster whose portrait hangs in multiple locations including the Ministry.
First Years
Students
Also known as: New students
Frightened by the Chamber of Secrets attacks, especially the Muggle-born students among them.
Godric Gryffindor
Hogwarts founder
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Valued courage and chivalry. Owner of the sword that appears...
Harry Potter
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: The Boy Who Lived
Increasingly worried about the voice he keeps hearing. Found at the scene when Mrs. Norris is...
Helena Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw ghost
Also known as: The Grey Lady
Daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw who became the Grey Lady ghost of Ravenclaw House.
Helga Hufflepuff
Hogwarts founder
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Valued hard work, patience, and loyalty. Created Hufflepuff...
Hermione Granger
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Hermione
Researching the Chamber of Secrets legend. Still admires Lockhart despite his obvious incompetence.
Hogwarts Portraits
Magical portraits
Also known as: Portraits
Worried about the Chamber of Secrets attacks, whispering among themselves and keeping watch.
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Also known as: Professor McGonagall
Deeply concerned about the attacks. Explaining the Chamber's history to students.
Muggle-born Students
Students, Targets
Also known as: Muggle-borns
Students from non-magical families who are the specific targets of the heir of Slytherin.
Peeves
Poltergeist
Also known as: The Poltergeist
Enjoying the chaos caused by the Chamber of Secrets attacks, making the situation worse with his...
Phineas Nigellus Black
Former Headmaster portrait
Also known as: Phineas Nigellus
Former Headmaster of Hogwarts, least popular in history. Portrait hangs in the Headmaster's office.
Pure-blood Students
Students
Also known as: Pure-bloods
Students from all-magical families who are not targeted by the Chamber attacks.
Ron Weasley
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Ron
Crashed the flying car with Harry. Received a Howler from his mother and broke his wand in the...
Rowena Ravenclaw
Hogwarts founder
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Valued intelligence and wisdom. Created Ravenclaw House.
Salazar Slytherin
Founder (Historical)
Also known as: Slytherin
One of Hogwarts' four founders from centuries ago. Believed in pure-blood supremacy and disagreed...
Sir Cadogan
Portrait knight
Knight portrait who challenges people to duels and offers to guide lost students.
Violet
Portrait
Friend of the Fat Lady, a portrait who visits between frames.
Wilfred the Wistful
Historical wizard
Historical wizard mentioned in History of Magic class.
Previously Seen
Adalbert Waffling
Theory author
Author of Magical Theory textbook.
Adrian Pucey
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Pucey
Slytherin Chaser who plays against Gryffindor in Quidditch matches. Dark-haired and skilled player.
Alicia Spinnet
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Alicia
Gryffindor Chaser with dark hair. Part of the Gryffindor Quidditch team's attacking trio.
Amanuensis Quill
Shop owner
Owner of Scribbulus Writing Implements in Diagon Alley.
Angelina Johnson
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Angelina
Tall black Gryffindor girl who plays Chaser on the Quidditch team. Strong and athletic player.
Argus Filch
Caretaker
Also known as: Mr. Filch
Devastated when Mrs. Norris is petrified. Immediately blamed Harry for the attack.
Arnold Peasegood
Obliviator
Obliviator mentioned as part of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad.
Arsenius Jigger
Potions author
Author of Magical Drafts and Potions textbook.
Arthur Weasley
Ministry employee
Also known as: Mr. Weasley
Got into a fistfight with Lucius Malfoy at Flourish and Blotts. Works in the Misuse of Muggle...
Bartemius Crouch Sr.
Ministry official
Also known as: Mr. Crouch
Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation mentioned in Ministry discussions.
Bem
Gryffindor student
Gryffindor student in Harry's year.
Betty Braithwaite
Daily Prophet reporter
Reporter for the Daily Prophet who writes about celebrity wizards like Lockhart.
Bill Weasley
Curse-breaker
Also known as: Bill
Eldest Weasley son who works as a curse-breaker for Gringotts in Egypt. Cool and collected, with...
Blaise Zabini
Student, Slytherin
Also known as: Blaise
Slytherin student who witnesses the tension between houses and supports his housemates.
Bole
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Slytherin Beater
Slytherin Beater who plays on the Quidditch team with the new Nimbus 2001 brooms.
Caractacus Burke
Shop co-owner
Co-founder of Borgin and Burkes dark artifacts shop.
Celestina Warbeck
Singer
Also known as: The Singing Sorceress
Popular singing sorceress whose music Mrs. Weasley enjoys on the wireless.
Charlie Weasley
Dragon handler
Also known as: Charlie
Second eldest Weasley son who works with dragons in Romania. Former Quidditch captain at Hogwarts.
Colin Creevey
Student (Petrified)
Also known as: Colin
Petrified while trying to photograph something. Found holding his camera.
Cornish Pixies
Magical creatures
Also known as: Pixies
Blue electric creatures released by Lockhart in Defence class. Caused chaos by destroying the...
Cousin Mafalda
Weasley relative
Distant Weasley cousin mentioned by Mrs. Weasley.
Dean Thomas
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Dean
Black Gryffindor student who supports West Ham football team. Harry's dormmate who comes from a...
Dennis Creevey
Student
Also known as: Dennis
Colin Creevey's younger brother, mentioned as being at Hogwarts but not yet old enough for Colin's...
Derrick
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Slytherin Beater
Slytherin Beater who partners with Bole on the Quidditch team, both with new Nimbus 2001 brooms.
Diagon Alley Shoppers
Shoppers
Also known as: Shoppers
Various witches and wizards shopping for school supplies and daily needs in the magical shopping...
Dobby
House-elf
Also known as: The House-elf
A house-elf with large tennis ball eyes and bat-like ears. Desperately trying to prevent Harry from...
Draco Malfoy
Student, Slytherin Seeker
Also known as: Draco
Bought his way onto the Slytherin Quidditch team with new Nimbus 2001 brooms. Called Hermione a...
Dudley Dursley
Cousin
Also known as: Dudley
Terrified after Dobby made his pudding fly and developed a pig's tail. On a diet but still enormous.
Edgar Clogg
Ghost
Also known as: Eggy
Ghost who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.
Eloise Midgen
Gryffindor student
Gryffindor student who tried to curse her acne off.
Emeric Switch
Transfiguration author
Author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.
Emeric the Evil
Historical dark wizard
Dark wizard mentioned in History of Magic class.
Errol
Family owl
Also known as: Weasley owl
Delivered Molly's Howler to Ron at Hogwarts, collapsing from exhaustion after the long flight.
Fang
Hagrid's pet
Hagrid's large boarhound dog who is actually quite cowardly despite his size.
Flora Carrow
Slytherin student
Slytherin student in an upper year.
Florean Fortescue
Shop owner
Also known as: Mr. Fortescue
Cheerful owner of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley. Kind to Harry during his...
Flourish and Blotts Manager
Shop manager
Also known as: Manager
Harried manager of the bookstore during Gilderoy Lockhart's book signing event. Overwhelmed by the...
Ford Anglia
Flying car (wild)
Also known as: Flying car
Crashed into the Whomping Willow and ejected Harry and Ron before driving itself into the Forbidden...
Fred Weasley
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Fred
Gryffindor Beater on the Quidditch team, works with George to protect teammates from Bludgers.
George Weasley
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: George
Gryffindor Beater partnered with Fred, skilled at controlling the Bludgers during matches.
Gilderoy Lockhart
Professor
Also known as: Professor Lockhart
Incompetent teacher who releases Cornish Pixies in class. More interested in fame than teaching.
Ginny Weasley
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Ginny
Looking pale and upset after the first attack. Seems to know something about the Chamber.
Gladys Gudgeon
Lockhart fan
Witch who writes fan mail to Gilderoy Lockhart, mentioned as one of his admirers.
Glenda Chittock
Radio host
Host of the Witching Hour radio program.
Great Aunt Muriel
Weasley relative
Also known as: Aunt Muriel
Elderly Weasley relative who is quite critical and owns goblin-made tiara.
Gregory Goyle
Student, Slytherin
Also known as: Goyle
Crabbe's equally large and stupid companion. Always flanking Malfoy.
Gryffindor Students
Students
Also known as: Lions
Frightened by the petrification attacks, especially concerned when Harry is found at the scene.
Headless Hunt Members
Ghosts
Also known as: The Hunt
Group of properly headless ghosts who play sports and exclude Nearly Headless Nick from their...
Hedwig
Pet owl
Also known as: Harry's owl
At Hogwarts with Harry, housed in the Owlery with other school owls.
Hestia Carrow
Slytherin student
Slytherin student in an upper year.
House Elves
Magical servants
Also known as: Elves
Magical servants bound to wizard families, mentioned as a class of magical beings when Dobby...
Hufflepuff Students
Students
Also known as: Badgers
Students from Hufflepuff house, including several Muggle-born students who become targets.
Ignatia Wildsmith
Inventor
Inventor of Floo Powder mentioned when Harry uses the Floo Network.
Justin Finch-Fletchley
Student, Hufflepuff
Also known as: Justin
Curly-haired Hufflepuff student from a Muggle family. Was down for Eton before coming to Hogwarts.
Katie Bell
Student, Quidditch player
Also known as: Katie
Gryffindor Chaser on the Quidditch team. Reliable and skilled player who works well with the other...
Kellah
Gryffindor student
Gryffindor student mentioned in the common room.
Knockturn Alley Patrons
Dark arts customers
Also known as: Dark customers
Suspicious-looking witches and wizards shopping for Dark Arts items in the shadowy alley. Made...
Kreacher
Black family house-elf
House-elf of the Black family mentioned in discussions about house-elf servitude.
Lee Jordan
Student, Quidditch commentator
Also known as: Lee
Gryffindor student with dreadlocks who commentates Quidditch matches with obvious bias toward...
Lockhart Fans
Students/Fans
Also known as: Admirers
Students, particularly girls, who continue to admire Lockhart despite his obvious incompetence in...
Lucius Malfoy
School Governor
Also known as: Mr. Malfoy
Wealthy wizard with long white-blonde hair and cold gray eyes. Carries a snake-headed cane and...
Madam Malkin
Shop owner
Also known as: Malkin
Squat witch who runs Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in Diagon Alley. Provides school robes...
Madam Primpernelle
Shop owner
Owner of Madam Primpernelle's Beautifying Potions in Diagon Alley.
Mafalda Hopkirk
Ministry official
Ministry employee from the Improper Use of Magic Office who sends Harry a warning letter.
Mandrakes
Magical plants
Also known as: Mandrake plants
Magical plants being grown by Professor Sprout. Their cries are fatal to humans, requiring ear...
Marcus Flint
Student, Quidditch Captain
Also known as: Flint
Slytherin Quidditch captain who looks like he has troll blood. Has large teeth.
Mary Macdonald
Former Gryffindor student
Gryffindor student from an earlier generation mentioned in passing.
Miranda Goshawk
Textbook author
Author of the Standard Book of Spells series used at Hogwarts.
Moaning Myrtle
Ghost
Also known as: Myrtle
Ghost of a girl who haunts the second-floor girls' bathroom. Perpetually miserable and sensitive.
Molly Weasley
Mother
Also known as: Mrs. Weasley
Sent Ron a Howler for taking the flying car. Furious but ultimately relieved her children are safe.
Mr. Borgin
Shop owner
Also known as: Borgin
Owner of Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley. Oily-haired wizard who deals in Dark artifacts and...
Mr. Mulpepper
Shop owner
Apothecary owner in Diagon Alley where students buy potion ingredients.
Mrs. Fawcett
Parent
Witch at Diagon Alley whose daughter is starting Hogwarts.
Mrs. Norris
Cat (Petrified)
Also known as: Filch's cat
First victim to be petrified. Found hanging from a torch bracket with a message about the Chamber.
Nearly Headless Nick
Ghost, Gryffindor
Also known as: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
Invited Harry to his 500th Deathday Party. Upset about being rejected from the Headless Hunt.
Neville Longbottom
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Neville
Struggling in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, particularly affected by Lockhart's incompetence.
Older Students
Students
Also known as: Senior students
Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh year students who attend Quidditch matches and school events.
Oliver Wood
Student, Quidditch Captain
Also known as: Wood
Burly Gryffindor Quidditch captain obsessed with winning. Keeper for the team.
Pansy Parkinson
Student, Slytherin
Also known as: Pansy
Pug-faced Slytherin girl who supports Draco and laughs at his insults toward other students.
Percy Weasley
Prefect, Gryffindor
Also known as: Percy
Pompous prefect with horn-rimmed glasses. Very proud of being a prefect and follows rules strictly.
Perkins
Ministry employee
Elderly wizard who works with Arthur Weasley at the Ministry. Lends the Weasleys a tent.
Petunia Dursley
Guardian
Also known as: Aunt Petunia
Horrified by the pudding incident and supports Vernon's decision to lock Harry up.
Photographer
Photographer
Also known as: Press photographer
Official photographer at Gilderoy Lockhart's book signing, taking pictures for publicity in the...
Phyllida Spore
Herbology author
Author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi textbook.
Pomona Sprout
Professor, Herbology
Also known as: Professor Sprout
Squat witch with flyaway gray hair. Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House.
Quentin Trimble
Defense author
Author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.
Romilda Vane
Gryffindor student
Younger Gryffindor student mentioned in the common room.
Rubeus Hagrid
Gamekeeper
Also known as: Hagrid
Defended Hermione when Draco called her 'Mudblood.' Growing large pumpkins for Halloween.
S. Fawcett
Ravenclaw student
Student starting at Hogwarts, sorted into Ravenclaw.
Scabbers
Pet rat
Also known as: Ron's rat
At Hogwarts with Ron, still looking sickly and spending most of his time sleeping.
Seamus Finnigan
Student, Gryffindor
Also known as: Seamus
Irish Gryffindor student who shares Harry's dormitory. Sandy-haired and prone to magical accidents.
Second Years
Students
Also known as: Harry's year
Struggling with Lockhart's useless Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.
Severus Snape
Potions Master
Also known as: Professor Snape
Pale, hook-nosed Potions Master with greasy black hair. Still shows clear favoritism to Slytherin...
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore
Headless Hunt leader
Also known as: Sir Patrick
Leader of the Headless Hunt who refuses Nearly Headless Nick membership because his head isn't...
Sir Properly Decapitated
Headless Hunt member
Member of the Headless Hunt who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.
Slytherin Students
Students
Also known as: Snakes
Students from Slytherin house who support Draco and enjoy the conflict with other houses.
The Bloody Baron
Ghost, Slytherin
Also known as: Bloody Baron
Menacing ghost of Slytherin House, covered in silver bloodstains. The only ghost Peeves fears.
The Fat Friar
Ghost, Hufflepuff
Also known as: Fat Friar
Cheerful ghost of Hufflepuff House, mentioned during discussions about the attacks and ghostly...
The Grey Lady
Ghost, Ravenclaw
Also known as: Grey Lady
Sad, beautiful ghost of Ravenclaw House who rarely speaks to students. Glides silently through the...
Third Years
Students
Also known as: Percy's year
Older students including Percy Weasley, taking more advanced classes and some with prefect...
Tom the Innkeeper
Innkeeper
Also known as: Tom
Toothless innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron, greets Harry warmly when he arrives and provides him...
Tracey Davis
Slytherin student
Slytherin student in Harry's year.
Transylvanian Villagers
Lockhart's story subjects
People supposedly saved by Lockhart from vampires in his book tales.
Uric the Oddball
Historical wizard
Eccentric wizard mentioned who wore a jellyfish for a hat.
Vernon Dursley
Guardian
Also known as: Uncle Vernon
Locked Harry in his room with bars on the window after the Dobby incident. Furious about magic in...
Veronica Smethley
Lockhart fan
Witch who writes fan mail to Gilderoy Lockhart, mentioned as one of his admirers.
Vincent Crabbe
Student, Slytherin
Also known as: Crabbe
Large, gorilla-like boy who acts as one of Malfoy's bodyguards. Not very bright.
Wagga Wagga Werewolf
Werewolf (in Lockhart's tales)
Werewolf supposedly defeated by Gilderoy Lockhart, featured in 'Wanderings with Werewolves'.
Wailing Widow
Ghost
Ghost who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.
Wendelin the Weird
Historical witch
Medieval witch mentioned in History of Magic who enjoyed being burned at the stake.
Whomping Willow
Magical tree
Also known as: The Tree
Violent tree on Hogwarts grounds that attacks anything that comes near. Damaged the Ford Anglia and...
Wilbert Slinkhard
Author
Author of defensive magic theory books.
Winky
House-elf
House-elf mentioned by Dobby as another elf who serves a wizarding family.
Wiseacre
Shop owner
Owner of Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment shop.
Wizard Baruffio
Cautionary tale wizard
Wizard who said 's' instead of 'f' and ended up with a buffalo on his chest, mentioned by Flitwick.
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