Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Scene 22 Summary

  • So, Hermione has to spend a few days in the hospital wing recovering from her Polyjuice mishap. Wonder how she explained that one to Madam Pomfrey.
  • Harry and Ron are walking through the halls when they notice that there's water everyone. Looks like Moaning Myrtle has flooded the girls' bathroom.
  • Inside the bathroom, they find Myrtle crying. She tells them that someone threw a book at her. She really is sensitive.
  • Harry picks up the wet book and dries it out. That evening he takes a look at it. It's a blank diary with "Tom Marvolo Riddle" written on the back cover.
  • Harry decides to write in the diary and notices that the ink disappears. Hmm…
  • He makes a note introducing himself as Harry Potter.
  • Words on the page appear that say the person writing back is named Tom Riddle. Okay.
  • Harry asks if Tom knows anything about the Chamber of Secrets.
  • Yup.
  • Harry would like some more info and Tom offers to show him.
  • The book says that it all started fifty years ago. Suddenly the book glows with a bright light and Harry gets sucked inside.
  • All righty then.