Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Quotes
"Pass the frying pan."
"You've forgotten the magic word," said Harry irritably.
The effect of this simple sentence on the rest of the family was
incredible:
Dudley gasped and fell off his chair with a crash that shook the whole
kitchen; Mrs. Dursley gave a small scream and clapped her hands to her
mouth;
Mr. Dursley jumped to his feet, veins throbbing in his temples.
"I meant 'please'!" said Harry quickly. "I didn't mean -"
"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU," thundered his uncle, spraying spit over the
table,"ABOUT SAYIN THE 'M' WORD IN OUR HOUSE?"
"But I -"
"HOW DARE YOU THREATEN DUDLEY!" roared Uncle Vernon, pounding the table
with
his fist.
"I just -"
"I WARNED YOU! I WILL NOT TOLERATE MENTION OF YOUR ABNORMALITY UNDER
THIS
ROOF!"
Harry stared from his purple-faced uncle to his pale aunt, who was
trying to
heave Dudley to his feet.
"All right," said Harry, "all right..."
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