Tiscali - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Cadogan, Sir: Knight from a portrait in the North Tower. Temporary guardian of Gryffindor Tower while the Fat Lady was being repaired.

Canary Creams: Trick custard-cream biscuits that turn the eater briefly into a canary. Invented by Fred and George Weasley.

Care of Magical Creatures: Class taken at Hogwarts teaching students how to look after magical creatures.

Centaurs: Half-man, half-horse creatures. Centaurs live in the Forbidden Forest.

Chamber of Secrets, the: Concealed room created by Salazar Slytherin wherein he sealed an unknown horror that could only be freed by his true heir to purge the school of those unworthy to study magic.

Chang, Cho: Seeker of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. A year above Harry.

Charm : Spell that adds properties to an object or person.

Chaser : Quidditch player who tries to score using the Quaffle.

Chocoballs: Wizarding sweets full of strawberry mousse and clotted cream.

Chocolate Frogs: Wizard confectionery that contains collector's cards of famous witches and wizards.

Chudley Cannons, the: Ron Weasley's favourite professional Quidditch team. They wear bright orange and black robes and are in ninth in the League at the start of Harry's second year.

Circe: Name of a witch depicted on a wizard trading card.

Cleansweep 7: Type of broomstick used by Fred and George Weasley.

Clearwater, Penelope: Percy Weasley's girlfriend.

Cliodna: Name of a witch depicted on a wizard trading card.

Cockroach Clusters: Wizarding sweets made from cockroaches.

Comet : Type of broomstick flown by Cho Chang.

Common room: Meeting room for each Hogwarts house.

Common Welsh Green: Type of dragon found in Britain.

Cornish Pixies: Naughty little fairies that create havoc.

Crabbe, Vincent: One of Draco Malfoy's stupid henchmen. Thickset and looks very mean. Has a pudding-basin haircut and a very thick neck. He is in Slytherin House.

Creevey, Colin: Admirer of Harry who follows him constantly and is always taking his picture. A year below Harry in Gryffindor house.

Creevey, Dennis: Hogwarts pupil, younger brother of Colin Creevey.

Dennis is three years below Harry in Gryffindor house.

Cribbages Wizarding Crackers : Snack food.

Crouch, Bartemius: Head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation at the Ministry of Magic. He looks like a bank manager, with a toothbrush moustache, and is a great believer in rules.

Crockford, Doris: Witch Harry meets in the Leaky Cauldron.

Crookshanks: Hermione Granger's pet cat. Ginger with thick and fluffy fur, it is a little bow-legged with a slightly crumpled face.

Crouch, Bartemius, Junior: Son of the above. He was imprisoned in Azkaban as a follower of Voldemort.

Cruciatus curse: Inflicts torture with the command Crucio. One of the three Unforgivable Curses.