Foreshadowing Clues in CoS

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Peter the Couch Elf wrote:
> 
> I remember reading an interview with Jo Rowling where she revealed 
that many hints are planted in CoS as to how Harry's story would 
develop.
> 
> I've been skimming through CoS for scenes and dialogue which might 
have special significance, but nothing leaps out. Has anyone else 
found material in CoS which hints at what we can expect in OotP?

Now Me: 

Oh, there were so many things! If I remember that quote correctly, 
JKR says that there were many clues hidden in CoS that haven't yet 
shown any significance (as of GoF), and that she had a heck of a 
time trying to discreetly plant them throughout the book. Aside from 
those already mentioned, I noticed:


The lock-picking talents of Fred and George and Ron are first 
revealed. (Later Harry gets a pen-knife from Sirius with attachments 
to unlock any lock and untie any knot). It's just a personal fantasy 
of mine to believe that Muggle skills like lock-picking will be very 
important in the future. 

We learn about the Malfoy's very own secret chamber beneath the 
drawing room floor. 

Hagrid shows up in Knockturn Alley. Not very big in the book, but 
Coltrane plays it up onscreen and Coltrane knows where his character 
is going. 

The Ministry has increased the number and frequency of raids. I 
cannot imagine why. 

And this is my favorite passage (CoS Chp 13): "And while Harry was 
sure he had never heard the name T.M. Riddle before, it still seemed 
to mean something to him, almost as though Riddle was a friend he'd 
had when he was very small, and had half-forgotten." Why? By the 
time Harry was born, Voldemort (or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) were 
familiar but not the name Riddle. And the name "Voldemort" didn't 
even ring any bells with Harry when he heard it the first time! 

That's all I can think of at the moment but I'm sure there were more.
-Tanya