Name: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
ISBN: 9781781100226

J. K. Rowling

Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls’ bathroom. But then the real trouble begins – someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects… Harry Potter himself!

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

ashwitherow

Poppy Evans-Haylett

If this is dying, thought Harry, it's not so bad. Even the pain was leaving him...

 It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities

Eslie

“Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward.” -Malfoy

“When in doubt, go to the library.” -Ron

“Master has given a sock,” said the elf in wonderment. “Master gave it to Dobby.”

Olivia Haymes

Haven’t I taught you anything? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself ifyou can't se where it keps its brain. Why didn't you show the diary to me, or your mother? A suspicious object like that, it was clearly full of Dark Magic

Alesha Clifford

Lockhart hadn’t mended Harry’s bones. He had removed them.

Nica

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.

"It is our choices --- that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

Beatriz Carvalho

Eu vou ficar no meu quarto, sem fazer barulho e fingindo que não estou lá.

O Dobby ser um elfo doméstico, obrigado a servir uma casa e uma família para sempre.

- Porque é que alguém se lembraria de festejar o dia em que morreu?

Dobby só poder ser libertado se os donos lhe derem roupa, senhor.

- Deves ter demonstrado uma grande lealdade para comigo. Só isso poderia levar a Fawkes a ir ajudar-te.

São as nossas escolhas, Harry, que mostram quem de facto nós somos, mais do que as nossas capacidades.

maike

Viel mehr als unsere Fähigkeiten sind es unsere Entscheidungen, Harry, die zeigen, wer wir wirklich sind.

Taryn

“You’d  better hope Creevey doesn’t meet Ginny, they’ll be starting a Harry Potter fan club” ~ Ron 

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the summer after Harry's first year at Hogwarts has been his worst summer ever... the Dursleys more distant and horrible than ever before. But just as he's packing his bags to return to school, a creature named Dobby the house-elf announces that if Harry goes back to Hogwarts, disaster will strike. And it turns out, Dobby is right. Harry and Ron miss the Hogwarts Express, so they fly to school in a blue Ford Anglia, crash landing in the notorious Whomping Willow. Soon other worries accumulate: the outrageously stuck-up new professor Gilderoy Lockhart; a ghost named Moaning Myrtle, who haunts the girls' bathroom; the strange behavior of Ron's little sister, Ginny Weasley; rumors about the "Chamber of Secrets," a cavern buried deep below Hogwarts; and a magical diary owned by Tom Riddle, a Hogwarts student of long ago. Harry is also shocked to discover that he can speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes - a rare ability that Lord Voldemort also possessed - and that anti-Muggle prejudice exists in the Wizarding world, even affecting Harry's friend Hermione. But all of these seem like minor concerns when someone starts turning Hogwarts students to stone: an evildoer said to be the fearsome Heir of Salazar Slytherin, on of the founders of the school. Could it be Draco Malfoy, Harry's most poisonous rival? Could it be Hagrid whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one person everyone at Hogwarts most suspects: Harry Potter himself?

In the whole series it is my favorite book strictly because of the nostalgic feeling. There are so many funny instances and moments through which you get to really know a lot of the characters which you don’t really know from the movies. The Weasley siblings relationships get fleshed out and you can really feel that they are siblings and like them all. The writing is seriously flawed though, my biggest issue being that 95% of the book being a build up for the finale for it to only last for 3 pages.

Noumbé Diop

Such a fun read! Can’t wait for book 3 🤗

Baylea Fancher

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone ... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...

llikaditoo 

Actually forgot that this book was a little scary. Still a clever little plot imo. How long do you think it’ll take me to finish rereading the whole series 

Nicole

Reading the series with my kids is such a joy. They love them as much as I do

Sarah Erle

-Harry going to Ron’s home and thinking it’s the greatest thing he’s ever seen was adorable

-Lockheart was just there like bro had no purpose but I thought after he lost his memory and was like “ I don’t have a sword that boy does though he can lend it to you” was funny

-Ginny’s crush on Harry was so cute and he was so worried about her when she was in the chamber

-The Weasley’s are feral they be trying to fight anyone once somebody they love is disrespected (Fred and George trying to beat up Draco for calling Hermione a mudblood, Ron also trying to defend Hermione and saying he’ll kill Draco with his bare hands,Ginny telling Draco to shut up - notice how the problem is always Draco -)

-everyone being like has Dumbledore come back? Have they found the heir of Slytherin? And Oliver Wood being like is quidditch back on was hilarious and really speaks to his priorities

-poor ginny she just wanted to write about her feelings and instead got traumatised

-dobby has the right intentions just went about it the wrong way he’s super cute though so he’s forgiven

Kaiya

Book Notes:

-Dursley’s are still cunts

-Harry going to Ron’s home and thinking it’s the greatest thing he’s ever seen was adorable

-Lockheart was just there like bro had no purpose but I thought after he lost his memory and was like “ I don’t have a sword that boy does though he can lend it to you” was funny

-Ginny’s crush on Harry was so cute and he was so worried about her when she was in the chamber

-The Weasley’s are feral they be trying to fight anyone once somebody they love is disrespected (Fred and George trying to beat up Draco for calling Hermione a mudblood, Ron also trying to defend Hermione and saying he’ll kill Draco with his bare hands,Ginny telling Draco to shut up - notice how the problem is always Draco -)

-everyone being like has Dumbledore come back? Have they found the heir of Slytherin? And Oliver Wood being like is quidditch back on was hilarious and really speaks to his priorities

-I love Dean so much

-poor ginny she just wanted to write about her feelings and instead got traumatised

-dobby has the right intentions just went about it the wrong way he’s super cute though so he’s forgiven

-the last pages were absolute gold

another one… nostalgic as ever and every page still feels like childhood

Cecilie Spangsberg

Priscilla Stanfield

Endlich wieder Schule!!! Einen solchen Seufzer kann nur der ausstoßen, dessen Ferien scheußlich und die Erinnerung an das vergangene Schuljahr wunderbar waren: Harry Potter. Doch wie im Vorjahr stehen nicht nur Zaubertrankunterricht und Verwandlung auf dem Programm. Ein grauenhaftes Etwas treibt sein Unwesen in den Gemäuern der Schule - ein Ungeheuer, für das nicht einmal die mächtigsten Zauberer eine Erklärung finden. Wird Harry mit Hilfe seiner Freunde Ron und Hermine das Rätsel lösen und Hogwarts von den dunklen Mächten befreien können?

Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens

However, I must admit that I enjoyed the first part much more. Toward the end, the story lost momentum very quickly, and in my opinion, there was little to no suspense left.

Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to "The Prisoner of Azkaban," as it sounds very exciting so far.

The book is well-written overall.

However, I must admit that I enjoyed the first part much more. Toward the end, the story lost momentum very quickly, and in my opinion, there was little to no suspense left.

Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to "The Prisoner of Azkaban," as it sounds very exciting so far.

Patrick Book

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Hufflepuff Edition

Ashley shackelford

Alex S

4.5/5 

So fun and immersive, not quite as well written as Sorcerer's Stone!

Emily

I don't have much to say besides, I'm glad I don't have to think too much about Gilderoy anymore.

Honestly you can't beat this nostalgia!!! Full potter head and hufflepuff but haven't read the full series yet and haven't read the first few since elementary school lol. I love getting deeper into learning the characters and really enjoying the world building. I've been annotating and tabbing this book while I'm reading and it's really fun!!

hillary pebworth 

Sarah Sammis

My favorite of the series. It was down hill from here.

Maria

always found this to be the weakest in the series, and looks like it hasn’t changed. i did enjoy seeing small clues for later important plots in the series being mentioned, and i do think one thing that’s really well done is the general atmosphere of everyday life at hogwarts. but plot-wise this has just never worked that well for me. i’m also already exhausted of villain monologues. voldemort talks too much that’s why he never gets the job done.

Rodrigo Figueiredo Severino

This was miles better then the first book. Having seen the movies I was very afraid I’d never enjoy the books much due to knowing what happens. But I was wrong. This book was fantastic.

Being a mystery fan, this book was just right up my alley. It almost felt like a slow burn at times in terms of how much the main storyline moved along, but at the same time since the main trio was always up to some trouble it never really got boring and the payoff to the buildup was great. I honestly did not remember who the culprit was and how they did it and it was fascinating going trough it again, specially with that much more detail and explanation that they give out in the book compared to the movie.

Overall this just worked for me, both from a character standpoint (I already knew the characters and they spent less time antagonizing Hermione in a not so funny way, which made me get attached to everyone) and from a story standpoint, where the actual main plot was very evident in this one, whereas as the first book was more introductory, the plot was much more all over the place.

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.  Book #2

Vicky  Nuñez 

I've said it before & I'll say it once again: If Harry Potter is good when you read it for the first time, it only gets better when you reread it.

Jim Dale is mind-blowing. Harry Potter are the first audiobooks I've ever listened to, but I know no one will every be as a good narrator as he is. He gives a different tones to each character, not just reading their lines, but acting them. He seriously adds to the whole experience. 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry Potter & I definitely think the audiobooks deserve to be heard as much as the books deserve to be read.

Nabila Azahra

am i reading a book or am i showering in a warm delicious chocolate milk? because reading this gives me that sweet and comfy feeling that i totally need right now. 

funfact: this was the first harry potter book i read when i was little (i think i didn't have the first book back then, so i skipped it)

Imba phoenix brutalises poor enslaved snake so the climax can be carelessly stuffed into an editor's wordcount intray. We didn't even get to see the mandrakes suffer with the nihilistic dread of early adulthood!

kayla 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

Having seen all the movies before reading the books, it’s been a little challenging to read these “for the first time.” I’m going to have to watch the movies again to see how they compare with the books.

Jacob Edmonds

I loved this book so much!

Having seen all the movies before reading the books, it’s been a little challenging to read these “for the first time.” I’m going to have to watch the movies again to see how they compare with the books.

Great story, intriguing plot—loved it.

sash.

chloe rae

I CANT EXPLAIN THE AMAZINGNESSS. Already off to start the next! Man, these are the BEST.

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