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!

Harry Potter #2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Mary GrandPré

Kazu Kibuishi

PEWDS

Amelia

"Training for the ballet, Potter?" yelled Malfoy, as Harry was forced to do a stupid kind of twirl in mid-air to dodge the Bludger.

Alesha Clifford

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

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

A stunning new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, with beautiful full color illustrations and eight interactive paper craft elements featuring the Whomping Willow, the Weasleys' Burrow, and more. A gift to be treasured by Harry Potter fans and book lovers of all ages! Prepare to be dazzled by this new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, designed and illustrated by MinaLima. With over 150 full-color illustrations and eight exclusive, interactive paper craft elements, readers will travel via the Floo Network, watch out for the Whomping Willow, reveal the spiral staircase to Dumbledore's office, pull Mandrakes from their pots, and more. This keepsake edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages, a beautiful addition to any collector's bookshelf, and an enchanting way to introduce this beloved series to a new generation of readers.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Minalima Edition), Volume 2

Eslie

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

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

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

🌞Laur🌞

You're running away? After all that stuff you did in your books?

My dear boy, do use your common sense! My books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think 

“I!” said Aragog, clicking angrily. “I was not born in the castle. I come from a distant land. A traveler gave me to Hagrid when I was an egg. Hagrid was only a boy, but he care d for me, hidden in a cupboard in the castle, feeding me on scraps from the table. Hagrid is my good friend, and a good man. When I was discovered, and blamed for the death of a girl, he protected me. I have lived here in the forest ever since, where Hagrid still visits me. He even found me a wife, Mosag, and you see how our family has grown, all through Hagrid’s goodness….”

Harry summoned what remained of his courage.

“So you never – never attacked anyone?”

“Never,” croaked the old spider. “It would have been my instinct, but out of respect for Hagrid, I never harmed a human. The body of the girl who was killed was discovered in a bathroom. I never saw any part of the castle but the cupboard in which I grew up. Our kind like the dark and the quiet….”

“Strangers,” clicked the spider who had brought Ron.

“Kill them,” clicked Aragog fretfully. “I was sleeping….”

However, you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.

Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it

“It’s all over,” he said. “I’m going to have to turn you in, Rubeus. They’re talking about closing Hogwarts if the attacks don’t stop.”

“I don’t think you meant to kill anyone. But monsters don’t make good pets. I suppose you just let it out for exercise and –”

“It never killed no one!” said the large boy, backing against the closed door. From behind him, Harry could hear a funny rustling and clicking.

“Come on, Rubeus,” said Riddle, moving yet closer. “The dead girl’s parents will be here tomorrow. The least Hogwarts can do is make sure that the thing that killed their daughter is slaughtered….”

“It wasn’t him!” roared the boy, his voice echoing in the dark passage. “He wouldn’! He never!”

“Stand aside,” said Riddle, drawing out his wand.

“You live in a Muggle orphanage during the holidays, I believe?” said Dippet curiously.

“Yes, sir,” said Riddle, reddening slightly.

“Half-blood, sir,” said Riddle. “Muggle father, witch mother.”

“My mother died just after I was born, sir. They told me at the orphanage she lived just long enough to name me – Tom after my father, Marvolo after my grandfather.”

Dippet clucked his tongue sympathetically.

“I mean that this diary holds memories of terrible things. Things that were covered up. Things that happened at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”

“That’s where I am now,” Harry wrote quickly. “I’m at Hogwarts, and horrible stuff’s been happening. Do you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?”

His heart was hammering. Riddle’s reply came quickly, his writing becoming untidier, as though he was hurrying to tell all he knew.

“Of course I know about the Chamber of Secrets. In my day, they told us it was a legend, that it did not exist. But this was a lie. In my fifth year, the Chamber was opened and the monster attacked several students, finally killing one. I’d caught the person who’s opened the Chamber and he was expelled. But the headmaster, Professor Dippet, ashamed that such a thing happened at Hogwarts, forbade me to tell the truth. A story was given out that the girl had died in a freak accident. They gave me a nice, shiny, engraved trophy for my trouble and warned me to keep my mouth shut. But I knew it could happen again. The monster lived on, and the one who had the power to release it was not imprisoned.”

The ink shone brightly on the paper for a second and then, as though it was being sucked into the page, vanished. Excited, Harry loaded up his quill a second time and wrote, “My name is Harry Potter.”

The words shone momentarily on the page and they, too, sank without a trace. Then, at last, something happened.

Oozing back out of the page, in his very own ink, came words Harry had never written.

“Hello, Harry Potter. My name is Tom Riddle. How did you come by my diary?”

These words, too, faded away, but not before Harry had started to scribble back.

“Someone tried to flush it down a toilet.”

Honestly if you were any slower, you’d be going backward 

Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm….You know what, Harry? If he doesn’t stop trying to save your life he’s going to kill you.

Harry Potter survived, and the Dark Lord’s power was broken, and it was a new dawn, sir, and Harry Potter shone like a beacon of hope for those of us who thought the Dark days would never end. 

“I never knew that,” said Hermione, looking at Ron in surprise. “You’ve used spiders in Potions loads of times…”

” said Ron, who was carefully looking anywhere but at the window. “I just don’t like the way they move….”

For a few years, the founders worked in harmony together, seeking out youngsters who showed signs of magic and bringing them to the castle to be educated. But then disagreements sprang up between them. A rift began to grow between Slytherin and the others. Slytherin wished to be more 

 about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed that magical learning should be kept within all-magic families. He disliked taking students of Muggle parentage, believing them to be untrustworthy. After a while, there was a serious argument on the subject between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and Slytherin left the school."

Professor Binns paused again, pursing his lips, looking like a wrinkled old tortoise.

"Reliable historical sources tell us this much," he said. "But these honest facts have been obscured by the fanciful legend of the Chamber of Secrets. The story goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew nothing.

Slytherin, according to legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic.

“Enemies of the Heir, beware! You’ll be next, Mudbloods!”

It was Draco Malfoy. He had pushed to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes alive, his usually bloodless face flushed, as he grinned at the sight of the hanging, immobile cat.

I really liked the book and wasn’t really expecting the ending but for me like for the first book the action seems to come late in the book.

Julia pinheiro

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for 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.

Cindy McKee

The second book in the series definitely avoided the sophomore slump. The characters remain fresh and they continue to grow. Just absolutely wonderful!

Briar's Reviews

Another Harry Potter book read, and my obsession has increased greatly! I decided to read the books to compare to the movies (since all of them are out and I owned them all) and I cannot complain about how amazing this book is!

Reading this book and then watching the movie was an absolute pleasure. J.K. Rowling has an amazing knack for making easy, fast read books with explosions of action. 

I wasn't sure whether I should read it or not since it was always in the children's department in my local library, but picking it up was not something I am ashamed of. I am ashamed I never read it sooner!

Following Harry, Ron and Hermione in their second year was a pleasure and I only wish there was far more than seven books.

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi

Im reading the harry potter books for the first time ( i have seen the movies and grew up with them but never just read the books) This book is good but the plot is kinda uninteresting, personally i prefer the movie version of this.

Aaro Virta

Erik Wallace

After the glee of reading the first Harry Potter I was seriously disappointed at the addition of Dobby, the house elf. I immediately thought about another character who ruined a beloved series of mine, Jar-Jar Binks. Luckily, Dobby is not as annoying as Jar-Jar, what character is though? This book really pushes the rivalry between Draco and Harry and reveals Hagrid's backstory which overshadow Dobby.

Wilde

My least favourite Harry Potter book but I've still read it over 14 times. Re-reading it recently I was surprised by how dark it was considering it's a children's book.

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last.
--back cover

Will always love the magic of Harry Potter

Rin Dav

Eigentlich hatte Harry geglaubt, er sei ein ganz normaler Junge. Zumindest bis zu seinem elften Geburtstag. Da erfährt er, dass er sich an der Schule für Hexerei und Zauberei einfinden soll. Und warum? Weil Harry ein Zauberer ist. Und so wird für Harry das erste Jahr in der Schule das spannendste, aufregendste und lustigste in seinem Leben. Er stürzt von einem Abenteuer in die nächste ungeheuerliche Geschichte, muss gegen Bestien, Mitschüler und Fabelwesen kämpfen. Da ist es gut, dass er schon Freunde gefunden hat, die ihm im Kampf gegen die dunklen Mächte zur Seite stehen.

Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

Maite Leukering

I thought that this book was good when I read it 

Lexy 

هاري بوتر وحجرة الاسرار

MaiAbdelhamed

نختم اللحظات الأخيرة من السنة بلحظات دافئة مع هاري بوتر .

Colleen

The wonderful adventures of Harry Potter continue in this sequel that very much lives up to the first book. In the Chamber of Secrets, you see the return of many beloved characters as well as the addition of new ones. Harry grows a little older and wiser. This book also extenuates the themes of racism and prejudice that were only hinted at in the first book. One of the best things about this series is that books age and become more complex as they go along

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 ...

chloe ✩‧₊˚✧｡*ﾟ

"all those times I could've died and didn't manage it, they'll be furious" 

Harry Potter truely is magical,
I don't know why I ever doubted it before.


Again I think I would have loved it even more if I was reading a physical copy I feel a little disconnected while listening to the audiobook (I've only just started getting into audiobooks so that's probably why) 

Gildoroy Lockhart annoyed me because he reminded me of a terrible teacher I've had in the past lmao

I loved the mystery element and the atmosphere and how there is so much room for this series to grow ! Jk Rowling really is a great writter with an amazing imagination (just wish she wasn't such a d-bag) 

4.5 stars

Kelsey Joëlle

slowly re-reading the entire series. 

Still love the books with all my heart

Not my favorite but still a great book, I love how in the books we get to know more stuff then they show in the movies.

Femke

Lacy W

The adventure continues! Be still my heart. 

The plot is so rehashed so I will just talk about the character growth and other things like that.

In this book, we see Harry a little more grown up, but still just a child. He is starting to learn a little bit more about himself and his very mysterious past. I love that he is starting to rely more on his friends. I think in the first book he was still unsure of just how loyal Hermione and Ron are. But who could blame him? Having friends and people that actually  like  him is still a hugely foreign concept to Harry. But he is learning and that's what I love to see. Character growth. 

It's also incredibly refreshing to see that even though he is a celebrity in the Wizarding world, he doesn't let the celebrity get to his head. He would actually love to avoid it if he could. Characters that thrive off fame annoy me so it's just so nice to see Harry not like that. An example would be when Harry goes to get his books and Lockhart finds him in the crowd. Lockhart gives Harry all his books. Instead of keeping the books and gloating about it, he gives them to Ginny, who is quite poor, and buys his own. How awesome is that? 

If I could just have one little itty bitty complaint. Tiny. Minuscule even. It's that why couldn't Dumbledore tell Harry more about his past and who he is and just how important he is. Harry has been through so much in the past two years, not to mention what happened to him when he was one year old. I understand that Dumbledore wanted to protect Harry and keep him happy for as long as possible but Harry should know what is going to happen to him and what makes him so special. 

But overall, this is still the most fantastic series on planet Earth. You can tell that Rowling is starting to go more dark as the books progress. We are getting set up for some very big and bad things. It's starting to become more YA instead of middle grade. If I'm being honest, I never considered  Harry Potter  to be middle grade simply because of the dark nature. I mean, I couldn't even read this book at night because of how dark it was and I was around 11 or 12 years old. But that is just my humble opinion. 

 I still stand by the suggestion that everybody should read this series.

Haney Hayes PR

Absolutely one of my favorite children's books. I remember reading this the first time; I was twelve years old. My kids are just now the age they want to read it.  However, I love this entire series, but in the end, I still haven't received my Hogwarts letter.

Susan 

One of the good things about being little when the movies came out is that I don't remember them much. I had completely forgotten about Tom Riddle, making that a big shock! And Dobby, forever my favorite house elf!

The second book was fast paced and packed with thrilling sequences and despite knowing the ending it was satisfying how everything fell into place.

Kiranchander

rhiannon ludolph

Beatrix Haase

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was an outstanding book. I thought that it was fun and it didn't have a dull moment. Everything made sense. One thing that J.K. Rowling does best is describing things. I was reading and I could easily picture a picture in my head. Her describtions were absolutly outstanding. 

I really did enjoy this book and I cannot wait to read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 

5/5 stars: Great detail, characters, and plot. Not a single dull moment in this book. 

I hope this helped you guys.

xoxo,
Bebe

sarah stevenson

the attention to detail never fails to amaze me and the CHILLS i get at the end when everything gets pieced together is so worth the slower parts of the story

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Hufflepuff Edition

Melissa Alice 

** spoiler alert **
           I loved everything about this second book! It’s even better than the movie! I wish they hadn’t erased the Valentines scene, it would have been hilarious!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter #2

Reviews

Highlights