Recommendation harry potter and the chamber of secrets. A wizards story in every sense nicolette jones sunday times harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second novel of the harry potter series. Between the new spirit spooking his school and the mysterious forces that turn students into stone, harry has a lot on his mind as he begins his second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. I can really see why children love him, he would be a great friend to have, and his friends would make great friends for you as well. Editions of harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. Get here harry potter and the chamber of secrets book blurb harry potter has no idea how famous he is. Main characters harry, ron, and hermione, models of dedicated friends, are rewarded for their bravery. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other highschoolers. Here are some of my favorite quotes from harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets harry potter wiki fandom. Synopsis when the chamber of secrets is opened again at the hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry, secondyear student harry potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets by jk rowling. Rowling in this sequel to harry potter and the sorcerers stone, we find harry spending the summer vacation with his awful relatives, the dursleys, following his first year at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Rowling uk 1st edition harry potter and the halfblood prince uk deluxe first edition harry potter and the chamber of secrets ted smart uk 1st4th harry potter philosophers stone. This was my second reading of harry potter and the chamber of secrets, and while i normally allow more time to pass between rereads of favorite books, it was still a fun story. This is because even now in 2019 these books still do not have whispersync between the audible and the kindle editions. This is the second book in the harry potter series that corresponds with his 2 nd year of school at hogwarts. When students start turning to stoneand harry is a prime suspectthe boy wizard must. A vocabulary list featuring harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. The book begins with harry and ron flying through the air in a car. The setting of harry potter and the chamber of secrets is probably the most varied in all of the harry potter series. Browse and buy harry potter and the philosophers stone hogwarts house editions at harrypotter from gryffindor and hufflepuff, to ravenclaw and slytherin, browse collectable 20th anniversary covers, to celebrate 20 years since the publication of the first in j.
Dear ron, and harry if youre there, i hope everything went all right and that harry is okay and that you didnt do anything illegal to get him out, ron, because that would get harry into trouble, too. Youve forgotten the magic word, says harry irritably and the dursleys go bonkers. Harry potter and the deathly hallows adult first edition harry potter sirius black azkaban wanted poster. Rowling harry potter and the chamber of secrets, is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets quizzes about important details and. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book 1 paperback hardback.
There is a mysterious voice that he keeps hearing in the walls of the school. This discussion guide is designed to help readers explore. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book covers. This sequel to harry potter and the sorcerers stone 1998 brings back the doughty young wizardintraining to face suspicious adults, hostile classmates, fretful ghosts, rambunctious spells, giant spiders, and even an avatar of lord voldemort, the evil sorcerer who killed his parents, while saving the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from a deadly, mysterious menace. Soon, though, the prospect of returning to hogwarts school brings him the promise of more adventure and, of course, mortal danger. Harry cant wait to return for his second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, until a house elf named dobby warns him of terrible danger ahead. After a particularly horrible summer at home with the dursleys, harry cant wait to return to hogwarts for his second year. Yes, for example pasletongue which only harry potter out of all the students can understand what a basilisk are saying. This is an obvious plot hole and one that, to this day, leaves fans unimpressed. Or could it be the one everyone at hogwarts most suspects. This bestselling series has sold over 100 million copies around the world. Discussion questions for harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.
Rowling and the second novel in the harry potter series. Harry potter harry potter and the chamber of secrets. I enjoyed this book because it is packed with action, fantasy and creativity. The 1st book is the warrior heir blurb for the 1st book before he knew about the roses, 16yearold jack lived an unremarkable life in the small ohio town of trinity. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. 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. What is the setting in harry potter and the chamber of. The plot of the novel explores this idea through salazar slytherins intention to wipe. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no ones favorite character is omitted. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets quiz that tests what you know about important details and events in the book. In the first book we learned that both harrys and voldemorts wands contain a phoenix feather from the same bird.
Returning to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after another awful summer with his guardians, the dursleys, twelveyearold harry yearns to play quidditch, improve his magical skills, and enjoy his friendships. Could it possibly be hagrid, whose mysterious past reveals dark secrets. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. In my opinion, they epitomize the true meaning of friendship. This year, before school starts, harrys muggle nonwizarding folk family the. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets plugged in.
From the back cover ever since harry potter had come. I also had recently rewatched the movie version which made it even fresher in my mind, but i discovered that by watching the movie first and then reading the book, i. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book covers harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a thoroughly engaging tale. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets novel harry. Reader response log harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Heroic harry potter battles prejudice in the second volume of rowlings wizard series. Harry potters summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in a magical flying car. Dobby warns harry not to return to hogwarts, the magical school for wizards that harry attended the previous year.
Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets p. For chamber of secrets, harry potter is in his second year at hogwarts. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is as good as its predecessor. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book of the. But just as hes packing his bags, harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named dobby who says that if harry potter returns to hogwarts, disaster will strike. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the story of a boy named harry potter a wizard attending the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
A film based on this book was released on november 14th, 2002 and starred daniel radcliffe, rupert grint, and emma watson. All the harry potter titles are now available in large print. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets picks up the summer after sorcerors stone, a terrific book, leaves off, with harry back at the dursleys house on privet drive suffering through another miserable birthday. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is, as the rest of the series, very well written, and you just get dragged into the story, you want to know how harry is getting on. Rowling is the author of the beloved, bestselling, recordbreaking harry potter series. The book was published on july 2nd, 1998 in the united kingdom and june 2nd, 1999 in the united states. The dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all harry potter wanted was to get back to the hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry.