Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book of seven in the series written by J.K. Rowling and it is a superb sequel to the first in the series, I personally think it was written so well that there is nothing more she could have added to it. The novel was released on July 2, 1998.
It continues on from the past book as they now enter their second year at Hogwarts, but as he is waiting for the school year to start at the Dursley's house, we meet the infamous Dobby, the house elf that tries to protect Harry when he is really just putting him in more danger, although that wasn't his intention. Harry also realises Dobby has been keeping his mail from him, hoping he won't return to Hogwarts. Ron soon finds out and rescues Harry for the rest of the summer and this is when we see the renowned flying car for the first time. Soon after when they are trying to cross into the platform to go back to school, they come across a dilemma, the gate has closed so they end up on deciding to fly to school in the flying car so they don't get in trouble. Not surprisingly their plan ended up not working and they crash into what they soon find out is the Whomping Willow and get into more trouble than they would have before.
It continues on from the past book as they now enter their second year at Hogwarts, but as he is waiting for the school year to start at the Dursley's house, we meet the infamous Dobby, the house elf that tries to protect Harry when he is really just putting him in more danger, although that wasn't his intention. Harry also realises Dobby has been keeping his mail from him, hoping he won't return to Hogwarts. Ron soon finds out and rescues Harry for the rest of the summer and this is when we see the renowned flying car for the first time. Soon after when they are trying to cross into the platform to go back to school, they come across a dilemma, the gate has closed so they end up on deciding to fly to school in the flying car so they don't get in trouble. Not surprisingly their plan ended up not working and they crash into what they soon find out is the Whomping Willow and get into more trouble than they would have before.
In my point of view, the best aspect of this book is once again the characters and the relationships that have been built so far in the series. I also thought that the descriptions in the first book were great, but they were even better in this book and I really appreciate the way J.K. Rowling describes both the wizarding and muggle worlds.
I found this book very entertaining to read and I certainly wasn't disappointed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone of any age looking for a smooth read and a truly magical book in a category of its own.
I found this book very entertaining to read and I certainly wasn't disappointed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone of any age looking for a smooth read and a truly magical book in a category of its own.
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