Harry Potter books Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author	J. K. Rowling
Illustrators	Cliff Wright (UK) Mary GrandPré (US)
Genre	Fantasy
Publishers	Bloomsbury (UK) Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada)
Released	2 July 1998 (UK) June 2, 1999 (US)
Book no.	Two
Sales	~77 million (Worldwide)
Story timeline	1943 1992-1993
Chapters	18
Pages	251 (UK) 341 (US)
Preceded by	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Followed by	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Plot

An unusual summer

Harry is once again back home with the Dursleys, and the summer is not going well. The Dursleys have taken away his broom, his wand and all his school books. Harry Potter has not received any letters from his friends Ron, Hermione and Hagrid. On his twelfth birthday (July 31), Dobby, a house-elf comes to warn Harry that he will be in mortal danger if he returns to Hogwarts, confessing that he has been intercepting Harry's letters to make it seem as though his friends had forgotten him. Harry is still determined to return to Hogwarts, the best home he has ever known, so Dobby destroys the dessert for an important dinner party attended by Uncle Vernon's potential client and the client's wife. Harry is blamed by the Ministry of Magic for Dobby's charm and is told that if he does magic outside school again, he will be expelled. The Dursleys were unaware that Harry couldn't practice magic outside of school; now that they're no longer afraid of this, they lock him in his room and fit bars onto the bedroom window. The Dursleys are Harry Potters last living relatives. ... Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronounced ) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ... Dobby is also a trade term used to refer to the strip of closely-woven material often seen on towels (and much less commonly on washcloths). ... Dobby House-elves are fictional magical creatures in the Harry Potter series of books written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a setting in J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ...

Fred, George and Ron Weasley rescue Harry and take him to the Burrow, the Weasleys' home. After a pleasant month together in the Burrow, everyone heads to Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station to take the Hogwarts Express back to school. To their shock, Harry and Ron are unable to enter the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. In desperation, they steal the family's enchanted Ford Anglia and fly to Hogwarts but crash into the Whomping Willow and damaging Ron's wand. The semi-sentient car ejects them and their belongings and disappears into the Forbidden Forest. Frederick Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... The Weasley family are a fictional family of wizards who figure prominently in the plot of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels. ... Rubeus Hagrid meets the Hogwarts Express at Hogsmeade station in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

Heir of Slytherin

Events at school take a turn for the worse when the legendary Chamber of Secrets is opened and a monster stalks the castle, petrifying anyone who meets its gaze. According to legend, the Chamber was built by Salazar Slytherin and can only be opened by his heir, in order to purge Hogwarts of "all those who were unworthy to study magic" - i.e. Muggle-born wizards. Many suspect Harry is the heir of Slytherin, when he inadvertently speaks Parseltongue, a rare talent which he gained during Voldemort's unsuccessful attack on him eleven years previously. Harry himself begins to believe he might be Slytherin's Heir, as the Sorting Hat wanted to put him in Slytherin when he entered Hogwarts. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... This article refers to the founders of Hogwarts, the school in J.K. Rowlings fictional Harry Potter series. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ...

In order to discover the identity of Slytherin's Heir, Ron and Harry use Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves as Slytherin students, Crabbe and Goyle, as they think Draco Malfoy is the Heir. He isn't, but he does inadvertently provide Harry and Ron with an important clue about the Chamber of Secrets. Later, Harry finds a blank diary belonging to Tom Riddle and decides to keep it. In the fictional Harry Potter universe, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... Vincent Crabbe, (b. ... Gregory Goyle (born c. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Tom Marvolo Riddle is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

The attacks increase throughout the year, petrifying more students, including Hermione. All activities, including Quidditch, are cancelled, and students are not allowed to leave their dormitories or classes without their teachers. A message written on a wall declares that Ginny Weasley has been taken into the Chamber, where "her skeleton will lie forever." Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ...

Harry discovers the location of the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. He and Ron force Gilderoy Lockhart to go with them. Once they find the entrance to the Chamber, Lockhart reveals that he is not the hero he pretends to be. He attempts to use Ron's broken wand to erase Harry and Ron's memories, but the spell backfires on himself. The ceiling caves in, separating Harry from Ron and Lockhart, and it is Lockhart whose memory is erased rather than Ron's and Harry's. Gilderoy Lockhart is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. ...

Harry reaches the Chamber of Secrets, where he finds an unconscious Ginny and a ghostlike young man named Tom Riddle, who claims to be a "memory". Harry learns that Ginny, under the control of Lord Voldemort, opened the Chamber. Voldemort, whose real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, imprinted his memory in an enchanted diary, in order to continue the work he began when he opened the Chamber fifty years ago — ridding Hogwarts of non-pureblood witches and wizards. Hagrid, a Hogwarts student at the time, was blamed for the attacks and expelled. Ginny is a short form of the name Virginia and somewhat less prone to cruel nicknames. ... Lord Voldemort (pronounced )[1][2] is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Tom Marvolo Riddle (born 31 December 1926) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series. ... Tom Riddles diary is a fictional magical object that appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ...

It is this fragment of soul in the diary which has set loose the basilisk, the monster responsible for petrifying the students. The basilisk attacks Harry, despite his ability to speak Parseltongue; Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes, arrives in the nick of time with the Sorting Hat, from which Harry draws out the mystic sword of Godric Gryffindor. Fawkes blinds the basilisk, destroying its fatal gaze, and Harry slays it with the sword. Harry's arm is pierced by the creature's poisonous fang as he kills it, but Fawkes heals Harry with his tears.Harry destroys the diary by stabbing it with one of the basilisk's fangs. Harry Potter series. ... For other mythic firebirds, see Fire bird (mythology). ... Harry Potter character. ... This article refers to the founders of Hogwarts, the school in J.K. Rowlings fictional Harry Potter series. ...

Resolution

Everyone petrified by the basilisk recovers, from Mrs. Norris on up to Hermione. Ginny recovers. Dumbledore dispels Harry's fears about whether he belongs in Gryffindor or Slytherin when he tells Harry that it is his choices that define him and not his abilities, and that Harry could not have wielded the sword of Gryffindor if he did not truly belong to that house. With Ron and Harry granted two-hundred points each for their adventure, Gryffindor wins the House Cup for the second year in a row. Argus Filch is the caretaker and (effectively) hall monitor in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of books. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ...

Dobby reveals he is the Malfoys' servant, and knowing their treachery, had been trying to protect Harry all year. Harry realises Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father, slipped the diary into Ginny's cauldron when he encountered the Weasleys in a Diagon Alley bookshop. House elves can only be freed when their masters give them clothing; Harry tricks Malfoy into giving Dobby clothes by hiding his sock in Riddle's diary. Malfoy tosses the sock, still slimy from Harry's battle with the Basilisk, straight into Dobby's hands. Lucius Malfoy attempts to attack Harry but the grateful Dobby, no longer bound to obey the Malfoy family, intervenes and blasts Lucius with a spell. A disheveled Lucius gathers himself and exits Hogwarts, declaring that Harry will soon meet the same end as his parents for his meddling. Dobby is also a trade term used to refer to the strip of closely-woven material often seen on towels (and much less commonly on washcloths). ... Lucius is one of the small group of common forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. ...

Time frame

Chamber of Secrets is the first book in the series to directly provide a timeframe for the series. Nearly Headless Nick celebrates the 500th anniversary of his death at Halloween, and it is stated that he died in 1492, placing the events of this book during the 1992-93 school year.

Pre-release history

In the early drafts of this book, the author had the ghost Nearly Headless Nick sing a self-composed song explaining his condition and the circumstances of his death. The material was cut as the book's editor did not care for the poem, although it has been subsequently published as an extra on J. K. Rowling's official website ^[1]. Another sub-plot cut from Chamber of Secrets was the family background of Dean Thomas, which was removed from the draft because Rowling and her publishers considered it an "unnecessary digression", and she considered Neville Longbottom's own journey of discovery "more important to the central plot"^[2]. The article is about the ghosts which inhabit Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... This article is about minor Harry Potter characters who are Gryffindor students in the same year as Harry. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

This book is thematically linked with the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In fact, Half-Blood Prince was the working title of Chamber of Secrets and certain "crucial" plot information from that book was intended to be placed in this volume, but Rowling ultimately felt that "this information's proper home was book six"^[3]. Several items that later play a role in Half-Blood Prince first make their appearance in Chamber of Secrets, including the Hand of Glory and the opal necklace that appear when Harry is in Borgin & Burkes, Tom Riddle's diary and a Vanishing Cabinet damaged by Peeves the Poltergeist. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... The Hand of Glory is the dried and pickled hand of a man who has been hanged, often specified as being the left (Latin: sinister) hand, or else, if the man were hanged for murder, the hand that did the deed. ... Tom Riddles diary is a fictional magical object that appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Peeves is a fictional poltergeist who haunts the wizarding school Hogwarts in the novel series of Harry Potter written by British Author JK Rowling. ...

First edition printings had several errors, which were fixed in subsequent reprints. This includes Dumbledore saying that Voldemort was the last remaining ancestor of Salazar Slytherin, instead of descendant. In addition, Lockhart's book on werewolves is entitled "Weekends with Werewolves" at one point and “Wanderings with Werewolves” later in the book. An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i. ... This article refers to the founders of Hogwarts, the school in J.K. Rowlings fictional Harry Potter series. ... The term descendant or descendent has several meanings, some of which are listed below: A living being, like a plant, animal or person, that belongs to a particular lineage. ...

Editions

Bloomsbury (United Kingdom, Australia, etc.)

• ISBN 0-7475-3849-2 Hardcover
• ISBN 0-7475-3848-4 Paperback
• ISBN 0-7475-7361-1 Hardcover (adult edition)
• ISBN 0-7475-7448-0 Paperback (adult edition)

Scholastic (United States, etc.)

• ISBN 0-439-06486-4 Hardcover
• ISBN 0-439-06487-2 Paperback

Raincoast (Canada, etc.)

• ISBN 1-551-92370-X Paperback

Translations

Main article: Harry Potter in translation

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References

1. ^ J.K.Rowling Official Site
2. ^ J.K.Rowling Official Site
3. ^ J.K.Rowling Official Site

External links

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