Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Throughout the summer holidays after his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter has been receiving sinister warnings from a house-elf called Dobby. Now, back at school to start his second year, Harry hears unintelligible whispers echoing through the corridors. Before long the attacks begin: students are found as if turned to stone. Dobby’s predictions seem to be coming true.
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What you might want to know about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry's second year at Hogwarts gets strange fast. Students are being found petrified, a voice only he can hear runs through the walls, and a cursed diary writes back when he writes in it.
Yes. Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series and assumes you have read the first book. New readers should start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone in the UK).
Slightly. Chamber of Secrets escalates the threat level with the basilisk, possession, and Tom Riddle's diary. Each subsequent Harry Potter book continues to age up in tone and content.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was written by J.K. Rowling, published in 1998 by ?.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is 339 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a standalone novel by J.K. Rowling, not part of a series.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.