Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (original 1998; edition 1999)

Better than the first, but still not the best. Getting there though.. Like I said in my review of HP1 - there's nothing I can say that hasn't been said, so I'm not even going to try. ( )

The magical adventure is back again!

Harry Potter, after spending most of his school holidays with his dreadful but only remaining 'family' , The Dursleys , is looking forward to get on the Hogwarts Express and go back to school.

Happy things always seem to get crushed. One evening, after being sent upstairs and to "pretend he never existed" due to the visit of a client of his Uncle. A rather weird looking creature named Dobby appeared in Harry Potter's bedroom, asking him not to go back to Hogwarts because something bad is going to happen in it.

Of course, eventhough being asked to promise not to go back to school by the "house-elf" , Harry opposed and this caused Dobby to make a mess in the house, aggravating his Uncle into locking him up in his room.

Eventually, he was saved by his best friend Ron and his two brothers Fred and George, who flew a magically "tweaked" car to bring Harry to their home, and to spend the rest of his summer there instead.

The excitement Harry had at Ron's house lessen his worries greatly. However, the warning Dobby gave to Harry was still in his mind. Having returned to school, Harry Potter was about to find out what sinister events are going to happen in the school.

This one, oddly, isn't my favorite. It just doesn't have the beauty of the first one or the depth of the rest. Still, it's Harry and I love him. ( )

The first book was enough to make me pick up the second, but this is the one that hooked me. Now we finally delve into the modern wizarding world and tackle immediate issues and concerns, rather than get a history lesson. The magic really comes to life in this wonderful sequel. ( )

The thrilling sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" helps to get readers excited about the books further in the series. Harry and his friends are back at Hogwarts and there is a lot of scary activity going on. Together they manage to reveal that Voldemort is back and in the end they are confronted with the terrifying basilisk. This book is just as good as the first one and will be sure to keep readers up all night as they will not want to put the book down.