I'm not going to bother seriously reviewing Harry Potter, so let's just get down to the one thing I noticed during this read (except for the fact that the older I get, the more horrified I'm becoming to the Dursley's treatment of Harry. I mean they're seriously starving him in this one? And Petunia tried to hit him with a fucking frying pan!? That's insane).

When Ginny send Harry the embarrassing Valentine's Day song I noticed two things: 1) that Draco Malfoy knows that she was the one who sent it, and 2) that he calls her GINNY when calling her out on it. Draco calls Crabbe and Goyle by their last names, he thinks Percy is named Peter, but somehow he knows Ginny enough to call her Ginny?

Yeah, you can't tell me Ginny and Draco aren't having secret "I hate Harry Potter"-meetings in the hallways late at night where they talk shit and/or gossip about him. I bet Draco helped Ginny write that stupid poem. I bet he was even more upset than Ginny that he didn't like it. I bet Draco and Ginny are secret BFFs that just pretend to hate each other in public.

I promise it's true. ( )

This is all so amazing. Why, just why haven't I read this sooner. I am honestly so looking forward to starting the third book. I need to read a book from the library first, but once I'll be reading the next book right after that ;; ( )

First sentence: Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Mr. Vernon Dursley had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry's room.

Premise/plot: Harry Potter is being held captive by his aunt and uncle. He's "forbidden" to continue his studies at Hogwarts. For better or worse, he's "rescued" via flying car driven by a Weasley sibling. [This scene where he's passing all his stuff through the window to a waiting car reminded me of a scene where someone is escaping a cult]. After a lovely time with the Weasleys, time at last to buy supplies for school and head off for Hogwarts for their second year. But...Ron and Harry miss the train. For better or worse, flying car to the "rescue." These two cause quite the disturbance on their way to school....

Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter's biggest fan???, is joining her big brother at Hogwarts.

This school year has its ups and downs. A 'monster' from a secret chamber is terrorizing students and staff. No one knows for sure who is responsible--though Hermione, Harry, and Ron have their suspicions. (But I don't think any of them guessed accurately...)

My thoughts: I enjoyed this one more than the first book. I enjoyed the mystery. I enjoyed the ghosts. I enjoyed the reveals of character's backstories. It was packed with action. It didn't seem so info-dumpy. ( )

I'm having so much fun reading Harry! Sorry that I waited so long. ( )

Reread - Magical as always ( )