‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret’ By J.K. Rowling – A BOOK REVIEW

By: Divyansh Sabharwal

This book review is on ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,’ written by J.K. Rowling. I chose this book because I loved the Harry Potter series a lot and decided to read the book as well.

The book talks about an ordinary 11-year-old boy, Harry Potter, who lives with his aunt and uncle in Surrey, England. He learns that he is actually a wizard, and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. After finishing his last year at Hogwarts in 1998, his uncle, aunt, and cousin trap him in the house with no one to keep him company but his sow white owl, Hedwig.

While trapped in the house, he thinks that the magical life he once had at Hogwarts was all just a dream. He spends the summer in the closed house until a house elf from the magical world appears for help. Dobby, the house elf, warns Harry that danger awaits him back at Hogwarts.

Hogwarts was his first real home where he had real friends. Dobby purposely causes destruction in the house to encourage Harry to go back to Hogwarts.

Unfortunately, Harry’s horrid Uncle Vernon gets outraged by the destruction and locks him in the room. He cries a lot and suddenly in the middle of the night, Harry hears the noise of his friend Ron and his twin brothers, who have come to save him. Harry escapes from the house and they fly to the Burrow, The Wesley’s home.

Mrs. Weasley is happy to see Harry in the morning, even though she is upset with her sons for sneaking out in the night. The Weasleys and Harry go to Diagon Alley to buy stuff for Hogwarts. At Diagon Alley, they see Harry’s other best friend, Hermione. They also bump into Draco and his father, Lucius.

Harry also meets Gilderoy Lockhart, his new defense against the dark arts teacher. Later, Harry and Weasley set off to the Hogwarts Express station. After a long journey, Harry and Ron reach Hogwarts safely and live their life at Hogwarts.