The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.
And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.
But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone - or something - starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects... Harry Potter himself
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Whenever I tell someone "I've never read Harry Potter, but I love the movies!" I'm always met with the same response - "You should really read the books. They are so much better." I have finally given in and started the Seven book series. I just finished book two "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." It does not disappoint! It's still early enough in the series that they are learning neat spells and honing their newfound skills, which is one of my favorite things about the movies. Now I have so much more information than I did before. I am excited to continue reading the books and then re-watch the movies. So I guess I should thank all of those people that never gave up the fight to get me to read the books. You win. :)
HPB Staff ReviewI actually couldn't listen to this at night as a kid; Jim Dale was so spot on with the basilisk's voice that I wouldn't be able to fall asleep if I heard it. Not even his Voldemort was that scary! But it just goes to show how well he reads it.