Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a story about a magical boy and his friends and their adventures in the magical world. They perform heroic feats and save many lives as they attend school and try to maintain a normal 12-year-old wizard life.
             The story takes place at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Magic. It is a boarding school, especially built for children with magical powers. It is a big castle located deep within a forest to hide it from muggles (those who have no magic blood). At Hogwarts classes range from herbology, to potions, to defense against the dark arts. The students there are members of one of the four houses, Gryffindor (Harry's house), Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. The students are put in houses based on their strengths. Harry is placed in Gryffindor because of his courage. Those placed in the Sltyherin house often drift to the Dark Arts of magic.
             The story begins in the summer when Harry is living with his muggle relatives who treat him very bad. After using his magic, Harry is locked in his room. Things are looking bad for Harry, especially when a small house elf comes to tell him not o return to Hogwarts. He is eventually rescued by his friend Ron, and Ron's two older brothers. They spend the summer at the Weasley house, until their adventurous return to Hogwarts for their second year.
             After missing the train, the Hogwarts express Harry and Ron realize their only means to return to Hogwarts are flying Rons dads car to the school. The both load their luggage and trail the train to the school until they run out of gas. Close to the school they run out of gas and are attacked by trees. They make it to Hogwarts but are threatened with expulsion for their use of magic.
             At Hogwarts, Harry and Ron are reunited with their good friend Hermoine Granger. They also interact with Hagrid, the giant loving groundskeeper of Hogwarts and Draco Malfoy, Harry's enemy. The school year begins very...