for only $0.70/week. By J. K. Rowling. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of “Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets” by J. K. Rowling. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes Chapter 1 Summary: “The Worst Birthday”. During the summer of 1992, Harry Potter lives in Surrey, England. Raised by his aunt and uncle following the death of his parents, Harry remained unaware of his magical abilities until a year earlier, when he received an invitation to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Although there are some plot holes and loose ends and dramatic flaws, the movie has enough vim, vigor and melodramatic moments to make it a very popular film. Cognitively, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS still fails on the same merits as the first movie. At the end, Dumbledore tells Harry that he’s broken at least a half a dozen In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — Harry and Ron discover a piece of paper in Hermione’s hand that says that the monster that attack the students is a basilisk. They then discover that the basilisk has used the plumbing system in Hogwarts to move around, and that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in Myrtle’s bathroom. Nick warns Harry that he'd better go – Filch has been in a foul mood, and he'll punish Harry if he finds him standing around dripping mud on the castle floors. Nick's warning comes too late, though. Filch appears, shouting, "Mess and muck everywhere! I've had enough of it, I tell you! Follow me, Potter!" (8.19). Filch drags Harry to his office. Tom Marvolo Riddle (31 December 1926 – 2 May 1998), later known as Lord Voldemort or, alternatively as the Dark Lord, You-Know-Who, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was an English half-blood wizard considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark wizard of all time. He was amongst the greatest wizards to have ever lived, rivalled only by Albus Dumbledore. Descended from Salazar Harry left through the back door. It was a brilliant, sunny day. He crossed the lawn, slumped down on the garden bench, and sang under his breath: “Happy birthday to me… happy birthday to me…”. [60] No cards, no presents, and he would be spending the evening pretending not to exist. He gazed miserably into the hedge. Complete summary of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Then a strange old diary appears, drawing Harry even deeper into the mystery of the Chamber. Harry, Ron and Hermione will be taken on a hair-raising, roller-coaster ride of adventure, danger and intrigue, as they try to figure out who opened the Chamber of Secrets and how, why students are being attacked, and who the heir of Slytherin really is. Later, the group arrives at Flourish & Blotts bookstore, where the popular author, Gilderoy Lockhart, is signing copies of his autobiography, Magical Me. Recognizing the famous Harry Potter, Lockhart presents him with a complete set of his autographed books while posing for photos. Lockhart then announces that he is the new Defence Against the dns5.