Harry Potter

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. The second novel of the Harry Potter series written by J K Rowling first published in the UK on 2nd July 1998. The plot follows Harrys second year at Hogwarts school, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of  Slytherin" will kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are followed by attacks which leave residents of the school "petrified" (that is, frozen). Throughout the year, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione investigate the attacks and Harry is confronted by Lord Voldemort who is attempting to regain full power. The film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets released in 2002, became the third film to exceed £600 million in international box office sales and received generally favourable reviews