Friday, July 15, 2011

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we really are, far more than our abilities."
- excerpt from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


Oh, Harry Potter, you've done it again (as we say in our house). I am officially unable to stop reading the Harry Potter series. (Warning to hubby: next the movies will begin to clog our Netflix queue!) 

In Year 2, Harry Potter is warned by the Malfoys' house elf not to return to Hogwarts, for someone is out to kill him (but really, what's new? He's Harry Potter!). Of course, Harry does not heed this warning, and returns to Hogwarts, as it is still such a vast improvement over staying at "home" with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. 

This year, the Chamber of Secrets has been opened for the second time in history. It is said that only the descendant of  Slytherin himself has this ability, and rumors begin to circulate among Harry's classmates that Harry is Slytherin's evil descendant. But don't you worry, there's a nice tidy ending, as always, and Harry remains alive to see book 3. (I can say that since I'm ten years behind the rest of the world in reading this series, right?) 

In other news, I'm looking for a poster of the above quote to put in my classroom...

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