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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry
Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry's second year
at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, 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" would 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 Weasley and Hermione Granger investigate the attacks, and Harry
is confronted by Tom Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, who is attempting to
regain full power.
The book was published in the United Kingdom on 2 July 1998 by Bloomsbury and
in the United States on 2 June 1999 by Scholastic Inc. Although Rowling found it
difficult to finish the book, it won high praise and awards from critics, young
readers and the book industry, although some critics thought the story was
perhaps too frightening for younger children. Although much like the rest of the
series, some religious authorities have condemned its use of magical themes,
while others have praised its emphasis on self-sacrifice and on the way in which
a person's character is the result of the person's choices.
Several commentators have noted that personal identity is a strong theme in the
book, and that it addresses issues of racism through the treatment of non-
magical, non-human and non-living characters. Some commentators regard the
diary as a warning against uncritical acceptance of information from sources
whose motives and reliability cannot be checked. Institutional authority is
portrayed as self-serving and incompetent. The book is also known to have some
connections to the sixth novel of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince.
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. Video games loosely based on Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets were also released for several platforms, and most
obtained favourable reviews.