Harry is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School to begin his second year.But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car,it is just his luck to crash into a Whomping Willow.
Chilling,malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry.Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival,as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts.The mysteriously gleaming,foot-high words on the wall proclaim,"The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened.Enemies of the Heir,Beware." Harry,Hermione,and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old,seemingly deadly mystery.