Chapter by Chapter: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
As a continuation of my chapter by chapter journey through the Harry Potter series, here are my reflections on the chapters to the Chamber of Secrets. EDIT 2024 - The SuperCarlinBrothers have an incredible podcast, "Through the Griffin Door", that follows a similar premise of dissecting the literary work in each individual chapter in unprecedented depth. I began doing this "chapter by chapter" analysis back in 2020 and never completed it, so I'm finally going through the entirety of the book alongside the podcast and expanding on my commentaries. Chapter One: The Worst Birthday I understand now why I usually skim or skip through the majority of this chapter - it is far more summary than actual content. The first four or so pages of summary add zero value add for a reader of the lore. It is a reminder of just how much these early books were geared towards younger children who need the reminders and simplifications and definitely does not take for granted that peo
