Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Book Summary

Harry spent a miserable summer with the Dursleys. During a dinner party hosted by his uncle and aunt, Harry was visited by Dobby, a house-elf. Dobby warned Harry not to return to Hogwarts. Harry politely disregarded the warning, and Dobby made a mess in the kitchen, making the Dursleys very mad. The Dursleys angrily locked Harry up in his room for the rest of the summer. Luckily, Harry's friend Ron Weasley saved Harry in a …

…Tom turned out to be a younger version of Voldemort, who had been enchanting Ginny through his journal. Harry called for help from Dumbledore. A phoenix and a magic hat arrived. Tom summoned a basilisk, but the phoenix punctured its eyes. The hat produced a sword, which Harry used to kill the giant snake. Harry stuck a basilisk fang through the diary, destroying Tom. Ginny woke up. The students all left for their summer vacations.