After reading the first volume of the series, which had rained me, I quickly launched in the second reading. I was still a doubt: the first volume was to him the benefit of novelty, which made it easier for the author writing an original novel. JK Rowling would she recur offering us a book of the same quality? My skepticism was quickly undeceived found. We find in this second volume of the adventures of Harry Potter the same ingredients that made me greatly appreciate "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The book tells the second year of Harry Potter at Hogwarts, the school for wizards. This time, he must unravel the mystery of the Chamber of secrets, mystery around which produce dark events. Say more would reveal the whole story, I prefer to let you discover it for yourself. As before, the plot is conducted smoothly: "police" investigation with suspense, twists, in short everything you would expect of a good thriller. But I reproach certain lengths before the story really engages. But the pleasure is not diminished. We find the impeccable style of JK Rowling, humorous and above all accessible to everyone. I even found that there was more humor than the previous, including the arrival of a teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart "Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Defense League against the Forces Evil and five times winner of the most charming smile, awarded by the readers of Witch Weekly "This short description gives a taste of the character. It is perfectly caricature: he is a deceiver capable of swallowing any serpent to his audience (women for the majority, hem, hem), but ultimately did not scale. His interventions in the novel is always a pleasure, it made me laugh. This character is sufficient in itself to make the best novel, in my opinion, than the first. This book can be read independently of the first (the first pages are devoted to recall events that occurred during the first year of Harry at Hogwarts). But there is a change to certain levels, especially in the character of Harry (normal, it grows the young man), that is why I think it is better to first read "Harry Potter and the Philosopher sorcerers ". Again, I highly recommend reading the adventures of Harry Potter for the relaxation it provides. I know there are some who are still a lot of prejudice against this series, particularly because of the large hype that surrounds it. To them, I would simply say: Let's not take us seriously and dream a little ...