Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

15/06/2025 38 min

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Unpack Chamber of Secrets: Tom Riddle's manipulation of Ginny, the terrifying Basilisk, and Rowling's powerful critique of blood purity and prejudice. Discover how Harry confronts these dark forces at Hogwarts.Works Cited:"Basilisk." Official Harry Potter Encyclopedia - Wizarding World.."Basilisk." Wikipedia.."The basilisk turned out to be Voldemort's biggest weakness." Reddit, r/harrypotter.."Can Anyone Explain Exactly How Tom Riddle is Possessing Ginny?" Reddit, r/HarryPotterBooks.."Concealment as a Tool of Deception: An Analysis of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Notions, vol. 8, no. 1, 2017..Dash, Mike. "On the Trail of the Warsaw Basilisk." Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2012.."Explanation to a scene in Harry potter and the chamber of secrets(originally taken from tumblr)." Reddit, r/harrypotter.."Ginny Weasley Character Analysis in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." LitCharts.."I feel like no one talks about how traumatized Ginny must've been after the 2nd book." Reddit, r/harrypotter.."The Integration of Mythical Creatures in the Harry Potter Series." [No explicit publication information]..Jacobs, Tom. "Harry Potter and the Battle Against Bigotry." Pacific Standard.."JK Rowling has said that the Harry Potter series are a 'prolonged argument for tolerance.' DISCUSSION THREAD." Reddit, r/harrypotter..Krzyszczuk, Łukasz, and Krzysztof Morta. "Basilisk - the History of the Legend." Alea: Estudos Neolatinos, vol. 25, no. 1, 2023, pp. 277-306, doi:10.1590/1517-106X/202325116..Lin, Jessie. "Ginny Weasley: Powerful and Weak." English Department, Fu Jen Catholic University, 8 May 2015..Lyubansky, Mikhail. "Harry Potter and the Word That Shall Not Be Named." The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination of the Boy Who Lived, edited by Neil Mulholland, Benbella Books, Inc., 2013..Martín Alegre, Sara, editor. Charming and Bewitching: Considering The Harry Potter Series. Departament de Filologia Anglesa i de Germanística, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2014..McFarland, Shamika Denise. "The Real Chamber of Secrets." The-Leaky-Cauldron.org.."Media." The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools..Möller, Carin. Mudbloods, Half-bloods and Pure-bloods: The issues of racism and race discrimination in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. 2013. Lund University, Bachelor’s thesis..Pastoor, Kate. "Magic in the Classroom: The Controversial Harry Potter." Prized Writing, UC Davis.."Prejudice vs. Respect Theme in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." LitCharts.."Racism in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'. Parallels between the real and the magical world." By Maria Holzmann. GRIN Verlag, 2023.."Riddle Me This: A Tom Riddle Character Study - Part 1." MuggleNet..Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Illustrated by Jim Kay, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016..Rutter, Devin. “BAD BLOOD WILL OUT”: RACIAL PURITY IN HARRY POTTER AND PARALLELS TO WORLD WAR II. Salem State U, n.d..Sackstein, Starr. "Hidden Learning in the 'Chamber of Secrets' (Opinion)." Education Week, 2 May 2017..Sadler, Mandi. "What Ginny Weasley in Chamber of Secrets Teaches Us About Abuse." Keeping the Flame..Shaw, Angel. "Slytherin’s Basilisk Was A Horcrux In Harry Potter - Theory Explained." Screen Rant, 16 Mar. 2023.."Theory about Blood Purists." Reddit, r/harrypotter.."Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Character Analysis." Shmoop..u/Justalittleconfusing. "“Revisiting The Chamber of Secrets: A Darker Look from an American Perspective”**." Reddit, r/harrypotter..Vick_hpfan. "The Influence of Nazi Germany on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series." The-Leaky-Cauldron.org..Whited, Lana. "1492, 1942, 1992: The Theme of Race in the Harry Potter Series." The Looking Glass, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2006..