Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — Content Guide for Parents

By J. K. RowlingBloomsbury2015-08-13ISBN 9781408865408384 pages

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Found in this book

ViolenceSupporting
Scary contentSupporting

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Religion
Race & culture
Profanity
Climate
Sexual content
Gender roles
Gender & orientation

Content themes

Factual summary of themes present in this book. No opinion — just the facts.

Violence

Supporting

A giant snake, giant spiders and an angry tree attack students, Harry kills the snake with a sword, and there are a fistfight between two fathers and a house-elf hitting himself.

“giant spiders and an angry tree attack, and a basilisk (giant serpent) has Medusa-like abilities, nearly killing characters” commonsensemedia.org
“Two fathers have a fistfight.” commonsensemedia.org
“He slays the serpent, then stabs the diary with a Basilisk fang” en.wikipedia.org

Scary content

Supporting

Giant snakes and spiders attack students in tense scenes, students are left in a coma-like state, and two characters nearly die in the climax.

“this one is tough on kids who are afraid of monsters like giant snakes and spiders.” commonsensemedia.org
“two students nearly die in the book's climax” commonsensemedia.org
“some critics thought the story was perhaps too frightening for younger children” en.wikipedia.org

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! Harry Potter can't wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a Chamber of Secrets, holding unknown horrors for wizards of Muggle parentage. Then students are found as though turned to stone, and a terrible warning is discovered painted on the wall. The chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is Harry. But something much darker has yet to be unleashed.These adult editions with glorious jacket art by Andrew Davidson are now available in hardback for the first time.

Frequently asked questions

Is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A giant snake, giant spiders and an angry tree attack students, Harry kills the snake with a sword, and there are a fistfight between two fathers and a house-elf hitting himself. Giant snakes and spiders attack students in tense scenes, students are left in a coma-like state, and two characters nearly die in the climax.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have violence?
Found (Supporting): A giant snake, giant spiders and an angry tree attack students, Harry kills the snake with a sword, and there are a fistfight between two fathers and a house-elf hitting himself.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Giant snakes and spiders attack students in tense scenes, students are left in a coma-like state, and two characters nearly die in the climax.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.

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