Harry Potter returns for his second adventure in The Chamber of Secrets, the sequel to The Philosopher's Stone. This novel begins at the Dursley's house, on Harry's twelfth birthday. The Dursleys have, as usual, ignored his birthday; they are far more concerned about a business deal that Mr. Dursley is hoping to conclude that night. Feeling sorry for himself, Harry walks in the garden and is startled to see a pair of large yellow eyes watching him. The owner of those eyes turns out to be Dobby, who plays a pivotal role in the novel.

Dobby is a house elf that comes to speak with Harry at the Dursleys' house in order to warn him that his life is in danger and that he must not return to Hogwarts School of Wizardry. When Harry ignores Dobby, the house elf ruins the Dursleys' dinner party in a...