The Harry Potter Series By J.K Rowling - Reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)' from August 14th 2019

[C.P.]

Perfect. Order of the Pheonix was always one of my favorites, so we shall see if that remains true. :)

[Meghan]

C P wrote: "Perfect. Order of the Pheonix was always one of my favorites, so we shall see if that remains true. :)"

Yay!!

[Ira]

Will any of you be reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince? I'm planning on re-reading it soon now that I'm finished with the fifth one!

[C.P.]

Probably in May or June. Once I'm finished with the 5th one.

[Ira]

C P wrote: "Probably in May or June. Once I'm finished with the 5th one."

I won't be able to wait that long unfortunately :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 1st 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[Meghan]

My book order is coming in the mail late and I won't get the book until Monday the 3rd so I'll be late starting!

[Katty]

Meghan wrote: "My book order is coming in the mail late and I won't get the book until Monday the 3rd so I'll be late starting!"

Its okay! Im excited you are joining in with me and my buddy read friend! Iv been waiting to discuss Harry Potter books with someone because it's my first time reading them :D

[Meghan]

Oh, I'm actually reading #5 with another friend! But I really hope you enjoy them!

[C.P.]

Excited to get to this one! #5 has always been one of my favorites. We shall see if that's the case now. :)

[Meghan]

So excited!

[C.P.]

:D You'll be starting the 3rd? I might just wait and start then as well. I can get some other reading out of the way first. :)

[Gillian]

Found it Kat :)

[Meghan]

Okay perfect! I'll let you know if my package comes sooner than that! :)

[C.P.]

Excellent!

[Meghan]

Looks like the book will be arriving today, so I can start on time!

[C.P.]

Yay! Exciting to get back into this one. It's been years.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Can I join?

[C.P.]

Absolutely!

[Laura]

Can i join? But I havent really done this kind of stuff before so I don't know how it works...

[C.P.]

Yes, you can join us Laura!

We're all reading starting tomorrow. Basically we just read and come back here to discuss the book with everyone else. Just comment what chapters you've gotten to and some thoughts. Use spoiler tags for any major details. :)

[Laura]

Thanks for the info, I will be reading along but I don't think I will comment a lot. I'm really shy and even writing this post takes a lot of effort...

[C.P.]

Just write as much as you want, Laura! I get being shy, so no worries. This is a good place to practice though. :)

[Meghan]

Awesome!! This'll be fun. :) No pressure to post if you don't want to!

[Katty]

Meghan wrote: "Oh, I'm actually reading #5 with another friend! But I really hope you enjoy them!"

I was just saying that cuz i started the buddy read and i am glad you r joining in on the buddy read. oh well we are all reading and discussing the same book anyways :) im so excited for it!

[C.P.]

You're reading Order of the Phoenix as well, Kat? Looks like we'll have a good group to discuss it with!

[Katty]

Laura wrote: "Thanks for the info, I will be reading along but I don't think I will comment a lot. I'm really shy and even writing this post takes a lot of effort..."

Its okay i understand you. I have suffered really bad anxiety too. But in time i found this a safe place to share my passion for books and where i find people who i share the same feelings with and it makes me happy. So take your time dont worry i think a lot of people in the platform have had the same experience with shyness and anxiety. So I hope you soon feel safe and happy in the platform of goodreads. ;)
and just to let you know, we wont judge you here. so don't worry. Feel free to write and share your feelings for the book and to post as much as you want to in here. :)

[Laura]

Thanks for understanding everyone :)

[C.P.]

Laura wrote: "Thanks for understanding everyone :)"

:)

[Gillian]

Laura wrote: "Thanks for the info, I will be reading along but I don't think I will comment a lot. I'm really shy and even writing this post takes a lot of effort..."

Oh Laura you have come to the perfect place if thats the case. I was like you at the start it took me years to even say Hi in this group now 15 months later I love it no one picks on me for my spelling and grammar. I'm definitely not great at reviews or buddy comments but I think I'm getting better all the time hmm well some of the time.

[Gillian]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ It does not sound good that the ministry is trying discredit Dumbledore (hide spoiler)]

[Katty]

Gillian wrote: "
Chapter 5 [spoilers removed]"

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[Oh my gosh yeah!! It's only going to get worse. You'll start hating the Ministry (hide spoiler)]

[Katty]

Chapter 19- (view spoiler)[i can only think of so many words right now but goodreads would probably make me banned for life if i said them to represent what i think of this...THIS FOUL TOAD WOMAN! How dare she ban for life quidditch from Harry Potter and the twins. She banned from Harry what he loved the most an- and took it away!!! Now i know what the memes meant of this foul woman. I wish i could punch her f&$@%#& face and lets see then if she is still smiling so widely. Oh and she wasn't being reasonable at all she only wanted to purposely hurt harry and the twins and to show off how many power she has and to rub it on their faces. Draco was asking for it so bad and got what he barely deserved and for being so insensible to both their parents. (hide spoiler)]

[Katty]

Chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ yaaaay hagrid's back. Poor him that he got hurt. But wow that story he told though.. What a journey!! Btw can't freaking umbridge just mind her own da$@ business???<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[C.P.]

I have only read the first chapter. Haven't had a lot of reading time yet. Hopefully I'll get more in tonight!

I always forget how quickly things happen in these books though.

[Meghan]

Chapter 6: (view spoiler)[Loving this so far. Sometimes I forgot how quickly these books progress! There just so much to know. It's awesome.
So far the only problem I've had is with Harry- in the beginning I was finding him quite annoying.
Also, why has Mrs. Weasley been so extra uptight? I wonder what's going on there. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

kat wrote: "Chapter 20 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I thought a lot of it was pay back for Professor McGonagall going over her head to Dumbledore to let them play in the first place. I have to agree with you Umbridge is a first class BITCH (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ I'm so glad Hagrid is back at last but he needs to watch his back with Umbridge around. I do love the way Professor McGonagall has been standing up to her though. (hide spoiler)]

[Katherine]

I'm joining in too!

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[
And I agree with you, starting to hate the Ministry too!!! Damn Ministry, but seriously I think it has more to do with them being scared of HIM coming back and believing if they don't talk about it then it will go away, and Harry and Dumbledore are a covenant escape goat for them to use as the reason for the bad things happening - ignorance is bliss after all. But its just making the situation worse by denying what's really happening.
(hide spoiler)]

[Meghan]

Katherine wrote: "I'm joining in too!

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[
And I agree with you, starting to hate the Ministry too!!! Damn Ministry, but seriously I think it has more to do with them being scared of HIM coming back and beli..." (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Exactly!! They're being so naive and stupid. (hide spoiler)]

[C.P.]

Only three chapters in so far. (view spoiler)[Harry is being rather a pain with all of his whining. But I do like his sass in this one at times. (hide spoiler)]

[Meghan]

C.P. wrote: "Only three chapters in so far. [spoilers removed]"

I completely agree!

[Katty]

Katherine wrote: "I'm joining in too!

Chapter 5:
And I agree with you, starting to hate the Ministry too!!! Damn Ministry, but seriously I think it has more to do with them being scared of HIM coming back and beli..."
(view spoiler)[ I knooww they probably sense dumbledore is telling the truth somehow but they just refuse to accept that because they are afraid and rather do nothing about it like the problem is going to disappear which is completely dumb <\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

kat wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I'm joining in too!

Chapter 5:
And I agree with you, starting to hate the Ministry too!!! Damn Ministry, but seriously I think it has more to do with them being scared of HIM co..."

they are a bunch of ostrich's

[Katty]

Gillian wrote: "kat wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I'm joining in too!

Chapter 5:
And I agree with you, starting to hate the Ministry too!!! Damn Ministry, but seriously I think it has more to do with them being scar..."

ostrich's! lmao that made my day lol so true.

[Gillian]

Chapter 24 (view spoiler)[ Occlumency classes with Snape OH!!!!! that will go down a treat with Harry :( Dumbledore must have a very good reason for not looking or talking to Harry I bet it has something to do with Voldemort (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Start of chapter 35 OH NO!!!!!!!!!! how are they going to get out of this. (view spoiler)[ I'm really interested to know what the prophecy is (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Finished (view spoiler)[ This was an excellent book when the Death Eaters caught them it really kicked up a notch. I was also really please at how all the students in DA defended Harry against Malfoy and his mates on the train at the end of the year. I hope DA keep up their training next year as they have really started to step up and stop being victims now they can do some proper defence spells. (hide spoiler)]

[Katherine]

Chapter 20: (view spoiler)[
Hagrid's back and his poor eye! But what an adventure he went on! Those giants are interesting. And his mum died, I feel so sorry for our small giant guy!!!!

I would hit Umbridge if I could!!! You leave my Hagrid alone! STOP harassing him and treating him as a villain that needs to be interrogated, you villain. I hate that she reaps word-for-word what you just said - I swear I'd hit her so hard... she needs it!!
(hide spoiler)]

[Katty]

Gillian wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

What??? You're finished already? I barely am in chapter 23. Your really super fast reader