Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(Round 5)

    The book I'm writing about today is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling. I have finished the book. So far, it is about Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione trying to figure out who the heir of Slytherin is and why they are attacking students at Hogwarts. In the section I read this week, Harry goes into the chamber of secrets and figures out that the Basilisk, a giant snake, was the one turning students to stone. Also, Harry finds Tom Riddle, who is essentially a younger version of Voldemort, and fights him.
    I would be enemies with Draco Malfoy, a student in Slytherin at Hogwarts who doesn't like Harry and his friends. I would be enemies with him because he is always acting rude and entitled. He thinks he is above everyone just because his family is pure bloods. He also calls people degrading names like 'mudblood' because their parents aren't wizards. He would impact my life because I would stand up to him when he bullies people, making him hate me.
   A character that is different from Draco Malfoy is Harry Potter. He is kind, determined, clever, and wants to help his friends. He seems realistic because he deals with problems like abuse from the Dursleys despite being a famous wizard. Harry also struggles to navigate all the attention he gets for being a famous wizard. He lies sometimes, but that is justified because he is doing it for the greater good, and to save Hogwarts from danger.
    I think that the author did a good job with world building in the book. The world of magic and Hogwarts seems very believable. The author does well with explaining how wizards and Muggles coexist in this world, for example platform 9 3/4, which only wizards know how to get to. The system of school at Hogwarts is also very well explained. We learn how a typical day at Hogwarts goes, how it looks inside, and what students do in each class.
    I think the conflict is very ominous and interesting. I think it is resolved very well at the end when Fawkes the phoenix comes back to help Harry. I liked the story about Tom Riddle and his diary, and how Harry and his friends slowly found out more and more until everything about him was revealed at the end. The conflict wasn't resolved too quickly, and it was truly challenging to the characters to solve.
    I would recommend this book to my 16 year old cousin. She likes reading fantasy books, but she hasn't read Harry Potter yet. She also likes watching movies involving magic, so I think she would love reading Harry Potter.