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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

Summer is hard at the Dursley's. A house elf named Dobby comes to warn Harry about danger at Hogwarts...

Harry runs away with the help of Fred, George and Ron to the Weasley home. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a conceited man named Gilderoy Lockhart.

When students are turning to stone by the mysterious Slytherin Heir, fingers point at Harry! Ginny Weasley has a HUGE crush on him, but what does a diary have to do with it? The diary used to belong to an old student named Tom Marvolo Riddle. Tom gives Harry hints to the Slytherin Heir, but can he be trusted? Then, Hermione figures out something about mirrors and the mystious stone students. But before she can tell anyone, she's turned to stone to!

In the Chamber of Secrets, Harry meets the Slytherin Heir and finds out the monster within the chamber...

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

Harry's mean "Aunt" Marge visits. When things get out of hand, Harry accidentally uses his magic on her. He runs away, onto the magical Knight Bus. But why does he feel so uneasy about a stray dog that stared as he left?

Harry meets the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge himself. He stays at the Leaky Cauldron, then meets up with the Weasleys and Hermione.

At school, there is a new DADA professor. Why is Lupin so mysterious? Sirius Black, an old friend of the Potters AND the person who killed them has escaped from Azkaban, the wizard prison. Is Black REALLY as horrible and disgusting as he seems? How is Scabbers tied into this?

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

It all starts when Harry dreams of Wormtail and Voldemort talking about Harry's end... He wakes, scar hurting terribly. Dudley is put on a diet, meaning Harry gets less food than usual! His friends send him cakes and food to keep him from starving. The Weasleys and Harry go to see a real Quidditch game by portkey! Then, at the camping site, muggles are being floated and havoc breaks loose! The Death Mark is seen as Dark Wizards parade through!

At Hogwarts, two schools come for the dangerous Triwizard Tournament where 3 students over 17 may compete. The contestant for Beauxbatons: Fleur Delacour, the beautiful, part veela. And for Durmstrang: Viktor Krum, the famous Bulgarian seeker. For Hogwarts, Cedric Diggory and...

Harry Potter. The tasks are dangerous and Hermione seems to have made friends with Krum... Ron shows jealousy and Cedric and Cho hit it off. Why is Ludo Bagman trying to help Harry along with the tournament? How is Barty Crouch mixed up in the mess of dark wizards?

Cedric and Harry somewhat bind together for a Hogwarts win. Hermione shows some backbone and some beauty. Sirius, Harry, Ron and Hermione meet to discuss strange matters happening at Hogwarts.

For the last, most dangerous task, Cedric and Harry draw for the Triwizard Cup. They are transported to an graveyard because someone has made the cup a portkey! Peter Pettigrew is there. Cedric is killed. An ugly baby/snake is put into a cauldron, along with a bone of Voldemort's father, Wormtail's hand and some of Harry's blood.

Harry watches in horror as Voldemort has risen again.

Harry finds out that the phoenix feather in his wand and in Voldemort's wand have an unusual reaction when forced to fight against one another. The last spells of one wand are revealed. Harry Potter gets to meet the shadows of the late James and Lily Potter.

Using his parent's advice, Harry runs when the shadows of the people Voldemort murdered protect Harry from view. Grabbing Cedric's body, Harry goes back to Hogwarts...