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jjdooby
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What are the main settings of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

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Posted by jjdooby on Tuesday August 21, 2007 at 10:21 PM and tagged with harry potter and the chamber of secrets, settings.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    There are several settings in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Broadly speaking, there are two: the Muggle world of ordinary humanity (where you and I live), and the world of magic. Within the magical world there are several settings. There is the Weasley house, the various magical shops, and, of course, Hogwarts itself. Within the magical academy there are several major settings: the dungeon, the hospital, the Quidditch field, the classrooms, and the common rooms of the various houses, as well, of course, as the Chamber of Secrets, and the bathroom through which the characters access it.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Wednesday August 22, 2007 at 8:28 AM


  2. brendawm Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Although the previous answer is excellent, I wanted to focus on the main settings for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets because they play such a vital part in the plot and outcome of the book.  The main settings are primarily Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, where Harry, Ron and Hermione brew the Polyjuice potion and eventually find the secret opening to the Chamber of Secrets, in which the main portion of the climactic action happens, in my opinion, perhaps the most important setting in the entire story.  The Forbidden Forest, where Harry and Ron gain important information leading them to solve the mystery of the Chamber is of great importance as well. While all the other settings are important, Myrtle's bathroom and the Chamber are the most significant. Hope this helps. Brenda

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    Posted by brendawm on Thursday August 23, 2007 at 5:15 PM


  3. leaannw1 Teacher
    Middle School

    The forbidden forest plays a big part in the book when Harry and Ron attempt to find out information.  The chamber itself is the most important place as it is where the book climaxes.

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    Posted by leaannw1 on Friday September 7, 2007 at 4:03 PM


  4. merchant Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    I can't help but think of some comparisons between the Forbidden Forest in Harry Potter and the forest in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." In both, the forest represents an uncivilized and wild primordial place where morality is, at best, ambiguous, and at worst evil - often sinister things skulk about in the darkness. The Forbidden Forest and the Chamber of Secrets parallel each other in several ways: both are forbidden, populated with monster(s), and holds secrets, as well, if you will recall, encounters between Harry and Voldemort - Voldermort drinking the blood of a unicorn in the Forest and as Tom Riddle in the Chamber.

    Otherwise, another setting mentioned in the eNotes for the novel (see link below) I think deserve mention: the "Corridors serve as passages not only to classrooms but also as transitions in story lines." The corridors and moving stair cases are instrumental in helping, if not at times guiding, the young wizards in their journeys.

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    Posted by merchant on Saturday December 15, 2007 at 9:39 PM