Whimsical Wednesdays (Aug. 18)

Whimsical Wednesdays is my personal departure from my Current Reads list. For one evening each week, I go back to a book I enjoyed as a child, teen, or young adult, and spend some time revisiting favorite characters or authors. Sometimes they are classics, other times it's something quirky that just caught my fancy.

I'll tell you, it was very difficult, but I held off on racing through the series after last Wednesday. So, today's choice is the second in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This is not my least favorite, but it isn't among the top three I most enjoy in the series. I'd probably stick it somewhere in the middle. It starts the Harry/Ginny infatuation mess, which doesn't earn many points with me (in case you didn't know, I never liked that pairing, and still don't), but it did redeem itself by introducing us to Gilderoy Lockhart, one of the most ridiculous, conceited, flamboyant, and entertaining characters I've ever read about. Oh, and we can't forget about Dobby, can we? Any character who loves socks as much as he does has to be welcome. :)