Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (game)

The video game Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in 2002. It was published by Electronic Arts and developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube systems. It was simultaneously ported to the PC and the Game Boy Advance handheld system.

Characters

• Harry Potter: a brave twelve-year-old wizard. Main character and only controllable character.
• Ron Weasley: a clumsy boy who leads Harry to class a lot of the time. Unplayable.
• Hermione Granger: a brainy girl who is rarely with Harry most of the game. She is Petrified (turned to stone) toward the end of the game. Unplayable.
• Draco Malfoy: Harry's archenemy, usually found sneaking around at night. Unplayable.
• Moaning Myrtle: a ghost who haunts the second-floor girls' bathroom. Unplayable.
• Albus Dumbledore: the Headmaster of Hogwarts. While normally absent from a good part of the game, he features prominently in a cutscene in which he tells Harry that he does not think that Harry is the Heir of Slytherin.
• Professor Snape: the Potions teacher. Known for being unusually strict, he is usually to be found in the dungeons, near his classroom. Unplayable.
• Professor McGonagall: the Transfiguration teacher. Her classroom is located on the left side of the second floor. Unplayable.
• Professor Flitwick: the Charms teacher. His classroom is located on the right side of the second floor. Unplayable.
• Professor Lockhart: the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. His classroom is located on the third floor. Unplayable.
• Hagrid: a fat man, usually found in his cottage on the grounds. Unplayable.
• Professor Sprout: the Herbology teacher. She teaches in the greenhouses, which are located on the right-hand side of the grounds. Unplayable.
• Ginny Weasley: Ron's little sister, who Harry has to rescue at the end of the game and whom is rarely seen before that. Unplayable.

Spells

• Alohomora: unlocks magical locks, including those found on doors and locked chests. Harry learned this spell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
• Lumos: illuminates the caster's wand. Harry also learned this spell in Philosopher's Stone.
• Flipendo: triggers switches and moves objects. Also learned in Philosopher's Stone.
• Rictusempra: stuns magical creatures and, in wizard duels, "knocks back" your opponent, causing them to lose stamina. Harry learns this spell in his first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson.
• Skurge: clears Ectoplasm (an "unpleasant greenish substance left behind by certain ghostly beings", in the words of Professor Flitwick) out of doorways and off floors. Harry learns this spell in Charms.
• Expelliarmus: in wizard duels, deflects spells cast by your opponent. Not available for use except in duels.
• Mimblewimble: in wizard duels, causes your opponent to become inarticulate and unable to cast their next spell properly. Not available outside of duels.
• Diffindo: "dead-heads" Venomous Tentaculas, Spiky Bushes, and certain vines. Harry learns this spell in Herbology.
• Spongify: activates certain "Spongify" carpets, specially marked with the symbol of the spell. Harry learns this spell in his second Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson.

Harry also learns, in Potions, how to make a Wiggenweld Potion, which replenishes his stamina after he's been injured.

Plot

For a complete synopsis see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter, after a miserable summer, returns to Hogwarts to begin his second year of training to become a wizard. All is not peaceful, however: Students are being turned to stone and there are rumours of an Heir of Slytherin being behind it all. Suspicion turns on Harry, but when Ginny Weasley is kidnapped and taken into the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is the one who rescues her.

Trivia

• In the PC game for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, there is a background character named Marilyn who is a blonde Hufflepuff that collects curious objects. As an inside joke, in the PC game for the Chamber of Secrets, there is another extra, Arthur, who is stated to be Marilyn's younger brother and shares her strange hobby.

External links

• Official website