Find out about awards won by harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the halfblood prince and harry potter. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets facts shmoop. Harry potter and the deathly hallows was released on july 21, 2007, and sold 11 million copies on the first day of its release, breaking rowlings earlier records for the fastest selling book of. Likely this trapdoor was concealed in a manner similar to the bathroom entrance. When lucius malfoy tries to curse harry at the end, he mutters,avada as mentioned in the 4th book, this is the beginning of an unforgivable curse named avada kedavra, or the killing curse. But these honest facts have been obscured by the fanciful legend of the chamber of secrets.
My favoorite movie, however would probably be prisoner of azkaban. For instance, dobby the houseelfs eyes are frequently referred to as orbs, which are spherical celestial bodies. In fact, his chamber of secrets was originally intended as just a special classroom. The chamber of secrets was home to an ancient basilisk, which, according to legend, was intended to be used to purge the area of muggleborn students. During filming, rupert grintronald weasly drew an unflattering picture of alan. English harry potter and the chamber of secrets italiano bedtime reading for my daughter and second reading for me. The eerie message the chamber of secrets has been opened. Mugglenet hosts forums and news about the all the latest in the world of harry potter. Chamber of secrets was initially going to include the halfblood prince in its story line. Emma watson was too embarrassed to hug both daniel radcliffe and rupert grint in front.
Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets introduction shmoop. This is where tom riddle is introduced and where he turns into voldemort to fight harry. When the manuscript for chamber of secrets came in, bloomsbury editor emma matthewson wrote to rowling that the book was going to be. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to chamber of secrets. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets links to a sample chapter, a pronunciation guide, and a discussion guide for teachers. Facts used in harry potter and the chamber of secrets book by j.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets free ebooks. According to legend, before he left, he created a secret chamber deep underground in hogwarts castle known as the chamber of secrets. The chamber of secrets wasnt always inside a bathroom. They discuss interesting facts about the book, analyze scenes from the movie, and recap some of the great questions and answers from our chat with the amazing warwick davis. Percy is a prefect who is in charge of a group of younger students. The chamber of secrets is the mystery story where hogwarts muggle students turn into stone. Maybe because it was the 1st hp book i read i skipped philosophers stone and it was because of chamber of secrets that my love for the hp books started to grow. The magic diary manipulates her into opening the chamber of secrets and releasing the basilisk. Hogwarts castle has a lot of closely guarded secrets and tricks to itfrom moving staircases to false doors and to hundreds, possibly thousands, of enchanted portraits. Although the film was based on the second shortest of the books, it was the. The story goes that slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew nothing.
This comes to nothing because dracos father only told his son the general facts of the previous opening of the chamber and that it occurred fifty. However, the bestguarded secret and the secret which answers a big question about the harry potter world is the book of admittance. In this post, im going to share some of the interesting facts about the harry potter series. Maybe thats what makes the character of slytherin so frightening. I dont know about you all, but harry potter and the chamber of secrets is totally one of my favorite movies in the magical series, and it also happens to be one of my favorite books. Enemies of the heir, beware message smeared across a wall was a genuinely haunting image, especially for a little 12yearold just getting used to all this magic business.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets film wikipedia. Chamber of secrets was basically a horror movie for harry. Several interesting new characters make their first appearance as well in this book. The story begins as harry, orphaned, spends summer with an aunt, uncle and cousin who do not love him. In harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry, a twelve year old boy is continuing another fascinating year at hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry. And it lays much more of a foundation of the larger story than the first book. Filming took place three days after the release of the first film. The subterranean chamber of secrets was created by salazar slytherin without the knowledge of his three fellow founders of hogwarts.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets the harry potter. Jk rowlings muchloved harry potter book series has won countless book awards. Facts you probably dont know about hp and the chamber of secrets 1. The third smell hermione recognizes in the amortentia potion is rons hair. How would it have changed the whole plot arc of the novels to know more about professor snapes backstory in book 2 rather than book 6. Listen in as mugglenet hosts noah, kat, and caleb host our second live episode.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. On page 196 american edition, harry is mentioned going to dumbledores office for his private lesson on the 7th floor of hogwarts. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets a variety of activities, including discussion questions, practice with alliteration, and writing in response to literature. The harry potter movies are pretty thorough in their adaptation, but they still left a few things out about the chamber of secrets. Harry potter this category is for questions and answers related to chamber of secrets. Rowing struggled to complete the book, worrying it wouldnt live up to.
Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Although it is mentioned in harry potter and the chamber of secrets that myrtles muggle parents will be visiting. The vanishing cabinet makes its first appearance in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. In some ways, chamber of secrets was more exciting than philosophers stone, because wed just fallen in love with the book and were. In fact, halfblood prince was the working title of chamber of secrets and rowling says. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets, book 2 by j. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets facts for kids.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets resources websites. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep. I dont know about you all, but harry potter and the chamber of secrets is totally one of my favorite movies in the magical series, and it also happens to be one of my favorite books in j. Rowling is the second novel published in 1998 in the harry potter series of books. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets favorite book in. Daniel radcliffe previously revealed it was his favourite book of the.
Chamber of secrets has many links with the sixth book of the series, harry potter and the halfblood prince. In this episode, the hosts take a final look at harry potter and the chamber of secrets. In fact, halfblood prince was the working title of chamber of secrets and rowling says she originally intended to present some crucial pieces of information in the second book, but ultimately felt this informations proper home was. The film is a sequel to the 2001 film harry potter and the philosophers stone and the second instalment in the harry potter film series. The dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all harry potter wanted was to get back to the hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry. Mathew burke the second of the harry potter film series, chamber of secrets follows the adventures of potter and his pals in their second year at hogwarts after the heir of salazar slytherin opens the titular chamber, unleashing a monster that petrifies the schools denizens.
July 2, 1998, bloomsbury books first american printing. Top 20 harry potter and the chamber of secrets facts that. Mugglenet there are two great harry potter fan sites out there, the first of which is mugglenet. Originally the access to the chamber was through a trapdoor. When a witch or wizard is born, even to muggles, the book knows. The opal necklace, which plays an important role in. It only became evil when slytherin needed a secret place to plot his worsening schemes. The story begins as harry, orphaned, spends summer with. The chamber of secrets makes use of celestial metaphors and similes to describe light. In august 1997 emma matthewsonwho became rowlings editor at bloomsbury beginning with the second book sent the edited draft of harry potter and the chamber of. Chamber of secrets was daniel radcliffes favourite book of the series. Last month, i wrote 10 fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
The chamber was flanked with towering pillars that were entwined with carved wood. When it is shown that dumbledores office is on the 3rd floor of hogwarts in the 2nd book chamber of secrets chapter 12. Movie october 16, 20 february 21, 2014 even with small changes to the story, this one is perhaps the movie with the least differences from the book. The chamber he had built would be the lair of a monster tha. Rowling in this sequel to harry potter and the sorcerers stone, we find harry spending the summer vacation with his awful relatives, the dursleys, following his first year at. They arent really a big part of things, and there isnt much explanation for them like there is in the books. The exact timeline in which harry potter and the chamber of secrets was written is not known. It is once again exciting to wander across the hogwarts halls, observing the mysterious facts that involve the. The second of the harry potter film series, chamber of secrets follows the adventures of potter and his pals in their second year at hogwarts after the heir of salazar slytherin opens the titular chamber, unleashing a monster that petrifies the schools denizens. Rowlings harry potter and the chamber of secrets, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. Browse and buy harry potter and the philosophers stone hogwarts house editions at harrypotter from gryffindor and hufflepuff, to ravenclaw and slytherin, browse collectable 20th anniversary covers, to celebrate 20 years since the publication of the first in j. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into.
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