Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is the second book in a series of seven Harry Potter books. The book was published in 1998. A film was theatrically released in November 2002. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Plot of the book 2 The film 3 Rumours Plot of the book The book begins with the Dursleys' guests, the Masons, coming over for dinner, an event during which Harry is to spend his time in his room "making no noise and pretending he doesn't exist". This is the culmination of Harry's generally miserable summer, during which Harry missed Hogwarts very badly, and worse, received not.
Harry Potter - Harry Potter Harry James Potter is a fictional character and protagonist of a series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling the first of which was released in 1997. The books are primarily aimed at children, but have fans of all ages. There is a series of films based directly on the books, the first of which was released in 2001. According to the author, the stories appeared in her head, fully formed, while she was on a train from Manchester to London. The sales from the books have, according to unsubstantiated rumours, made her richer than Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Each book in the series chronicles one year in Harry's life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he learns Magic..
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first volume in an ongoing series of (eventually) seven books for children written by British author J. K. Rowling, and starring Harry Potter, a young wizard. The book has also been made into a film of the same name. Both the book and film go by the name Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the USA. Plot of the book When Harry Potter was 15 months old, the evil Lord Voldemort killed his parents and tried to kill Harry as well. Harry survived, but a scar remained on his forehead. He was sent to live with his abusive Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. They forced him to live in a cupboard.
Kenneth Branagh - and divorced in 1996. He has starred in a number of other successful films unrelated to Shakespeare. He married again in 2003, to film art director Lindsay Brunnock. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Filmography 1.1 Actor 1.2 Director 1.3 Narrator Filmography Actor Shackleton (2002) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002) Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) Galapagos (2001) Love's Labour's Lost (2000) The Road to El Dorado (2000) Wild Wild West (1999) Celebrity (1998) The Proposition (1998) Theory of Flight (1998) Hamlet (1996) Othello (1995) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Coming Through (1993) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Peter's Friends (1992) Dead Again (1991) Henry V (1989) Look Back in Anger (1989) A Month in the Country (1988) Fortunes of War (1987) Director Love's Labour's Lost.
John Cleese - Hood) Privates on Parade\ (1982) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Silverado (1985) (plays Langston an English sheriff in a town in the western USA. His first line, as he walks in to a bar to break up a brawl, is, "What's all this, then?") Clockwise (1986) (as Mr. Stimpson, a school headmaster) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (writer, director, actor: as lawyer Archie Leach (Cary Grant's real name)) Splitting Heirs (1993) Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) Fierce Creatures (1996) (as Rollo Lee, owner of an English zoo; the novelization suggests that he is actually the twin brother of Archie Leach from A Fish Called Wanda, with a slight change of surname) The Out-of-Towners (1999) The World is Not Enough (1999) (a James Bond film) (as Q's assistant, nicknamed.
Hermione Granger - Granger Hermione Granger is a fictional character of the Harry Potter book series. She is a young female student at Hogwarts and, with Ron, one of Harry Potter's two best friends there. She is slightly bossy, and bookish. Her thirst for knowledge comes in useful in many of their adventures. One of her favourite subjects at school is Arithmancy. J. K. Rowling created the character of Hermione as a caricature of herself at the age of eleven. The character Hermione is played by Emma Watson in the Harry Potter movies. Harry and Ron do not like Hermione initially; in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, while still on the Hogwarts Express, Ron hopes that he doesn't end up in the same house as her. They later warm to her: she lies.
Hogwarts Express - The Hogwarts Express is a fictional magical train in the Harry Potter series of books. It is ridden by students between London and Hogwarts. The train stops at Kings Cross station platform 9¾, which is invisible to Muggle eyes and is reached through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Upon disembarking the train at Hogwarts, first years are treated to a ride across the lake by Hagrid, all other students are carried in coaches drawn by invisible (to most) creatures called thestrals. Harry Potter met his two best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on his first ride on the Hogwarts Express. So far he has been on the train nine times- twice a year for each of his first five years at Hogwarts except once, in Harry Potter and.
Hogwarts - and Wizardry is a fictional magic school that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. Hogwarts is a boarding school set in a castle by a mountain lake. Although its precise location is not specified in the books, the author has said it is in Scotland[1]. Hogwarts is reached by a train called the Hogwarts Express. Upon arrival, first year students are led by groundskeeper Hagrid on the traditional cruise across the lake. No apparation (apparating and disapparating) is possible on the school grounds, although adults seem to show up by means other than the school train; perhaps they use brooms or Floo powder. The school has strong charms around it to repel "Muggles" (non-magic people). Electronic devices do not work on Hogwarts grounds; there.
House-Elf - fictional creatures that exist in the world of Harry Potter. They are bound to serve one family forever unless they are set free. If not, their children will continue to serve their master's family. House-Elves wear things like pillow cases and tea cozies, because they are not allowed clothes. If a house-elf's master were to give them any clothing, even a sock, the elf would be free to leave their family forever. At the end of Chamber of Secrets, Harry tricks Lucius Malfoy into freeing his house-elf, Dobby. Most House-Elves would be offended if given clothes, for it would mean that they had failed to properly serve their master, but some (like Dobby) enjoy being free. However, Dobby still doesn't want to be paid too much. Hermione Granger was horrified at.
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Ginny Weasley - Virginia "Ginny" Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books and movies. She is the youngest daughter of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley and younger sister of Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Percy Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley and Ron Weasley who is one of Harry Potter's best friends. Her birth is estimated c. 1982. She has vivid red hair and bright brown eyes; she is also described as small, and occasionally cat-like through similes. Ginny is first introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (she is, in fact, the first girl of about Harry's age properly introduced in the series). Her presence in Philosopher's Stone consisted of two cameos, at the beginning and ending of the book, both at King's Cross: A minor one at the.
Gilderoy Lockhart - of Witch Weeklys' most charming smile award) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. He was a famous wizarding celebrity, having written many books on Dark Creatures and his encounters with them. He has blonde, wavy hair, and particularly straight and shiny teeth. His personality is vain and highly self-obsessed. Despite his celebrity status amongst the wizarding hierarchy, his fan base consists mostly of middle-aged women and teenaged girls. Gilderoy Lockhart became Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, when in the school year of 1992-1993, he was appointed to the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He made an instant impact there by, in his first lesson, giving his second year class a test which had nothing to do with the.
Godric Gryffindor - Gryffindor Godric Gryffindor is a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. One of the four co-founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Godric Gryffindor valued bravery, and founded Gryffindor house. The Sorting Hat originally belonged to Gryffindor. Warning: Spoilers Follow In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter pulled a sword with Gryffindor's name on it out of the Sorting Hat. Albus Dumbledore said only a true Gryffindor could do that..
Grey Lady - Lady The Grey Lady is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series, one of the ghosts who haunt Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her domain is Ravenclaw House. The ghost that often shows herself in unsignificant moments of the movie but is never mentioned in the book. She makes the most notable apearence in the deleted scenes portion of the Chamber of Secrets DVD when Harry is finding the secret of Tom Riddle's diary, and asks her for privacy..
Fantasy film - However it dispenses with genre narrative conventions and the aim of making lots of money. Examples include: The Company of Wolves The Dark Crystal Dragonheart Excalibur The Green Mile Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hexer (Wiedźmin) Jason & the Argonauts Labyrinth The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and many more... Many fantasy films are considered to be among the ranks of the classics: The Wizard of Oz Alice in Wonderland (1933 movie) - with Charlotte Henry, W.C. Fields, Cary Grant Alice in Wonderland (1951 movie) - Disney animated film 20,000 Leagues under the Sea Others have become cult favourites: Highlander Ladyhawke The Last Unicorn The Never Ending Story The Princess.
Fawkes - Fawkes is Albus Dumbledore's pet. It is a phoenix from the Harry Potter series and possibly named after Guy Fawkes. Fawkes seems to be a very special character. First, he is the one who gives the feathers that will later be used in both Harry's and Voldemort's wands. He plays a special role in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: he's the bird that helps Harry get rid of the basilisk, the monstrous snake that lives in Hogwarts and is controlled by Tom Marvollo Riddle's diary through Ginny Weasley. Fawkes blinds the basilisk and, with its tears, dresses the wound made in Harry's shoulder. Then, he transports Harry, Ginny, Ron Weasley (her brother) and Gilderoy Lockhart, their Defense Against the Drak Arts teacher. In the fifth book, Harry Potter and.
Fiona Shaw - among other things, played Aunt Petunia Dursley in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and its sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). She was known for her wild antics in Shakespearian plays..
Ford Anglia - that the smaller Fords had been needing for some time - a 997cc overhead-valve straight-4. Acceleration from rest was still, by the standards of today, sluggish, but it was much improved from earlier cars. An estate car (US: station wagon) version was introduced in 1961, and an upscale Anglia 123E Super in 1962 with a larger 1.2 litre engine and much other refinement. The same car was also sold in Europe. One Europe-only variant was the Anglia Sportsman that carried its spare tyre on the back, somewhat similar to the Continental kit style often seen in the United States. Chrome bumper overriders were also fitted, broad white stripe tyres, and optionally a side stripe kicking up at the end into the taillights/fin. Two Ford Anglia 105E in 1966 A light blue.
Emma Watson - is a British actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and its sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Her acting has been widely considered to be of a very high standard. Watson was named after a close family friend (or relative, according to some sources) of the same name. She began showing interest in acting as soon as she entered school and began to participate in several plays, a poetry competition, and even on a video production they made. However, she had no professional acting experience prior to her being cast as Hermione. She has most recently starred in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which opened in November 2002. As a result of her critically acclaimed.
Emma Thompson - based on the E. M. Forster novel, the sombre The Remains of the Day opposite Anthony Hopkins, and The Winter Guest. However, the pinnacle of her career was winning an Academy Award in 1996 for the screenplay adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, in which she also played the lead, Elinor Dashwood. Thompson will appear as Sybill Trelawney in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) following her divorced husband who played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). External Link The IMDb entry on Thompson.
