Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Draco Malfoy's father, a mean, hissing man who mistreats Dobby, his house-elf, and encourages meanness and bigotry in his son. He is the head of the school governing board, and he uses his power to (temporarily) remove Dumbledore from power. Lucius is responsible for having slipped Riddle's diary into Ginny Weasley's books at the beginning of the story. Ginny Weasley Potter film should be finished next week". Newsround. CBBC. 4 October 2002. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019 . Retrieved 16 October 2012.

a b Teo, Leonard. "3D Festival: The VFX of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". 3D Festival. p.2. Archived from the original on 26 February 2003 . Retrieved 17 May 2020. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 15 November 2002, archived from the original on 4 June 2020 , retrieved 4 June 2022 Lucius Malfoy had no choice. With a last, incensed stare at the pair of them, he swung his cloak around him ad hurried out of sight. McGonagall losing it was another great moment in this book! When you least expect it she always shows some kindness and heart and to be honest this never ceases to amaze me! XD She’s a great teacher and I’m not surprised that she always takes over when Dumbledore isn’t around.

Tom Riddle used his abilities to understand people’s psyches to learn about Ginny and eventually exploit her vulnerabilities and finally possess her and do things that she would otherwise never do. He also eventually manipulated Harry into believing that Hagrid was responsible for the opening of the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago, which Harry believed to be true for a while. Harry Potter asks if he can help Dobby … Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but of your goodness, Dobby never knew…” The reader is familiarized with what is actually at stake here. More than being just about blood superiority, ideas like these tend to grow into venomous monstrosities that are very difficult to defeat once strong. One could draw a parallel between Nazi Germany and this idea. It is also safe to say that the Basilisk, the beast in Slytherin’s Chamber, is a metaphor for these very ideologies that have grown over the centuries to consume more followers and believers, making it more dangerous than ever. Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid's pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds. Oliver Wood's enthusiasm for regular training sessions, however, was not dampened, which was why Harry was to be found, late one stormy Saturday afternoon a few days before Halloween, returning to Gryffindor Tower, drenched to the skin and splattered with mud.

Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall: The Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts and head of Gryffindor House. [4] Davis, Graeme (2008). "Re-reading The Very Secret Diary". Re-Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Today! an Unauthorized Guide. Nimble Books LLC. p.74. ISBN 978-1-934840-72-6. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023 . Retrieved 25 May 2009. a b "ABOUT J.K. ROWLING". Raincoast Books. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007 . Retrieved 18 July 2009.This book is wonderful, it always has been and always will, and the graphics in this book make it even better. ♥ BMI Film/TV Awards: Song List". Broadcast Music, Inc. 14 May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019 . Retrieved 19 May 2020. Stuart, Mary. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". curledup.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009 . Retrieved 26 May 2009. A. O. Scott from The New York Times said: "instead of feeling stirred you may feel battered and worn down, but not, in the end, too terribly disappointed". [6] Peter Travers from Rolling Stone condemned the film for being over-long and too faithful to the book: "Once again, director Chris Columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to Rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours". [96] Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times called the film a cliché which is "deja vu all over again, it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production – pro or con – you'll likely think of this one". [97] Accolades [ edit ]

Manipulation has always been a major difficulty to oversee. When people are in power or have enough resources to create an elusive reality, they tend to make other people believe what they want them to believe. Tom Riddle’s diary is a major example of manipulative entities. It could be powerful governments, excessively capitalistic companies, media, or anything else that uses different means to convince us that something is the case when it actually isn’t. Aww Dobby! It was so good to see him again! He’s really one of the best HP characters ever and this even though he made it kind of tough to like him. *lol* Well, at least at the beginning. Poor Harry! XD Travers, Peter (15 November 2002). "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020 . Retrieved 17 May 2020.Hermione and a Ravenclaw girl are mysteriously petrified. Harry and Ron venture out of the castle to question Hagrid. Before they reach Hagrid, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, and Lucius Malfoy remove Dumbledore and Hagrid from Hogwarts. As Hagrid is led away, he instructs the boys that by following the spiders, they can find out about the Chamber monster. Several nights later, Harry and Ron sneak into the Forbidden Forest to follow the spiders. They discover the monster who killed the girl fifty years before was not a spider, that the girl's body was found in a bathroom, and that Hagrid is innocent. The boys are almost killed by a colony of giant spiders. As they escape, Harry and Ron decide that Moaning Myrtle must have been the girl killed by the monster.

Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: Draco's father and a former Hogwarts pupil of Slytherin House who now works as a school governor at Hogwarts. [9] Isaacs gave Lucius a whiny tone of voice based on that of the Child Catcher of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, whose voice had resonated with Isaacs throughout his childhood for the character scaring him. [10] Groves, Don (17 November 2002). "O'seas auds also wild about 'Harry' ". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022 . Retrieved 14 June 2022. A belligerent Slytherin girl who has to duel with Hermione during the dueling club meeting. Hermione tries to transform into her, but becomes her cat instead. Justin Finch-FletchleyPotter trailer gets Scooby outing". BBC News. 13 June 2002. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018 . Retrieved 9 October 2012. Special & Visual Effects". Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020 . Retrieved 17 May 2020. a b c d "Chamber of Secrets' Tom Riddle actor named". Newsround. CBBC. 4 March 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 . Retrieved 13 July 2020. Comes to find out there is this diary of a person named Tom Riddle. I'm not telling you who this person really is but they are the one causing all kinds of trouble for a lot of people. The hero and protagonist, Harry is a twelve-year-old boy with messy hair and glasses who became famous within the wizard community by surviving the curse of a powerful wizard. Harry frequently finds himself entangled in dangerous adventures but he always lives to tell the tale. Harry's character represents good intentions, innocence, and the fantasies of childhood.