Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him as they haven't replied to a single one of his letters.

Then, suddenly and mysteriously, house-elf Dobby appears in Harry's bedroom and warns him of great danger if he should attempt to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But despite the elf's mischievous efforts to thwart Harry's return to school, the ever determined Harry is rescued from the Dursley's dreary clutches by Ron and his brothers and whisked into the warmth of the Weasley household.

Upon arriving at Hogwarts, Harry finds that his first year heroics have caused him to become the center of much unwanted attention. His new fans include Ron's little sister Ginny; first year would-be photographer Colin Creevey; and most irritatingly, the New Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, Gilderoy Lockhart. Outshone only by his own vanity, Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns. But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation for the sinister new terror that is gripping the school.

Directed by
Chris Columbus

Cast
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
Rupert Grint - Ron Weasley
Emma Watson - Hermione Granger
Tom Felton - Draco Malfoy
Bonnie Wright - Ginny Weasley
Kenneth Branagh - Gilderoy Lockhart
Maggie Smith - Professor Minerva McGonagall
Richard Harris - Albus Dumbledore
Richard Griffiths - Uncle Vernon Dursley
Harry Melling - Dudley Dursley
David Bradley - Argus Filch

Production Co.
Industrial Light & Magic
1492 Pictures
Heyday Films

Produced by
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus

Studio
Warner Bros.

Writer
J.K. Rowling
Steve Kloves

Music
John Williams