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  • Mark Baratelli, Editor
    • Jun 13, 2018
    • 2 min read

Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets at the Downtown Orlando Library

Take a picture in Ron Weasley’s flying car, create your own Harry Potter sound effects, stop by the Daily Prophet and more!


Orlando Public Library is celebrating the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s hit fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets June 23rd 2pm-4pm at the downtown location (101 East Central Blvd). Kids are invited to dress in their best costumes and join Harry and friends as they wonder through famous locations like Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. The library will also be offering trivia, crafts, games and more.

  1. Dress in the colors of your house and explore through all 4 floors of the library while earning points in the Harry Potter themed scavenger hunt.

  2. if you dare into the Forbidden Forest and make your way to Hogsmeade where you can make your very own Feather Quills.

  3. Take a picture in Ron Weasley’s flying car or sit and enjoy a screening of the movie Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets.

  4. Make your way upstairs into Hogwarts, also known as the Melrose Center, for a virtual reality game on the interactive wall.

  5. Create your own Harry Potter sound effects and put them into a movie clip in the Audio Studio.

  6. Trail up to the third floor and stop by the Daily Prophet to see where the latest news in Hogwarts is created.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the Harry Potter series. It was published in the United Kingdom on 2 July 1998 and later in the United States on 2 June 1999.The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are found after attacks which leave residents of the school "petrified" (frozen like stone). Throughout the year, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione investigate the attacks.