Harry Potter in Five Clicks

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is poised to be one of this summer's top block busters. Whether you've been living under a rock for the last eight years or just can't remember how Harry made it from orphan to prince, doesn't mean you have to miss out on the fun. Here's a run down of everything you need to know about what has happened to America's favorite wizard in just five clicks!

Spoiler Alert - Photo six contains a recap of the newest Harry Potter release "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

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Harry returns to Hogwarts despite dire warnings from the Malfoy's excitable house elf, Dobby, only to find a menace has opened the Chamber of Secrets – home to a hideous monster with a dark history. A mysterious diary that falls into Harry's hands produces magical responses from its owner, Tom Riddle (Voldemort as a teen), and allows Harry to see into the past from Riddle's perspective. When someone swipes the diary from Harry, students start falling down petrified left and right. Harry and Ron enter the Chamber of Secrets for a showdown between Riddle and a giant basilisk (a really huge snake). With the help of Professor Dumbledore's pet phoenix and Godric Gryffindor's sword, Harry kills the basilisk and destroys the diary (and Riddle).<br> <br> <b>THE SHORT VERSION: Harry meets Dobby, kills a snake.</b>

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Harry returns to Hogwarts despite dire warnings from the Malfoy's excitable house elf, Dobby, only to find a menace has opened the Chamber of Secrets – home to a hideous monster with a dark history. A mysterious diary that falls into Harry's hands produces magical responses from its owner, Tom Riddle (Voldemort as a teen), and allows Harry to see into the past from Riddle's perspective. When someone swipes the diary from Harry, students start falling down petrified left and right. Harry and Ron enter the Chamber of Secrets for a showdown between Riddle and a giant basilisk (a really huge snake). With the help of Professor Dumbledore's pet phoenix and Godric Gryffindor's sword, Harry kills the basilisk and destroys the diary (and Riddle).

THE SHORT VERSION: Harry meets Dobby, kills a snake.