Play as a collection of popular Harry Potter characters, in Lego form, in the video game "Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4" for the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. Journey through Lego renditions of the first four Harry Potter movies and books: "The Philosopher's Stone," "The Chamber of Secrets," "The Prisoner of Azkaban" and "The Goblet of Fire." Control Harry and others as you battle through the "Chamber of Secrets," starting with a daring escape from Harry's muggle summer home, all the way up to the epic showdown with the Basilisk.
Instructions
1. Learn the controls. Casting spells on Lego objects and casting learned spells have different buttons. Cast spells on Lego objects by hitting "X" on the Xbox 360, "B" on the Nintendo Wii and "Square" on the PlayStation 3. Show the spell wheel by holding "Y" on the Xbox 360, "C" on the Nintendo Wii and "Triangle" on the PlayStation 3. Cast spells through the spell wheel by hitting "B" on the X360, "Z" on the Nintendo Wii and "Circle" on the PlayStation 3.
2. Begin the "Chamber of Secrets." Run through the yard to the house. Find Ginny by zapping all the moving objects, as her location changes every new game. Wave at the painting over the fireplace, take the jar of Floo Powder, and use it on the fire. Follow the cut-scene to meet Hagrid.
3. Use Hagrid to stop the chests from attacking. Grab the crank situated on the giant hand statue. Clear the dust off the mirror, and angle Hagrid up towards the crank to grab it. Walk through Knockturn Alley. Shoot the biggest jack-in-the-box to reveal a reaper, which gives up a handle. Yank it to remove a stand, giving you access to the end of the alley. Head to the lesson in Herbology Class inside the hallway of classrooms. Walk to the wardrobe and grab a pair of earmuffs. Pot the three mandrakes and travel to the Courtyard to get to the Quidditch Gate. Walk onto the field.
4. Cast "Leviosa" on the trapdoor to fall down to the next level. Zap the chest to reveal a Beater club. Shoot it to destroy the barrier. Build the springboard from the pieces on the ground. Zap Dobby when he appears to take off some of his health. Use Hagrid to zap the chain, then walk over the boards. Zap Dobby again to take off more health. Cast "Immobilius" and "Lumos" to find the Golden Snitch in the next room, which drops pieces to create stairs. Go up the fight of stairs, take a right and walk up the ladder. Pull the purple rock to the lever.
5. Ascend the ladder and shoot Dobby. Use Hagrid to pull the chain. Pile up the blocks that fall and head up. Shoot Dobby for the fourth time. Fall down and walk over the bridge, shoot the barrel and then shoot Dobby one last time.
6. Grab ingredients to heal Harry. Cast "Leviosa" on the skeleton near the back right of the room to get a bone arm. Use Pomfrey to pick up Mandrake and walk it to the back -left to find a blossom. Cast "Leviosa" on Malfoy's bed. Put together the armor pieces that fall out and walk to the next room. Collect the Red Spider by casting "Leviosa" on the brush.
7. Walk to the Great Hall through the Clock Tower Courtyard. Learn the "Expelliarmus" spell from Lockhart. Defeat Malfoy in the duel by shooting him five times. Follow Malfoy up to the Slytherin dorm and use Parseltongue on the giant snaked statue. Put the pieces together that fall to the ground. Walk down to the main hall, and down to the class hall to the Potions class. Gather black hair, red cherry and green apple from around the room. Mix ingredients in the pot to create Polyjuice Potion.
8. Walk from the classroom hallway to the Main Hall, and through the lobby to reach the girl's restroom. Once again, gather black hair, red cherry and green apple from around the room to create the potion. Use the Polyjuice potion to turn into Crabbe and Goyle. Walk back to the Slytherin door, which now lets you in. Go to the far-right and cast "Leviosa" on the globe. Levitate the skull, then its eyes, to complete this stage.
9. Run back to the girl's washroom. Defeat Myrtle by catching the items she throws, and throwing them back. The next scene sends you into the past with Tom Riddle. Walk through the level until you find a chain. Shoot the bookcase to get the bone arm, zap the barrel to get the Thorn Blossom and zap the chest to get the Snake Fang. Combine them to form the Strength Potion, which enables you to pull the chain.
10. Pick up the bridge piece that falls from the chain. Run right and cast "Immobilius" on the Pixies to get more pieces. Pull the parts together to form a bridge, and place the platform pieces on top. Do the same to the right side. Take a drink of the Strength Potion and jump across. Pull the switch. Walk down the hallway until you come to an area with two staircases.
11. Zap the radio, and jump on the switch to move the bridge. Fire at the portrait to acquire a piece for another switch. Build it up, jump on it and go right. Shoot the second radio and continue. Go into the open gates. Fire at the banner to make it drop. Turn it into a board and use it to get up to the next floor. Cast "Lumos" on the vines to get the next part you need. Attach the parts to the wall using the "Leviosa" spell and finish the stage.
12. Follow the spiders from the castle. Raise up the stump. Ride it to the right and get off at the ledge. Fire at the grass to create discs. Cast "Leviosa" to make a rain cloud, revealing a ladder by the giant tree. Make Fang dig under the tree to make it fall. Cross the tree and go down the pier. Cast "Lumos" on the vines to reveal brooms. Ride them down the pond and cast "Leviosa" on the bridge so everyone can cross. Head right and up the ladder. Cast "Immobilius" on all the Pixies and the tree falls.
13. Fight Aragog. Hit the small purple spiders that run across the screen. Cast "Leviosa" after they flip over and fire them at Aragog. Repeat three times to defeat him. After a cut-scene you`ll be placed into a car. Drive it to escape from Aragog and the rampaging spiders. Keep driving away from the spiders to finish the stage.
14. Walk down to the classrooms and head into Lockwarts class. After an event, you'll end up in the girl's bathroom. Send Scabbers the rat into the piping. Find the lever inside and push it. Walk to the next stall and use "Lumos" on the vines. Use Scabbers again to go back into the pipes and hit the next switch. Levitate the cabinet that appears to create a plunger. Carry it over to the green toilet. Use Parseltongue to get into the Chamber of Secrets.
15. Walk left inside the tunnel. Use the plunger on the squid that appears. Build a platform with the parts that appear. Build up three skeletons in the next chamber. Take the plunger that appears and use it on the new squid that comes up. Use the parts that come from it to build a bridge to the exit.
Final Boss
16. Stand in front of the barriers until the Basilisk's eyes stop glowing. Jump out of the way and the creature will burst through the rock. Do this three times to reveal potion ingredients on the other side of the barrier.
17.Create the potion. The ingredients for the Strength Potion are behind the barrier. Blend them together to form the potion. Drink it and pull the chain that's inside. Fawkes the Phoenix blinds the Basilisk. Fire at the Basilisk and it will disappear.
18. Return to the chain and have both Ginny and Harry levitate the chains to lower the pipe. Enter to continue the fight. Cast "Leviosa" on the Sorting Hart to get the Sword of Gryffindor. Cast "Wingardium Leviosa" to hurl it at the Basilisk, and to end the "Chamber of Secrets" section of the game.
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