Development:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube, Xbox)

This page details development materials of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube, Xbox).

On April 9, 2023, various files related to a Xbox build of Chamber of Secrets were posted on the Harry Potter Games Archive Project Discord server. Given that this is only data found on cache partitions of a Xbox Debug Kit, there is nothing playable.

The data is split into two folders dated November 15, 2001 and August 4, 2002, suggesting that it was found on two partitions. The November 15, 2001 date is more than likely incorrect, as that is just a generic date set when the Xbox is left unplugged for a significant amount of time.

Models

Stink Pellet and Luminous Balloon do not exist in this build.

Owl Treat

Proto	Final

The owl treat was originally a packet of cereal.

This box with this texture can be seen in the final version at Diagon Alley around the Eeylops Owl Emporium shop in a smaller version, placed alongside rat and mouse treats.

MONEY

Proto	Final

A small rough model of a Galleon. only Galleons are modeled in this build even if Knuts is refered to exist in some way.

Pumpkin

Proto	Final

Looks like the pumpkin pie was originally a sort of dried pasty.

Ginny's Spelltape

Proto	Final

The roller is purple, bigger, and less well-made. The final model is taller, thinner, and light blue.

Ginny's Quill

Proto	Final

The quill was orange and shaped diffrently.

Ginny's Brassquales

Proto	Final

The model was quite the same, only the texture was changed to look gold.

Graphic

HUD

As seen in early screenshots, the UI was more neutral and stylized and displayed the press buttons. Spell icons were similar as seen in the PS2 version.

Proto	Final

Prerelease Screenshot	Mockup

Proto	Final

Proto	Final

The action texts were in this build, Sprites that were placed on the buttons seen above. In the final version, the actions are used in text files:

The items in the "quest" tab were 2D images. Curious to note, except for the feather, the items use their final design. The Oraclitus Spheer's portrait had a rounded top, the card book was a little different, and for whatever reason you were supposed to have the cup of the four houses with you.

A very curious icon that encourages you to do nothing at all for 8 hours. None of this exists in the final HUD.

The health bar had a very different design that could be seen at E3 2002 and in unused files in the PS2 version.

Title Map

Legal Screen

The EA and WB logos were simple screens rather than FMV. Also present is the Eurocom logo, which is never presented in the game.

Loading and Title Screen

Proto	Final

A loading screen with gold blur background and a test screen. A very similar screen can also be found in the PS2 version.

Concept art can be found probably as loading screen, can also be found on Playstation 2.

Bouton

The buttons on the title screen were graphics, they are only text with the same font in the final version. Note that the graphics for the Burrow, Expeliarmus Challenge, and the PRESS START button still exist in the final game.

Other

Placeorder for the intro and a language screen that was not a 3D thing like in the final.

Sound

Harry

Early	Final

Generic

Three coin sounds for the Galleon, Knut, and Sickle respectively exist in this build. Two of these were kept for the Sickle and reused for the Ginny stuff in Diagon Alley. The last sound is a very long loop of something that sparkles probably for the coins.

Filename	Audio
HARRY_GENERIC.SDT
HARRY_GENERIC.SDT
HARRY_GENERIC.SDT
HARRY_GENERIC.SDT

Flipendo

Early	Final

Text

System

Proto	Final
I'm a big cheat!	I'm a big cheater!

You collected a Dungbomb!
You collected one Knut!
You collected one Galleon!
A packet of Belching Powder!
You collected your potion kit; you how have 3 phials to collect potions!

Inventory

Like in the GBA version, Harry should have got some Belching Powder.

Belching Powder
Item information for Belching Powder

Potion Kit 
Potion Phial Potion Phial One Potion Phial Two Potion Phial Three
Item information for Potion Kit

Diagon Alley

Stores that should have sold more than just stinkbugs and vials. The corresponding audio dialogues were also found.

Gambol and Japes

Dungbomb 2 pack - 10 Knuts 
Stinkpellet 3 pack - 3 Knuts 
Non-Explodable Luminous Balloons 2 pack - 4 Knuts 
Mucus Ad-nauseam Spell - 8 Galleons

You don`t have enough money for that! 
Dungbombs come in packs of 2 and are useful for clearing crowds. They cost 10 Knuts per pack. 
Stinkpellets can be used to distract dangerous creatures. They come in 3 packs and cost 3 Knuts. 
Non-Explodable Luminous Balloons are good gifts for your friends! They are in packs of 2, priced at 4 Knuts. 
First edition of Hocus Pocus and Jiggery Pokery, containing Mucus Ad-nauseam spell and priced eight Galleons. The essential item for students headed to Hogwarts

Mullpeppers

Second Year Potions Kit - costing only 10 Sickles.

Xbfat

xbfat.fat is a file where all the files from the complete prototype are listed and some from the final game are missing and not implemented at this point of the development. Here's a list:

• Any loading screen
• The whole Forbidden Forest including Aragog
• Avifor's bird
• The Bloody Baroon
• camera_test.geo
• The night version of the Chamber of Secrets
• Some object from the Chamber of Secrets
• The unused Ginny model duplicate
• Cutscene for Avifor's challenge
• Desk model
• Weasley's model at Diagon Alley
• Duelist data
• Dumbledore's in-game version
• Fawks
• more