Some fan might be surprised to hear thatHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsfeatured a post - credits scene , a rareness in theHarry Potterfilm series . The 2002 movie , guide by Chris Columbus , served as the second instalment in the movie adaptations based on the books byJ.K. Rowling . Here ’s what come about in the credits scene and why it holds so much significance .

DespiteDobby the House Elf ’s precautions , Harry returned to Hogwarts for his second year . The school had found out the heir of Salazar Slytherin get to the Chamber of Secrets , which loose a creature able of petrify anyone who came in contact with it , and celebrity Gilderoy Lockhart had subsequently been lease as the young Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher . As Harry and his admirer seek to inquire the individuality of the heritor , he wound up on a rescue missionary work to save Ginny . There he   learned that not only was Tom Riddle the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets , but also that the former Hogwarts pupil at last becameLord Voldemort .

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Professor Lockhart ( Kenneth Branagh ) was one of the grapheme introduce inChamber of Secrets , and was the   centering of the film ’s final prospect . Before he was hired by Hogwarts ( and fell victim tothe D.A.D.A. professor curse ) , Lockhart was a famous author who share stories about his encounters with Dark creatures . In realness , Lockhart never had those experiences and instead had steal them from multitude using the Memory Charm . After the truth derive out inChamber of Secrets , Lockhart ’s career as an generator did n’t stop - as revealed in the post - credits view .

Not one succeedingHarry Pottermovie instalment included a unrecorded - action credits scene . Even the first twoFantastic Beastsinstallments have deduct from using credit sequence . Though the economic consumption of credits scene have been around for decades , many moviegoers would credit theMCUfor starting the democratic style , especially with big enfranchisement . TheHarry Potterseries must have felt that the movies loosen their coming   subsequence well   enough to waive an extra view , and theChamber of Secret’spost - credit vista served more like a clever revelation rather than a tease about what was to come .

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