<P> Although Chris Columbus returned to direct, Frank Oz said in an interview with The A.V. Club that he was asked to direct this film but he had no interest on it . </P> <P> Production designer Stuart Craig returned for the sequel to design new elements previously not seen in the first film . These included the Burrow (the Weasleys' house), Dumbledore's office (which houses the Sorting Hat, The Sword of Gryffindor and Dumbledore's desk), Borgin and Burkes, and the Chamber of Secrets . Mr. Weasley's flying car was created from a 1962 Ford Anglia 105E . </P> <P> Production for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets began on 19 November 2001, just three days after the wide release of the first film . The first three weeks of shooting consisted mostly of second - unit work on special effects, primarily the flying car scene . First - unit photography then began in Surrey, England, at Number Four Privet Drive, Little Whinging, for scenes taking place at the Dursleys' home . Filming continued on location at the Isle of Man and in several places in Great Britain; Leavesden Film Studios in London made several scenes for Hogwarts . Other locations were shot in England, including a Hogwarts Express set in King's Cross railway station Platform 93⁄4 . The famous cloisters of England's Gloucester Cathedral were used as the setting for Hogwarts School . </P> <P> Originally, a scene in which Lucius Malfoy is confronted in Dumbledore's office ended sooner but the final exchange was ad - libbed . Jason Isaacs felt his character would've said something after being humiliated, and Columbus asked him to try . According to Isaacs, he improvised, "Let us hope Mr. Potter will always be around to save the day ." Isaacs was impressed by Daniel Radcliffe's maturation as an actor based on his own improvised line, "Don't worry . I will be ." </P>

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