Nimbus 2000 Broomstick
 
 On the second day of school, go to the Quidditch practice. Complete 
 the training with a "B" or better rank to get the Nimbus 2000 flying 
 broomstick. You can now fly anywhere around the school during the 
 day. Note: You can only land on grass and cannot fly inside the 
 school.
 
 
 
 Easy Bertie Blotts Every Flavor Beans
 
 When you exit of the Gryffindor Tower notice the object in the corner. 
 Hit it with Flipendo and three Beans will appear. Go around the 
 corner and walk at least three steps away. Return and cast Flipendo 
 again to get three more Beans. Repeat this to get as many Beans 
 as needed.
 
 
 Use the Nimbus 2000 Broomstick and fly above Hogwarts. Fly through 
 the rings to get free Beans. A blue ring gives 10 Beans, a yellow 
 ring gives 1 Bean, a red ring gives 3 Beans and a green ring gives 
 2 Beans.
 
 
 At the beginning at Ron's house is a tool chest in their barn. Every 
 time it moves on its own means that you can shoot it with Flapendo 
 to get more beans.
 
 
 
 Easy Wizard Cards
 
 Go to the Burrow and Diagon Alley. Look for chests there for Wizard 
 Cards.
 
 
 Go Neville's games, especially Broom Racing, to get Wizard Cards. 
 Note: You will have to pay Beans to participate in Broom Racing 
 and Gnome Tossing, Gnome Dunking is free.
 
 
 In Ron's barn at the very beginning is a card on top of the rafters. 
 To get it, you need to climb the chicken coop outside.
 
 
 
 Easy points
 
 In the Chamber Of 
 After returning from the Whomping Willow, head deep to your right 
 when Professor Snape finishes scolding you. There, in a corner, 
 you will find your first Notice Board Item. You can return it to 
 the Notice Board before or after you go to the Restroom Shop the 
 Weasley's set up, earning you the very first 10 points in the game, 
 and possibly a Wizards Card.
 
 
 
 Easy Sickles
 
 Once you have collected your Standard Book of Spells (Grade 2) in 
 Diagon Alley, you can cast Flipendo to break barrels and uncover 
 Sickles that you can use to buy items such as Stink Pellets at Gambol 
 and Japes.
 
 
 
 Bertie Botts Bean Bag (100 Bean capacity)
 
 Use the Skurge spell on a chest covered in ectoplasm behind a tapestry 
 (you need the scissors spell) on the third floor, by the Defense 
 against the Black Arts classroom.
 
 
 
 Bertie Botts Bean Bag (200 Bean capacity)
 
 Gather every item for the students around Hogwarts (not the Notice 
 Board). You have to actually find the people. The final person will 
 give you a key to the confiscated items room. In there are six Wizards 
 cards and the biggest Bertie Bots Bean Bag.
 
 
 
 Sneaking around at night
 
 When sneaking around at night, you need to get by many of the prefects. 
 When you need to get by them, simply crawl under the bookcase to 
 the left of the portrait that leads to the Griffondore common room. 
 It leads through a secret passage that takes you to the fourth floor. 
 When sneaking around and you do not want to walk slowly, you can 
 use various objects and spells to distract the prefects. Stink Pellets 
 are not too reliable, but the non-explodable luminous balloons work 
 well. As for spells, try Flapendo.
 
 
 
 
 Expelliarmus Challenge
 
 Use your spell that cuts down tapestries and ropes on the spiked 
 ball. Walk up close to the edge and hold your trigger button (default 
 R1), charge up for a half second and cast. Note: If you throw the 
 imps into the fiery pits, they will die and you do not have to worry 
 about them. Likewise, if you throw them all away you cannot put 
 them into the cages to get out; but when all are indeed gone, they 
 respawn from that hatch in the wall at the first ramp.
 
 
 
 
 Professor Flitwick's Incedio Challenge
 
 Once you get the Incedio Spell, return to the main room and make 
 sure the two pillars are down. Go into one of them and switch the 
 flame direction so that the flames are both are on one side of the 
 room. On the other side, use Incedio to light the pigs and Flapendo 
 to point them up to lift the platform; then again on the other one. 
 Run quickly to the switch by the exit. If successful the door, will 
 be unlocked halfway. You will need to do likewise with the other 
 side. Note: You do not have to charge at all -- this gives you a 
 few extra needed seconds.
 
 
 
 Fighting with Expelliarmus
 
 When in one of the few battles with Hogwart's students (just the 
 Slytherin Gang, all others leave you alone), let them make the first 
 shot and bounce it back. Just as you do, use your Flapendo with 
 a quarter to half second charge to knock them back, thus trapping 
 them with two spells to knock back, which they can never manage. 
 Note: Beware, just as you finish casting Flapendo (depending on 
 distance), you will be forced to use your Expelliarmus almost instantly.
 
 
 
 
 Defeating the Giant Mother Spider
 
 To get to it, use your Lumos spell to light the floor and follow 
 the trail of spiders. Unlike the book, the spiders that are not 
 normal size will try to kill you. Attack them with Incendio. When 
 fighting the Giant Mother Spider, do not try to hurt the spider 
 itself. Instead, use your Incendio spell to burn the web it has 
 attached to the various trees. When done, it will fall into the 
 pit and you will slip in after it. In here, just run around until 
 it rears its head and exposes its soft under-belly. It is the only 
 part that is susceptible to second level magic. Note: It is best 
 to not charge and use rapid firing to get a little extra damage.
 
 
 
 
 Defeating the Giant Mother Spider 2
 
 While fighting it, you may notice little sacks being dropped and 
 suspended by webbing. Shoot them down with Flapendo and collect 
 health and Bean power ups from Hedwig.
 
 
 
 Defeating the Giant Spider
 
 To defeat the Giant Spider in the Dark Forest, circle around him 
 and cast Rictosempra. He will not shoot any spider webs at you.
 
 
 
 
 Defeating the Whomping Willow
 
 When the Whomping Willow starts to pound into the ground, hide in 
 the corner where you entered its lair. The shock wave cannot reach 
 you in here, unless you stray too far from it. Should you get hit, 
 you should have refilled your potion Vile before you entered. Also, 
 Hedwig will drop Cauldron Cakes and Beans for your aid. Note: Rapid 
 firing technique is recommended. Lock on to the limbs after they 
 finish pounding and fire a quick shot, then wait to lock onto the 
 Willow's Eye. Then, fire repeatedly until it stops hurting him before 
 running back to your hiding hole.
 
 
 
 
 Personal Requests and Notice Board
 
 The Notice Board in the Gryffondor common room usually gives a location, 
 but higher up as you near completion they start to give vague clues, 
 such as "Could be anywhere on grounds". With personal requests, 
 they do not ever really give you a clue, except the first one. However, 
 the items are near the area in about a two acre search range:
 
 
 
 
 Finding Lost Items
 
 When in doubt, check Hagrid's Hut. Many of the lost items end up 
 there.
 
 
 3 Roots Needed
 
 Search the left side of Hagrid's Hut, by the Herbology Center. From 
 there, they all scatter (much like Neville's china set) behind Hagrid's 
 Hut towards the Forbidden Forest. The person that wants these will 
 give you the key to the Confiscated Items Room (six more cards and 
 a bag to hold 200 Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans).
 
 
 
 Lost Badge
 
 Found on the Broom Flying Field, towards Hagrid's Hut and the Whomping 
 Willow (still inside the Flying Court).
 
 
 Lost Newspaper Article
 
 Search the left side of Hagrid's Hut. Note: "Left" being if you 
 were looking from his front door towards the castle (the side next 
 to the Herbology Center).
 
 
 Lost Wizards Hat
 
 Found in a small patch of trees towards the Quiddich Court.
 
 Neville's Crockery
 
 Can be found close to the Flying Court and Hagrid's Hut. Up on a 
 roof will be a multitude of his china set. Go about a fifteen to 
 twenty five second flying trip from Neville (heading back).
 
 
 
 Secretive Dragon Scale Gloves
 
 The elusive gloves are by the lake, but not on land. They can be 
 found just outside the Broom Flying lessons field, on the lakeside. 
 You will notice a long strip is down low. On the far end are five 
 torches (light with Incendio to get a Wizards Card), and in the 
 middle somewhere should be the gloves.
 
 
 Telescope
 
 Located on the tower where you enter to go in the main entryway. 
 It is on the far left.
 

 Personal Requests And Notice Board

 The Notice Board in the Gryffondor common room usually gives a location, but 
 higher up as you near completion they start to give vague clues, such as "Could 
 be anywhere on grounds". With personal requests, they do not ever really give 
 you a clue, except the first one. However, the items are near the area in about a 
 two acre search range.


 Beat the Whomping Willow

 When the Whomping Willow pounds the ground, hide in the corner where you 
 entered the lair. When it stops pounding, lock on to the limbs and hit them 
 quickly. Then lock onto the Willow's eye and blast it until your attacks stop 
 damaging it. Watch for Hedwig dropping Cauldron Cakes and Beans to help you 
 out. That should help you beat the Whomping Willow.


 Aragog the Spider

 Another tough boss is Aragog the Spider. Don't attack Aragog right away, first use 
 Incendio to burn the web. Once you've burned enough webbing, Aragog will drop 
 into the pit. In the pit, you can only hurt Aragog's soft belly. Dodge attacks and 
 run around until it rears up - then blast it with second level spells. Use quick 
 shots, don't stand still long enough to charge up. Hedwig drops sacks of power 
 ups to help you. Use Flipendo to knock them out of the webbing so you can grab 
 them. If that doesn't work, try using a giant can of bug spray!


 How to defeat the Basilisk

 First when you get in to the chamber of secrets and you have talked to thomas 
 riddle the basilisk will come wait until it has gone into on the holes and walk into 
 the sword which is to the left of you. The target the black diamond on the chest of 
 the basilisk and press triangle, square or circle then with the analog stick move 
 the charge to the diamond. Do this until the basilisk is defeat but be careful when 
 you hit the basilisk it goes wild and stone starts to fall from the ceiling.

Infinite Health 
When you are in your bedroom go to your bed and press X,Circle, R1, R2, L1, L2 
and then open the trunk and there will be a bean and when you eat it you have 
unlimited life. 

Easy House Points 
After going through the challenge to get the Expelliarmus, Avifors, or Incendio 
spell book, right after you are awarded your 40 points from the current teacher 
and class is dismissed, save the game and restart your PS2. After you load your 
game, you will once again be awarded 40 points, adding on to what you just 
recently received. Do this as many times as you please. 

Easy Duels 
If you're struggling with duels, do this instead. Wait for your opponent to summon 
and send a FLIPENDO at you. Cast EXPELLIARMUS on it and before the FLIPENDO 
reaches your challenger, send a DIFFINDO at him. Since DIFFINDO travels so fast, 
they will get hit with DIFFINDO, then the other spell. Note: this will not work on 
those statue things.