LONDON -- Remember those teaser images for the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and Romantic comedy Archivesthe Chamber of Secretsthat were released a while back?

Well, the book is finally here, and it's just as spellbindingly colourful and moody as we'd hoped it would be.

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Just like the illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the Chamber of Secretsis peppered with eye-catching imagery by artist Jim Kay.

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Here's a selection of images from the book.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury Publishing, £30/$38 hardback) is published worldwide on Oct. 4.

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Topics Harry Potter JK Rowling