The Harry Potter Interactive DVD Game brings the excitement of Harry Potter into the consumers living room, as one begins the first year at Hogwarts. Get Sorted or choose your favourite house before attending class, participate in extracurricular activities and face Year End Challenges during your first three years at the school.

One also has to keep track of house points, for the one with the most at the end of the third year will compete in a deathly wizard duel and receive tickets to the coveted Quidditch World Cup. One can also use the DVD player and remote to navigate the moving staircases at Hogwarts, avoid the Whomping Willow, catch the Golden Snitch or escape from the Forbidden Forest!

No game boards, dice or pieces are necessary. The game has been based primarily on the first three Happy Potter films, with additional scenes from the fourth and fifth films. The Harry Potter Interactive DVD Game is the perfect blend of action and adventure for Harry Potter enthusiasts!

WHV VP, kids and sports marketing Amit Desai says, "It is a privilege for 0WHV to be able to develop this revolutionary interactive DVD game that showcases one of the most successful franchises spanning the globe. Our goal with our interactive DVD titles is to bring more family-friendly characters to life in a hands-on interactive way that is fun for all."

The much anticipated Harry Potter: Hogwarts Challenge hits stores on December 11 and will be available for $24.98 SRP.

There is an Attending Class feature. Players can practice proper wand movement, and participate in activities based on Transfiguration, Divination and Potions classes through curriculum specific to their year. They will also be challenged with avoiding the Whomping Willow's deadly branches and navigating through the moving staircases of Hogwarts. All activities consist of action-oriented and activity-based play.

Meanwhile extracurricular activities are only available at certain times in the game – after the player has completed at least two classes within a particular year.

These activities consist of Owl Post, whereby the player must follow a messenger owl through Hogwarts, dodging various obstacles along the way; and Quidditch Tryouts where the player must maneuver through and around various obstacles such as goal hoops and spectator stands – all the while dodging Bludgers and searching for the Golden Snitch.

Then there are Year End Challenges. The player competes in a Year End Challenge at the end of each year that mirrors a pivotal event at the end of each of films one, two and three. A bulk of points is awarded for successfully completing the Year End Challenge to pass the given year, and it will usually be the deciding factor in which house wins the year's House Cup.

Throughout the game, the player may encounter "Chance Clips." These are random video and audio clips from the Harry Potter films. Depending upon which clip is seen or heard, the player or his/her opponent(s) will lose or gain points.

When the player has completed all three years at Hogwarts, won at least one House Cup, and scored the most points over all three years, he or she can take part in a wizard duel and receive tickets to the Quidditch World Cup.