Reuters reports that Kenneth Branagh is delighted to be able to play such a "conceited fop" as Gilderoy Lockhart in the second Potter film.&br;&br;"For Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh, it was a delightful change of direction -- playing a conceited dandy in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.'&br;&br;Branagh, who garnered Oscar nominations for his acclaimed 'Hamlet' and 'Henry V' movies, clearly reveled in the comic challenge of playing the foppish Gilderoy Lockhart, Professor of the Dark Arts to the wizards of tomorrow.&br;&br;But he was acutely aware after the success of J.K. Rowling's wizard sagas that millions of children around the world already had a firm idea of how they imagined the foppish professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. &br;&br;'It was nerve-wracking because I was aware that 'Chamber of Secrets' is a major film with huge audience expectations and that fans already had a very established idea of who Lockhart is,' Branagh said."&br;&br;Reuters.com