Book Features Special Material by J.K. Rowling And New Art by Mary Grandpre New York, NY (May 20, 2008) — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally best-selling series, will be released in a…
Elemental transfiguration, the class which Professor McGonagall teaches at Hogwarts, is the magical art of physically converting one thing into another. But as with all types of magic, there are limitations to what you can do with transfiguration, as we…
Right before he cuts off Nagini’s head, how did Neville get Gryffindor’s sword, if Griphook had it last? As Harry is laying on the ground with everybody thinking he is dead, Neville steps up to challenge Voldemort. Voldemort causes the…
The Harry Potter books are done. Should J.K. Rowling write some new books that also involve the world of Harry Potter? Or, in the words of the Beatles, should she Let It Be? And if she does write some new…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is dense with information that is crucial to the overall story. It’s definitely too much to stuff into a two hour movie. There are many challenges in adapting a novel or series of novels…
On October 16, 2000, J.K. Rowling gave a live interview on Scholastic.com with classrooms across America, which were allowed to ask her questions about the books up until then (at the time, Goblet of Fire), one of the earliest of…
When we first meet young Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I believe J.K. Rowling is wording descriptions of events with it in mind for us to see similarities between Tom Riddle and Harry. They’re both orphans,…
Just a little over a year ago, on August 2, 2006, J.K. Rowling made a statement at her reading in New York City, at Radio City Music Hall, that was big news and related directly to what we talk about…
The Fidelius Charm is a powerful charm that is central to the Harry Potter tale. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Flitwick tells us the charm is: “an immensely complex spell … involving the magical concealment of…
The Harry Potter books are finished. The story no longer belongs to J.K. Rowling, it belongs to us now. And while the final book nicely wrapped up the major questions in the Harry Potter septology mystery, there are still facets…
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