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Dec 9, 2019 · Harry Potter became a household name almost immediately after it was released, due to its huge success. Resulting from such popularity, the Harry Potter series had a great impact on...
Oct 17, 2021 · A man called Harry Potter - yes, that really is his name - has sold his copy of the book Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone for £27,500 at auction.
May 19, 2019 · How did you discover Harry Potter and how did you come with the idea of the Wizarding Portraits? My story might be a bit different than the normal ‘I grew up reading the books’. I originally discovered Harry Potter when I was a teenager. A teacher made us read it for school but (surprisingly) I didn’t enjoy it.
J.K. Rowling’s books were already incredibly popular, but the movies propelled them to even greater heights, making Harry Potter a household name. The films not only boosted book sales but also introduced a whole new generation of readers to the magical world of Hogwarts.
- Ancient Creatures
- Nicolas Flamel
- Mandrake
- Meaningful Names
Most people will have heard of a phoenix or a dragon. Anyone well-versed in fairies or folklore might recognize some other creatures in the Potterverse as well. The basilisk is a creature so old that it was written about by Pliny the Elder in 79 AD. In his Natural History, he described it as being not more than 12 fingers in length with a white spo...
This man really did exist and lived in Paris in the 14th and 15th centuries. During his life he worked as a scribe, and it was only after his death that he was linked with alchemy. About 200 years after his death, rumors arose that he’d not only managed to create the philosopher’s stone (that can turn base metal into gold) but also that he and his ...
Harry and his friends encounter a mandrake in The Chamber of Secrets. It comes in rather useful for reanimating those who have been petrified by the basilisk. Mandrake is a plant that exists in real-life, and although it doesn’t have exactly the same appearance as the ones found at Hogwarts, plenty of people did think the roots looked like human fi...
Some of the characters have the most outlandish names, but many of them were based on real words or names. Sirius Black, the man who turns into a dog, is named after the constellation Canis Major (meaning the Greater Dog). The brightest star in this collection is called Sirius, or “the Dog Star.” Dumbledore surely sounds made up, but it is in fact ...
Jun 25, 2017 · On June 26, 1997, Bloomsbury Children’s Books published a book by a Scottish single mother named Joanne K. Rowling, and changed popular culture in a host of unexpected ways.
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For that first generation who discovered Harry’s adventures, the story felt “fresh and new,” according to Dr. Frankie Condon, associate professor of English at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where she teaches a class titled Popular Potter.
