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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It immediately took first place in UK bestseller lists, displacing popular authors such as John Grisham , Tom Clancy [ 1 ] and Terry Pratchett , [ 7 ] and making Rowling the first author to win the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for two years in succession ...
- J. K. Rowling, Klaus Fritz
- 1998
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (1998) "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." In the thrilling second installment of J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (1999) "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." In J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2000) "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." In J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2003) "Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have." In the penultimate installment of the captivating Harry Potter series, J.K.
Harry Potter was a wizard – a wizard fresh from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And if the Dursleys were unhappy to have him back for the holidays, it was nothing to how Harry felt. He missed Hogwarts so much it was like having a constant stomach ache.
- The Main Harry Potter Books in Order
- The “Hogwarts Library” Texts
- Even More Wizarding World Extras 🎁
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the book that started it all (understatement of the century), Harry Potter discovers his true identity in the wee hours of his eleventh birthday: he is a wizard, famous in the magical world for having vanquished the evil Lord Voldemort when he was only a baby. This revelation, delivered by a gruff, hairy giant named Hagrid, sets Harry on a fantastical (if also often frightening) journey of a lifetime. He meets bosom buddies Ron and Hermione aboard the...
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry and friends return to Hogwarts with a bang — the bang of a flying Ford Anglia as it crashes into the Whomping Willow, that is. After being spotted by Muggles and narrowly avoiding expulsion, you’d think that the rest of Harry’s second year would be smooth sailing in comparison… right? Wrong. When the school caretaker’s cat is found petrified (essentially paralyzed and comatose, but technically still alive) along with a bone-chilling message th...
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The third book in the series introduces Sirius Black, a deranged mass murderer who’s just escaped from the wizard prison of Azkaban. As a result, swarms of Dementors — dark, faceless beings that “suck the soul” out of their victims and serve as the guards of Azkaban — infiltrate Hogwarts to patrol for Black, who’s supposedly after Harry next. To make matters worse, our normally steadfast hero has a bad reaction to the Dementors, which cause him to faint on a train and even lose a critical Qui...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Can't get enough of the fantastical creatures that fill Harry Potter's pages? You're in luck. As detailed by J.K. Rowling (who writes as famed Magizoologist Newt Scamander), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the definitive compendium to the magical beasts that roam the wizarding world. You'll find some familiar companions — such as the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail — but you'll also discover many, many new creatures to befriend. This is the text that inspired the F...
Quidditch Through the Ages
Or maybe it's J.K. Rowling's smash-hit sport, Quidditch, that tickles your fancy. Today, Quidditch is an actual sport played at over 100 colleges in the United States — such is the strength of the grip that it's exerted on our public imagination. But if you're interested in the academic side of Quidditch, Rowling's got you covered with Quidditch Through the Ages, which will tell you all that you ever wanted to know about the history and rules behind Quidditch.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of five fairy wizarding tales, told by, well, Beedle the Bard! Professor Dumbledore bequeathed these age-old tales to Hermione Granger, and they (particularly "The Tale of Three Brothers") turned out to be instrumental in helping Harry Potter crack the clues given to him in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now it's your chance to read them for yourself. Though the stories in this book all have a magical twist, the themes at their cores still r...
Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
Sourced from the short reads on Pottermore.com and gathered into one book for easy reading, Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guidegives you all of the background information that you might want to know about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardly. Ever been curious about what the Hufflepuff common room looks like (it was never described in the books themselves)? Did you ever wonder about the origins of Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters? Here's the book that will provide all of the an...
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
Not everything about Hogwarts and the Wizarding World is bright and shiny — indeed, the series has birthed some of most memorable villains in literature, from Dolores Umbridge to Lord Voldemort himself. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Potergeists(also collected from JK Rowling's writings on Pottermore.com) delves deeper into this darker side of Harry's universe: in particular, it'll walk you through the politics of wizards and the backstories of Hogwart's villains, li...
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
Now let's go to the flip side and read about some of the most heroic figures who stand tall in the Wizarding World! In Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroisim, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, we get the pleasure of revisiting our favorite professors (especially Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin) and discovering their backstories.
- Reedsy
- The Worst Birthday. Uncle Vernon: "And you, boy?" Harry: "I'll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I'm not there." — Vernon Dursley and Harry Potter.
- Dobby's Warning. "Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later...
- The Burrow. "This is the best house I've ever been in." — Harry Potter, about the Burrow. The Dursleys' punishment lasts for three days, until Ron, Fred, and George Weasley, worried about not hearing from Harry all summer, borrow their father's flying Ford Anglia and come to the rescue.
- At Flourish and Blotts. Lucius Malfoy: "Dear me, what's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it?"
Oct 30, 2024 · Book 1 of 7. See it at Amazon. The first book in the Harry Potter series is The Sorcerer's Stone. Published in 1997, this book is the start of Harry's journey into the wizarding world. In this ...
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