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2. Magic in Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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   [1] J. K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, based many magical elements in her fictional universe on real-world mythology and folklore. She has described this derivation as "a way of giving texture to the world". [2] The magic of Harry Potter was the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and an

3. Grimoire - Wikipedia

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   This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a book of spells, magic book, or a spellbook) [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural ...

4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Wikipedia

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   Nicholas Tucker described the early Harry Potter books as looking back to Victorian and Edwardian children's stories: Hogwarts was an old-style boarding school in which the teachers addressed pupils formally by their surnames and were most concerned with the reputations of the houses with which they were associated; characters' personalities ...

5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book) - Wikipedia

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   The book's fictional author, Newt Scamander, does not appear in the main Harry Potter book series. However, his name is seen on the Marauder's Map in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film. [4] He is the central character of the Fantastic Beasts film series, in which he is played by Eddie Redmayne.

6. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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   The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. [6] David Colbert, the author of the book, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the Harry Potter novels "are [...] literary treasure hunts for [Rowling's] readers. What seem like funny-sounding names and places ...

7. Harry Potter: A History of Magic - Wikipedia

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   Harry Potter: A History of Magic is an exhibition of real-world magical artefacts and history presented alongside artefacts from the development of J.K. Rowling's fictional Harry Potter series. The exhibition originally opened at the British Library in 2017, as part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and ...

8. Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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   The Elephant House was one of the cafés in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter.. The series follows the life of a boy named Harry Potter.In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), Harry lives in a cupboard under the stairs in the house of the Dursleys, his aunt, uncle and cousin, who all treat him poorly.

9. List of time travel works of fiction - Wikipedia

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   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: J. K. Rowling: Hogwarts student, Hermione Granger, acquires a Time-Turner, which allows her to take a large courseload. The device is later used to manipulate the events of a single night to free two prisoners. 2000 The Light of Other Days: Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter