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Pottermore was originally scheduled to become publicly available at the end of October 2011, but the beta period was extended. The Pottermore Shop (which sells Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books) became available on 27 March 2012. [27] On 8 March 2012, it was reported that Pottermore would open to the public in early April 2012.
In June 2011, Rowling launched a website announcing an upcoming project called Pottermore, [281] where all future Harry Potter projects, and all electronic downloads, would be concentrated. [282] Pottermore opened to the general public on 14 April 2012. [283] Pottermore allows users to be sorted, be chosen by their wand and play various minigames.
Harry repeatedly faints in the presence of the Dementors, but eventually is taught by Professor Lupin, a new teacher, how to repel them using the Patronus Charm. When Harry is unable to participate in weekend trips to Hogsmeade Village, Fred and George give him a magical map that shows him how to get there using a secret passage. At the Three ...
A Patronus is conjured with the Patronus Charm and is primarily used to repel Dementors. The charm is vocalised as "Expecto Patronum". It can also be used for communication by a talented wizard. Albus Dumbledore devised a method of using Patronuses to deliver vocal messages, which he used in the service of Order of the Phoenix. Minerva ...
The Ministry of Magic is the government of the British wizarding community in the fictional universe of Harry Potter for Britain and Ireland. It is led by an official called the Minister for Magic, and is first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
This book was released at the same time as two others Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide and Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists as a part of a series named Pottermore Presents. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time.
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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 accompanying documentary.