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An illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released on 6 October 2015, with illustrations by Jim Kay. [68] [69] The book carries over 100 illustrations and will be followed by illustrated versions of all seven books from the series by the same artist.
The franchise has grossed more than $21 billion. Here are 11 words that even ordinary muggles have adopted into common parlance.
The Lexicon is credited as creating one of the first timelines of all events occurring in the Harry Potter universe. A similar timeline of events was adopted by Warner Bros. for inclusion with their Harry Potter film DVDs, and was accepted by author J. K. Rowling as conforming to her works. The Lexicon is a winner of J. K. Rowling's Fan Site Award.
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.
Another example occurred in Venezuela in 2003, when an illegal translation of the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, appeared soon after the release of the English version and five months before the scheduled release of the Spanish translation. The pirate translation was apparently so bad that the translator added messages ...
Dumbledore's Army. Below you will find some examples of magical arts currently being taught in Hogwarts. Examples : -Defence Against The Dark Arts -Herbology -Potions -Flying(Only seen in Philosopher's Stone or Sorcerer's Stone because only for first years) -Transfiguration
Later, when it was decided that the final U.S. title would be Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Mary and I talked about her creating hand-lettering," he recalls.
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 ...