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Harry
Potter
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the vilest household in children's literature since the family Roald Dahl
created for Matilda. Harry Potter himself is the perfect confused and unassuming
hero." -- School Library Journal |
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Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack -
John Williams
You needn't see the film
of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to appreciate the wonder, magic,
and fearful chills of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestseller in John Williams's
outstanding score. |
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LEGO
Harry and the Hungarian Horntail
A magical ship emerges from
the lake by Hogwarts Castle! Professor Karkaroff is here, and he's brought
Viktor Krum, Harry Potter's newest rival in the Triwizard Tournament. Climb
aboard the Durmstrang Ship and discover its hidden traps and treasures!
Wit |
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Scene
it? DVD Game - Harry Potter
All the fun of your favorite
movies, but in game form! Game cards with trivia questions prompt you,
clips from a DVD tease you, will you be the first to answer the most questions
correctly? Includes clips, questions and puzzlers from the first three
Harry Potter flims plus bonus images, questions and puzzlers from the 2005
release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. |
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Harry
Potter Years 1-4 (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Chamber of Secrets
/ Prisoner of Azkaban / Goblet of Fire) (Widescreen Edition) (2001)
The Harry Potter Years 1-4
includes each of the four 2-disc sets of Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 2,
Harry Potter 3 and Harry Potter 4 (all widescreen versions). |
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Fact,
Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter's World: An Unofficial Guide (Paperback)
*This book is not prepared,
endorsed, or authorized by J.K. Rowling or Warner Bros. and is not part
of the Harry Potter series.* |
For fans who want to know
about the myths, folklores, legends, and Muggle history embedded in the
Harry Potter novels, Beahm's new book is a treasure trove of fun facts
and tantalizing trivia covering the fabulous beasts and creatures, the
wizards, magical artifacts, and magical places in the Harry Potter world.
Covering Harry Potter novels 1 - 5, this unofficial guide includes sidebars,
internet references, and enchangting art by five-time Hugo award-winning
artist Tim Kirk and newcomer Britton McDaniel. This fascinating and educational
book belongs on the shelf of every Muggle who wants to know Rowling's inspiration
for the creatures, people, places, creatures, and things in the wizarding
world. |
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About
the Author
J.K.
Rowling
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J.K.
Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on scraps of paper at a local cafe.
But her efforts were soon rewarded with an award from the Scottish Arts
Council enabling her to finish the novel. She has since won numerous awards
including the ABBY Award (American Booksellers Book Award) 1999. |
Question: Are your characters
based on people you know?
Answer: Some of them
are, but I have to be extremely careful what I say about this. Mostly,
real people inspire a character, but once they are inside your head they
start turning into something quite different. Professor Snape and Gilderoy
Lockhart both started as exaggerated versions of people I've met, but became
rather different once I got them on the page. Hermione is a bit like me
when I was 11, though much cleverer.
Question: Where did
the idea for Quidditch come from?
Answer: I invented
Quidditch while spending the night in a very small room in the Bournville
Hotel in Didsbury, Manchester. I wanted a sport for wizards, and I'd always
wanted to see a game where there was more than one ball in play at the
same time. The idea just amused me. The Muggle sport it most resembles
is basketball, which is probably the sport I enjoy watching most. I had
a lot of fun making up the rules and I've still got the notebook I did
it in, complete with diagrams, and all the names for the balls I tried
before I settled on Snitch, Bludgers, and Quaffle. |
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