Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 3)

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So in this we get to know only little on characters but are educated rather about places and objects that are either in or around Hogwarts (or somehow connected) and play a central part in the story. It is with profound sadness that I observe the almost tenth anniversary (actual one is July 21st) of the final publication of one of the greatest book series ever written. From King’s Cross Station, to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and The Hogwarts Express, we read of both their history in the Wizarding World and also how they each came to J. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard. A collection of information about the Hogwarts castle such as The Chamber of Secrets, The Marauder’s Map, the Sorting Hat, the Time Turner and many more get their moment to shine.

You’ll venture into the Hogwarts grounds, become better acquainted with its more permanent residents, learn more about lessons and discover secrets of the castle… all at the turn of a page.K.Rowling is a nice eBook for hardcore Harry Potter fans (such as I), but you don’t really need to read it to find out new information about the Harry Potter universe. A decade ago, a series that was both fascinatingly engaging and impossibly perfect, came to a gut wrenching conclusion when the author decided to end all conflict with a great war and an epilogue a fully grown teenager's lifetime later. I've loved learning more about this world and I hope they bring out some more short books in the future!

Before that time I was a voracious reader but more of immersive series, besides Harry Potter I loved The Lord of the Rings and the whole Middle-Earth universe, The Dark Tower saga of Stephen King, Jean M. The most time it will knock you down with memories and scenes, they will all along play in / with your mind creating a mesmerizing longing to read/visit the Hogwarts again and again.Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide recaptures this feeling, reminding me of the excitement of my childhood reading, when you discover a new obscure fact about the worlds created by your favourite authors. The Silkworm followed in 2014, Career of Evil in 2015, Lethal White in 2018, Troubled Blood in 2020 and The Ink Black Heart in 2022. You’ll venture into the Hogwarts grounds, become better acquainted with its more permanent residents, learn more about lessons and discover secrets of the castle . I LOVED reading about the Hogwarts Ghosts, the author's inspirations behind them (like Professor Binns who was based on an old professor at her university, who gave every lecture with his eyes closed, rocking backwards and forwards slightly on his toes, completely detached from the students.

It compliments this information further by talking about animagi and werewolves and gives more information on these subjects. It’s a short,enjoyable read for sure since visiting one of your favorite fictional places is always a great thing, yet it didn’t give me the sense of reading something new.The advice to ‘hold on to your dreams’ is all well and good, but there comes a point when holding on to your dreams becomes unhelpful and even unhealthy. It was intriguing for me to see that Rowling had second thoughts about Harry having the map in his possession for so long. K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world.