The Hogwarts Library Boxed Set including Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

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Descriptions of the invention of Quidditch and also descriptions of the fantastic beasts that were introduced in the Harry Potter series. It was a nice surprise to find these three books newly reedited and fully illustrated for this beautiful collection and boxed set. Initially, GrandPré declined the offer, citing her busy schedule as the reason she couldn’t make time to draw pictures of a boy wizard and his adventures. For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice center (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK). Long-time friends Mikaela and Madeline are not so different-- they're both stubborn, creative, and generally well-meaning.

However, if he had looked in the library, he could not have found any book that had information on the possibility of creating multiple Horcruxes, since no individual in history was known to have done such a feat before his attempt and he later asked a teacher, Professor Slughorn for advice. She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). In 2020, Gravett illustrated Bloomsbury's and Scholastic's new illustrated editions of Quidditch Through the Ages. This new paperback edition features the recently revised 2017 text, which includes six curious new creatures that inhabit the North American continent, and a new foreword from Newt Scamander that sheds fascinating light on the events surrounding a serious breach in the International Statute of Secrecy which took place in New York in the 1920s. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War.K. Rowling authored under the pseudonyms Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Whisp respectively, meaning to be copies of the in-universe books. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.

Lots of information and details on magical beasts, how quidditch was invented and how it transformed into the most popular sport in the wizarding world plus you get to hear the delightful tales of Beedle the Bard with Albus’s view on each one. A large cauldron of Wiggenweld Potion can be found bubbling in the Library, free for any student who needs a pick-me-up.She has received numerous awards her work, the most notable of which was the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1990. It was around the same time that Scholastic’s David Saylor contacted GrandPré in regard to illustrating the Harry Potter series. He made posters for the cast of Thor and the Star Wars films among others and did cover artwork for the video game Resistance 3.

Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore. I might simply have read it too many times, or possibly because I’ve been exposed to so many magical creatures via the new movies, I found myself pushing through this one a little bit. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels.

The book contains recipes for ancient potions which were a form of universal medicine, as well as studies from muggle scholars on the close connection between magic and religious practices. The cover of the original edition of Quidditch Through the Ages was designed to look like a Hogwarts Librarybook, complete with seal. Learn all about the Hogwarts Library books, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Quidditch Through the Ages and the Fantastic Beasts textbook. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, this set has front and back cover art by Jonny Duddle, with new interior illustrations by Tomislav Tomić. Harry Potter also showed signs of breaking the security of the library in his first year, when he entered the Restricted Section under his invisibility cloak.