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Encyclopedia > Harry Potter fandom
Because students in the novels board the train to Hogwarts at Platform 9¾ at King's Cross railway station in London, the real King's Cross has erected a sign at a wall between tracks 9 and 10 to commemorate this.
Because students in the novels board the train to Hogwarts at Platform 9¾ at King's Cross railway station in London, the real King's Cross has erected a sign at a wall between tracks 9 and 10 to commemorate this.

The Harry Potter fandom is a large international and informal community drawn together by J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The fandom works through the use of many different forms of media, including web sites, fan fiction, podcasts, fan art and songvids, and a distinct genre of music. Harry Potter fan fiction, stories based on the series but written by fans and distributed online, is the most searched-for subject of all fan fiction on the web, surpassing even those in the Star Trek fandom, or Trekdom.[1] However, the fandom not only interacts online in Internet forums, but also gathers at scholarly fan conventions, tours of iconic landmarks relevant to the books and production of the films, and parties held for the midnight release of each book and film. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc. ... Joanne Jo Murray, née Rowling OBE[1] (born 31 July 1965),[2] who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ... Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ... Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. ... A songvid is a music video that edits clips from a favorite TV show, anime series or movie to a song. ... Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A typical Internet forum discussion, with common elements such as quotes and spoiler brackets A page from a forum showcasing emoticons and Internet slang An Internet forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user generated content. ... A fan convention, or con, is an event in which the fans of a particular TV show, comic book, or actor, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction or anime, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... The Harry Potter film series are the fantasy films based on the Harry Potter series of novels by British author J. K. Rowling. ...


By the fourth Harry Potter book, the legions of Harry Potter fans had grown so large that J.K. Rowling was able to dictate to her publishers a whim of hers: take the considerable security measures necessary to ensure that no bookshop would put up for sale any of the last four books before an official release date so that all fans would have the unique communal experience of reading the newly released book at the same time for the first time.[2][3] Studies on the fandom have shown that both children and adults are fans,[4][5] despite Rowling's original marketing of the books towards children aged nine to twelve.[6]

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Pottermania

Potter fans wait in lines outside a Borders bookstore for their copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Potter fans wait in lines outside a Borders bookstore for their copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Pottermania is an informal term first used around 1999 describing the craze Harry Potter fans have had over the series.[7] Fans held midnight parties to celebrate the release of the final four books at bookstores which stayed open on the night leading into the date of the release.[8] In 2005, Entertainment Weekly listed the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as one of "Entertainment's Top Moments" of the previous 25 years.[9] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 1023 KB) Picture of the lines for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Taken by Raul654 outside a Borders store in Delaware, USA - July 16, 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Harry Potter and the... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 1023 KB) Picture of the lines for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Taken by Raul654 outside a Borders store in Delaware, USA - July 16, 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Harry Potter and the... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


The craze over the series was parodied in Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada as well as its 2006 film adaptation. In the story, the protagonist Andrea Sachs is ordered to retrieve two copies of the next installment in the series for her boss's twins as soon as they are published (in the film, before they are published) so that they can be privately flown to France, where the twins and their mother are on holiday.[10] Lauren Weisberger (born March 28, 1977 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist and author of the 2003 bestseller The Devil Wears Prada, a speculated roman à clef of her time as a put-upon assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. ... The Devil Wears Prada (2003) is a best selling novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman who, freshly graduated from college, is hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes hellish as she struggles to keep up with her bosss capricious... The Devil Wears Prada is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisbergers 2003 novel of the same name. ...


The series has come with its share of mysticism as well. Besides positive reviews of the books, allegations of witchcraft and the Occult found in the text, and legal disputes, one doctor coined the term "Hogwarts headache" in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine shortly after the release of Order of the Phoenix, the longest book in the series, at 768 pages in the UK edition, 870 pages in the US edition, and over 250,000 words.[11][12] He described it as a mild condition, a tension headache possibly accompanied by neck or wrist pains, caused by unhealthily long reading sessions of Harry Potter. The "symptoms" resolve themselves within days of finishing the book. His prescription of taking reading breaks was rejected by two of the patients on which he discovered this headache.[13] On a similar note, researchers in Oxford found that the admission rate of children with traumatic injuries to the city's ERs plummeted on the publication weekends of both Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.[14] The Nervous Witch: a tract written by fundamentalist Jack Chick, depicting the purportedly occult dangers of the Harry Potter series. ... The Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling have engendered a number of legal disputes since their publication. ... The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. ... OotP redirects here. ... Tension headaches, which were renamed tension-type headaches by the International Headache Society in 1988, are the most common type of primary headaches. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and... OotP redirects here. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...


Fan sites

There are many fan web sites about Harry Potter on the Internet, the oldest ones dating to about 1997 or 1998.[15][16][17] J. K. Rowling has an open relationship with her fan base, and since 2004 periodically hands out a "fan site award" on her official web site.[18] The first site to receive the award was Immeritus, a fan site mostly devoted to Sirius Black, and about which Rowling wrote, "I am so proud of the fact that a character, whom I always liked very much, though he never appeared as much more than a brooding presence in the books, has gained a passionate fan-club."[19] Sirius Black is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ...


In 2004, after Immeritus, Rowling bestowed the honor upon four sites. The first was Godric's Hollow;[20] strangely, the site's domain name is occupied by advertisers and its content is lost,[21] and there is no further record on Rowling's site that Godric's Hollow ever received the award.[18] The next site was the Harry Potter Lexicon, an online encyclopedia Rowling has admitted to visiting while writing away from home rather than buying a copy of her books in a store. She called it "for the dangerously obsessive; my natural home."[22] The third site of 2004 was MuggleNet, a web site featuring the latest news in the Potter world, among editorials, forums, and a podcast. Rowling wrote when giving the award, "It's high time I paid homage to the mighty MuggleNet," and listed all the features she loved, including "the pretty-much-exhaustive information on all books and films."[23] The last site was HPANA, the first fan site Rowling ever visited, "faster off the mark with Harry Potter news than any other site" Rowling knows, and "fantastically user-friendly."[24] The Harry Potter Lexicons masthead. ... Front page MuggleNet is a commercial Harry Potter fansite founded by Emerson Spartz. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: SPAM If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ...


In 2005, only The Leaky Cauldron was honored. In Rowling's words, "it is about the worst kept secret on this website that I am a huge fan of The Leaky Cauldron," which she calls a "wonderfully well designed mine of accurate information on all things Harry Potter."[25] On another occasion, Rowling has called the Leaky Cauldron her "favorite fan site."[26] In 2006, the Brazilian website Potterish was the only site honored, in recognition of its "style, [its] Potter-expertise and [its] responsible reporting."[27] It is the only non-English language website to be awarded. For the location in the Harry Potter novels, see Diagon Alley. ...


In May 2007, Harry Potter Fan Zone received the award. Rowling recognized the insightful editorials as well as praised the site for it's young and dedicated staff.[28] In December 2007, the award went to The Harry Potter Alliance, a campaign that seeks to end discrimination, genocide, poverty, AIDS, global warming, and other "real-world Dark Arts", relating these problems to the books. Rowling called the project "extraordinary" and "most inspirational", and paralleled its mission to "the values for which Dumbledore's Army fought in the books".[29] In an article about her in Time, Rowling expressed her gratefulness at the site's successful work raising awareness and sign-up levels among antigenocide coalitions.[30] “TIME” redirects here. ...


At one time, Warner Bros., which owns the rights to Harry Potter and its affiliates, tried to shoot the shopowners. The unsuccessful attempt eventually led to their inviting the webmasters of the top sites to premieres of the films and tours of the film sets, because of their close connection with the fans. Warner Bros. executives have acknowledged that many fans are disappointed that certain elements of the books are left out, but not trying to avoid criticism, "bringing the fan sites into the process is what we feel is really important."[17] “WB” redirects here. ...


These fan sites contain news updates into the world of the books, films, and film cast members through the use of forums, image galleries, or video galleries.[31] They also host user-submitted creations, such as fan art or fan fiction (see below).[32] Some YouTube member pages devoted to fan videos, which are typically in the form of anime music videos or songvids. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Harry Potter may refer to the following films: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (not yet released) Harry Potter and... Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays Harry Potter, has been the icon of the film series since the release of the first film in 2001. ... Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... An anime music video (abbreviated AMV) is a music video consisting of clips from one or more anime television series or movies set to songs; the term usually refers to fan-made unofficial videos. ... A songvid is a music video that edits clips from a favorite TV show, anime series or movie to a song. ...


Podcasts

A podcast is a media file that is distributed by unpaid subscription over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.[33] The Harry Potter fandom has embraced podcasts as a regular, often weekly, insight to the latest discussion in the fandom. Apple Inc. has featured two of the podcasts, MuggleCast and PotterCast.[34] Both have reached the top spot of iTunes podcast rankings and have been polled one of the top 50 favorite podcasts.[35] At the 2006 Podcast Awards, when MuggleCast and PotterCast each received two nominations for the same two categories, the two podcasts teamed up and requested listeners vote for PotterCast in the Best Entertainment category and MuggleCast in the People's Choice category. Both podcasts won these respective categories.[36][37] A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ... A typical web feed logo Web syndication is a form of syndication in which a section of a website is made available for other sites to use. ... A typical web feed logo A web feed is a data format used for serving users frequently updated content. ... Apple Inc. ... MuggleCast is a weekly podcast featuring several staff members from the Harry Potter fansite MuggleNet that discusses a large range of topics related to the Harry Potter series. ... PotterCast is the official podcast of Harry Potter fansite The Leaky Cauldron. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...


MuggleCast, hosted by MuggleNet staffers, was created in August 2005, not long after the release of Half-Blood Prince.[38] Topics of the first show focused on Horcruxes, "R.A.B.", the Goblet of Fire film, which was due for release two months later, and the website DumbledoreIsNotDead.com.[39] Since then, MuggleCast has held chapter-by-chapter discussions, character analyses, and a discussion on a "theory of the week." MuggleCast has also added humor to their podcast with segments like "Spy on Spartz," where the hosts would call MuggleNet webmaster Emerson Spartz and reveal his current location or activity with the listening audience. British staff member Jamie Lawrence tells a British joke of the week, and host Andrew Sims reads an email sent to MuggleNet with a strange request or incoherent talk (dubbed "Huh?! Email of the Week").[40] Front page MuggleNet is a commercial Harry Potter fansite founded by Emerson Spartz. ... Tom Riddles diary, the first Horcrux that Harry Potter encountered, as seen in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... This article is about the character from the Harry Potter series. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film, based on J.K. Rowlings novel of the same name, and is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter film series. ...


PotterCast was released less than two weeks after MuggleCast's first episode. Produced by The Leaky Cauldron, it differed from MuggleCast with a more structured program, including various segments and involvement of more people on the Leaky Cauldron staff compared to MuggleCast. It also was the first and is still the only Potter podcast to produce regular interviews with people directly involved with the books and films. The first show featured interviews with Stuart Craig, art director of the films, as well as Bonnie Wright, who plays Ginny Weasley. PotterCast has also interviewed Matthew Lewis (the actor who portrays Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell (directors of the first four films), Arthur A. Levine & Cheryl Klein (editors of the books at Scholastic), and even the author of the book series, J.K. Rowling .[41] For the location in the Harry Potter novels, see Diagon Alley. ... Norman Stuart Craig OBE (born April 14, 1942) is a production designer. ... Bonnie Kathleen Wright (born February 17, 1991) is an English actress, best known for her role in the Harry Potter films as Ginny Weasley. ... Ginevra Molly Ginny Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... For other persons named Matthew Lewis, see Matthew Lewis (disambiguation). ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Evanna Meghan Lynch (born 16 August 1991) is an Irish actress, best known for playing Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. ... Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Jamie Waylett (born July 21, 1989 in London) is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Vincent Crabbe, the right-hand man to Draco Malfoy in all four of the Harry Potter films. ... Vincent Crabbe, (b. ... Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint[1] (born August 24, 1988) is an English actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (born November 28, 1961 in Mexico City) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Mike Newell can refer to: Mike Newell, film director Mike Newell, football player and manager Mike Newell, gentleman, scholar This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses, see Scholastic (disambiguation). ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...


The two sites are friendly rivals and have aired several combined episodes, which they call "The Leaky Mug", a separate podcast released on a separate feed from time to time. Joints have been held in New York City, Las Vegas, and California. From time to time, hosts on one podcast will appear on their counterpart.[41] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...


In addition there have been podcasts solely based on a particular character, such as Snapecast which previously focused on determining the loyalty of Severus Snape. Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Fan fiction

Rowling has backed fan fiction stories on the Internet, stories written by fans that involve Harry Potter or other characters in the books.[42] A March 2007 study showed that "Harry Potter" is the most searched-for fan fiction subject online.[1] Some fans will use canon established in the books to write stories of past and future events in the Harry Potter world; others write stories that have little relation to the books other than the characters' names and the settings in which the fan fiction takes place. On FanFiction.Net, what has been referred to as the "granddaddy of fan-fiction sites", there are over 345,000 stories on Harry Potter.[43] There are numerous websites devoted solely to Harry Potter fan fiction. Of these, FictionAlley.org has grown to be one of the largest: it hosts over 80,000 stories and 20,000 works of fan art.[44] A well-known work of fan fiction is The Shoebox Project, created by two LiveJournal users. Over 5000 people subscribe to the story so that they are alerted when new posts update the story. The authors' works, including this project, were featured in an article in the The Wall Street Journal discussing the growth in popularity of fandoms.[45] Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. ... FanFiction. ... LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. ... The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company in New York City, New York, USA, with Asian and European editions, and a worldwide daily circulation of more than 2 million as of 2006, with 931,000 paying online subscribers. ...


Rowling has said, "I find it very flattering that people love the characters that much." She has adopted a positive position on fan fiction, unlike authors such as Anne McCaffrey or Anne Rice who discourage fans from writing about their books and have asked sites like FanFiction.Net to remove all stories of their works, requests honored by the site.[42] However, Rowling has been "alarmed by pornographic or sexually explicit material clearly not meant for kids," according to Neil Blair, an attorney for her publisher. The attornies have sent cease and desist letters to sites that host adult material.[46] Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. ... Anne Rice (born on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and later religious themed books. ... Cease-and-desist is a legal term meaning essentially stop: It is used in demands for a person or organization to stop doing something (to cease and desist from doing it). ...


Potter fan fiction also has a large following in the slash fiction genre, stories which feature homosexuality that does not exist in the books.[47][48] Famous pairings include Harry with Draco Malfoy or Severus Snape, and Remus Lupin with Sirius Black.[48][49] Slash fiction is a genre of fan fiction. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ...


In the fall of 2006, Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Potter films, said that he had read fan fiction about his character and gets "a huge kick out of the more far-out stuff."[50] Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ... Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Conventions

Fan conventions have been another way that the fandom have congregated. The conferences have maintained an academic emphasis, hosting professional keynote speakers. They have featured members of the fandom such as Steve Vander Ark, webmaster of the Harry Potter Lexicon (he spoke at Accio, a conference held in July 2005 at the University of Reading in Reading, Berkshire,[51], Lumos, held in July 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[52], Patronus 2006 held at Copenhagen University in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sectus 2007[53] in London, an adults-only convention, and Prophecy 2007 in Toronto); Jennie Levine, owner of SugarQuill.net (Phoenix Rising, 2007); Melissa Anelli, current webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron (Phoenix Rising, 2007); Sue Upton, Senior Editor of the Leaky Cauldron (Prophecy, 2007); Heidi Tandy, founder of Fiction Alley (Prophecy, 2007), and Paul DeGeorge, guitarist of the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters (see below) (Prophecy, 2007).[54] Still, the conventions try to attract the fandom with other activities, often more interactive, such as wizarding chess, water Quidditch, the watching of Harry Potter films,[55] or local cultural immersions. Sometimes live podcasts have been held at conventions.[55] A fan convention, or con, is an event in which the fans of a particular TV show, comic book, or actor, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction or anime, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face. ... Whiteknights Lake Whiteknights Lake in winter The University Great Hall, on the London Road Campus The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. ... , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band and pioneers of wizard rock from Norwood, Massachusetts consisting of brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge. ... Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ... Harry Potter may refer to the following films: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (not yet released) Harry Potter and...


"'Ship debates"

Further information: Shipping (fandom)#Harry Potter fandom

In the fandom the word "'ship" and its derivatives like "'shipping" or "'shipper" are commonly used as shorthand for the word "relationship." According to Emerson Spartz, webmaster of MuggleNet, "Romance in the books is the most prominent source of debate in the online fandom, where many of the fans border on obsessive, but casual readers will never understand what the big deal is."[56] Shipping, derived from the word relationship, is a general term for fans emotional and/or intellectual involvement with the ongoing development of romance in a work of fiction. ...


After Half-Blood Prince

At the end of Half-Blood Prince, after building up since Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rowling tells the reader that Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley were meant to be in a relationship, and Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in another.[57] This caused great disappointment among those fans who favored a relation between Harry and Hermione,[56] and the hate was fueled when Spartz and Melissa Anelli, webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, interviewed Rowling after the publication of the book. Spartz said, "We thought it was clearer than ever that Harry and Ginny are an item and Ron and Hermione—although we think you made it painfully obvious in the first five books[.]" Rowling agreed, and Spartz joked that Harry and Hermione partisans were "delusional." Though Rowling said immediately she still valued their readership, she established straightforwardly that "we do know now that it's Ron and Hermione," and added, "I do feel that I have dropped heavy hints. Anvil-sized, actually, hints, prior to this point. I certainly think even if subtle clues hadn't been picked up by the end of Azkaban, that by the time we hit [Viktor] Krum in Goblet..."[57] “HP2” redirects here. ... Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. ... Ginevra Molly Ginny Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronounced ) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... HP3 redirects here. ... Viktor Krum (Bulgarian: ) (born c. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Once the interview was published online, fans of a Harry/Hermione relationship were furious, one writing in an online message board, "That woman [Rowling] has completely destroyed my faith in ever having a real relationship."[56] Petitions were made, one asking Rowling to "immediately apologize for her remarks, … in particular the following words: 'Yes, we do now know that it's Ron and Hermione.'" It also demanded of Rowling to "rectify the situation in Book 7, clearing up any questions the few Ron/Hermione shippers (the truly 'delusional' ones) floating around might have about the one true romantic relationship that matters in the Harry Potter books, that of Harry and Hermione."[58] Spartz later apologized, admitting "delusional" might have been too harsh a word, but explained:[59] Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... HP7 redirects here. ...

“ My comments weren't directed at the shippers who acknowledged that Harry/Hermione was a long shot but loved the idea of them together. It was directed at the "militant" shippers who insisted that there was overwhelming canon proof and that everyone else was too blind to see it. You were delusional; you saw what you wanted to see and you have no one to blame for that but yourselves. ”

He also requested that they not "lash out on" Rowling: "the creator herself has laid down the law, it's time for you to lick your wounds and move on."[59] However, Harry/Hermione proponents continued to complain. On one message board, posters decided to unite against Spartz, Anelli and Rowling, writing that the new purpose of the forum was to "express your views and show why the evidence was there for the [Harry/Hermione] ship, even if Ms. Rowling, unfortunately, did not see it," and to "let her know the way you feel about her comments, or point out how, why and where she went wrong in her development of the characters, or simply discuss how she will have missed a golden opportunity to tell one of the greatest love stories ever told."[60]


Other relationships

On a less intense scale, other relationships have been doted upon in the fandom from suggestive hints or explicit statements throughout canon, such as those between Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson, Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime, or Percy Weasley and Penelope Clearwater.[61] A potential relationship between Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood was originally dispelled by Rowling,[62] though she later retracted this and said she noticed a slight attraction between them in Deathly Hallows.[63] Some couples, besides Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione, have been explicitly stated in the series: Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour are married in Deathly Hallows after dating throughout Half-Blood Prince.[64] In Half-Blood Prince, Nymphadora Tonks keeps her feelings for Remus Lupin to herself, but remains depressed when he refuses her advances; he feels that his being a werewolf would not create a safe relationship.[65] Tonks professes her love for him at the end of the book, and she and Lupin have been married by the beginning of Deathly Hallows and have a son 'Teddy' later in the book.[66] Other couples, such as Harry and Draco, (fans say that there's a fine line between love and hate) or Lupin and Sirius Black, (Fans say: It's practically canon!) are favorites among fans who read fan fiction about them.[48][49] Pansy Parkinson is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Olympe Maxime is a character from the Harry Potter series, created by J. K. Rowling. ... Percy Ignatius Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... The following are minor fictional characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling in Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... William Arthur Bill Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Fleur Isabelle Delacour is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ...


Roleplaying games

Millikin University students at their biannual Muggle Quidditch tournament, a form of live action roleplay.
Millikin University students at their biannual Muggle Quidditch tournament, a form of live action roleplay.

Roleplaying is a central feature of the Harry Potter fandom. There are two primary forms: internet-based roleplay and live-action roleplay, or LARP. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Millikin University, also known as MU (official abbreviation), is a co-ed, independent, 4-year university, with studies in Arts & Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, and Nursing, as well as Professional Adult Comprehensive Education (PACE) and Masters of Business Administration and Nursing programs. ... The Slytherin team at a Muggle Quidditch game at Millikin University Muggle Quidditch is a co-ed sport based on Quidditch, the fictional sport from the Harry Potter series. ... In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the role of characters, or parts, that may have personalities, motivations, and backgrounds different from their own. ... A live action role-playing game, or LARP as it is commonly known, is a form of role-playing game where the participants perform some or all of the physical actions of the characters they play the role of. ...


LARPing often involves re-enacting or creating an original Quidditch team. Match rules and style of play vary among fandom events, but they are generally kept as close as possible to the sport envisioned by Rowling. The 2006 Lumos symposium included a Quidditch tournament played in water.[67] More common are ground-based games such as the handball style developed by USA Team Handball and featured at the MuggleNet-sponsored Spellbound event, as well as the Muggle Quidditch style played intramurally at Millikin University (at left).[68] Front page MuggleNet is a commercial Harry Potter fansite founded by Emerson Spartz. ... The Slytherin team at a Muggle Quidditch game at Millikin University Muggle Quidditch is a co-ed sport based on Quidditch, the fictional sport from the Harry Potter series. ... Millikin University, also known as MU (official abbreviation), is a co-ed, independent, 4-year university, with studies in Arts & Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, and Nursing, as well as Professional Adult Comprehensive Education (PACE) and Masters of Business Administration and Nursing programs. ...


Internet-based roleplay tries to simulate the Hogwarts experience. Most sites are forum-based, which usually emphasise taking classes taught by staff members in order for the players to earn points for their respective houses. Some internet-based roleplay sites go more in depth into canon and storylines, and do not specifically rely on posting as the only method for gaining house points. Numerous sites have cropped up that are set in the Harry Potter world, but not at Hogwarts, giving the opportunity for more creativity as authors roleplay at schools outside of those mentioned in the books. While these schools follow canon, the extent to which they do so varies from school to school. Examples include PotterPlay, The Next Great Adventure, Rocky Mountain International School for Magical Enlightenment and Pennsylvania State University of the Art of Magic. While these two are both schools for first through seventh years, as Hogwarts is, wizarding colleges have sprung up on the internet as well.


Other sites use modified versions of phpBB that allow for a certain level of interactive roleplaying and are what is commonly referred to as "forum-based roleplaying". Interactive gaming can include player versus player features, a form of currency for making purchases in stores, and non-player characters such as monsters that must be fought to gain levels and experience points. However, these features are more prevalent in games that are not forum-based. Advancement in such games is usually dependent on live chat, multiplayer cooperation, and fighting as opposed to taking classes or simply posting to earn points for one's "house"; like at Hogwarts, players in forum-based games are sometimes sorted into a different group distinguishing different values within a person. phpBB is a popular internet forum package written in the PHP programming language. ... There are several conceptual views of interactivity, the most general being the contingency view. ... This article is about multiplayer computer role-playing games. ... A non-player character is a fictional character in a role-playing game whose role is generally created and performed by the gamemaster. ...


One main Role-playing site is a branch of MuggleNet, Mugglenet Interactive. On this site there are many forums for taking classes that earn you Galleons, Sickles and Knuts, and discussion boards about the books, among other things. The role playing on this site allows you to create a character which you can make storylines for and interact with other members. There are several landscapes on this site, including Diagon Alley, St. Mungo's Hospital, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, and other wizarding places. A main forum board is that of the Gryffindor Common Room, where many players go to meet other characters and become involved in the daily drama that occurs there. MuggleNet Interactive This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...


Wizard rock

Harry and the Potters perform at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, Bronx, New York.
Harry and the Potters perform at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, Bronx, New York.

Wizard rock (sometimes shorthanded as "WRock") is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of at least 300 bands, including, Harry and the Potters, and the Remus Lupins made up of young musicians, playing songs about Harry Potter.[69][70] The movement started in Massachusetts with Harry and the Potters, though it has grown internationally.[71][72] However, most wizard rock bands are based in the United States. The lyrics are usually humorous and simple, and many bands write songs from the point of view of a particular character in the books, usually the character who features in the band's name. If they are performing live, they may also cosplay, or dress as, that character.[73] Though most fans of the music are previous fans of Harry Potter, some bands have attracted listeners outside of the Harry Potter fanbase.[74] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1234x948, 325 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Harry and the Potters Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1234x948, 325 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Harry and the Potters Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band and pioneers of wizard rock from Norwood, Massachusetts consisting of brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge. ... The Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band and pioneers of wizard rock from Norwood, Massachusetts consisting of brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge. ... Cosplayers Cosplay ), a portmanteau of the English words costume and play, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, Japanese pop music bands, Visual Kei, fantasy music stories (such as stories by...


In contrast to mainstream bands that have some songs incorporating literary references among a wider repertoire of music (notably Led Zeppelin to The Lord of the Rings),[75] wizard rock bands take their inspiration entirely from the Harry Potter universe.[73] In preserving the promotion of reading, too, bands like to perform in libraries, bookstores and schools.[76] The bands have also performed at the fan conventions.[77] For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... This article is about the novel. ...


A full-length feature film project documenting the wizard rock movement, The Wizard Rockumentary: A Moive About Rocking and Rowling, is currently in post-production and will premiere April 2008. www.WizardRockumentary.com [1] [69]


Iconic landmarks tours

The Glenfinnan viaduct, which the Hogwarts Express passes over when it travels to Hogwarts in the films.
The Glenfinnan viaduct, which the Hogwarts Express passes over when it travels to Hogwarts in the films.

Some travel agencies have organized a subdivision to create tours specifically highlighting iconic landmarks in the world of Harry Potter. HP Fan Trips, offered by Beyond Boundaries Travel since 2004 in conjunction with fan site HPANA,[78][79] was designed by and for fans of the series, and tours noteworthy Potter-related locations in the United Kingdom, including Scotland.[80] Since 2004, they have exclusively chartered steam locomotive #5972 Olton Hall, the train used in the films as the Hogwarts Express, as well as the carriages labeled as such and seen in the movies.[81] The travel agency Your Man in Europe began hosting Magical Tours in 2006, in conjunction with fan site MuggleNet.[82] They offer four different tours through England and Scotland. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image was taken by myself in August 2004 when I visited Scotland. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image was taken by myself in August 2004 when I visited Scotland. ... View from the Jacobite steam train in typical weather conditions. ... The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: SPAM If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... GWR Hall Class, no. ... The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... Front page MuggleNet is a commercial Harry Potter fansite founded by Emerson Spartz. ...

Alnwick Castle, the castle used for filming exterior shots of Hogwarts in the Potter films.
Alnwick Castle, the castle used for filming exterior shots of Hogwarts in the Potter films.

These tours primarily feature locations used for shooting in the films, though some trips include a Chinese restaurant in Edinburgh, which was once Nicholson's Cafe, where Rowling wrote much of the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Edinburgh Castle, where Rowling read from the sixth book on the night of its release to an audience of children.[83][79] Filming locations visited include Alnwick Castle, where some exterior locations of Hogwarts are shot, places in Fort William, Scotland; Glen Nevis, Scotland; the Glenfinnan viaduct; and Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford.[79][84] Download high resolution version (1030x444, 126 KB)Alnwick Castle - Alnwick - Northumberland - England - by & copyright Tagishsimon, 14th August 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1030x444, 126 KB)Alnwick Castle - Alnwick - Northumberland - England - by & copyright Tagishsimon, 14th August 2004. ... Alnwick Castle, from the east, across the pastures and the River Aln Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom and the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built immediately following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a setting in J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series. ... Harry Potter may refer to the following films: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (not yet released) Harry Potter and... Harry Potter may refer to the following films: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (not yet released) Harry Potter and... HPSS redirects here. ... The castle dominates the Edinburgh skyline as seen here from Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress which, from its position atop Castle Rock, dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, and is Scotlands second most visited tourist attraction, after the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and... Alnwick Castle, from the east, across the pastures and the River Aln Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom and the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built immediately following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a setting in J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series. ... Glen Nevis is a beautiful glen in Lochaber, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. ... View from the Jacobite steam train in typical weather conditions. ... Christ Church Cathedral spire. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...


See also

  • Parodies of Harry Potter

The immense popularity and wide recognition of JK Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series has led to it being extensively parodied, in works spanning nearly every medium. ...

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The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

Philosopher's
Stone
Filmʥ Gameʥ Soundtrack This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Jo Murray, n̩e Rowling OBE[1] (born 31 July 1965),[2] who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. ... HPSS redirects here. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, is a 2001 fantasy/adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone in the United States) is the name of five distinct video games. ... The Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone original motion picture soundtrack was released on October 30, 2001. ...

Chamber
of Secrets
Film • Game • Soundtrack “HP2” redirects here. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... The video game Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in 2002. ... The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets official motion picture soundtrack was released on November 12, 2002. ...

Prisoner
of Azkaban
Film • Game • Soundtrack HP3 redirects here. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban official motion picture soundtrack was released on May 25, 2004. ...

Goblet
of Fire
Film • Game • Soundtrack Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film, based on J.K. Rowlings novel of the same name, and is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter film series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire original motion picture soundtrack was released on November 15, 2005. ...

Order of
the Phoenix
Film • Game • Soundtrack OotP redirects here. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a computer and video game that is based on the fifth installment of the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling and the film adaptation, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii,[2] Game... Alternate packaging Limited Edition Packaging. ...

Half-Blood
Prince
Film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2008 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ...

Deathly
Hallows
Films HP7 redirects here. ... HP7 redirects here. ...

Characters Harry Potter • Ron Weasley • Hermione Granger • Lord Voldemort • Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Sirius Black • Rubeus Hagrid • Draco Malfoy • Ginny Weasley • Neville Longbottom • Luna Lovegood • Potter family • Weasley family • Hogwarts staff • Hogwarts students • Order of the Phoenix • Death Eaters • House-elves • Supporting characters
Universe Magic • Chronology • Places • Hogwarts • Ministry of Magic • Quidditch • Magical creatures • Spells • Patronus Charm • Unforgivable Curses • Magical objects • Horcruxes • Deathly Hallows • Books • Publications • Hogwarts houses • Hogwarts subjects • Hogwarts Express
Related Film series • Music • Cast members • Mary GrandPré • Fandom • Influences and analogues • Legal disputes • Parodies • Politics • Religious debates • Translation
Other books Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • Quidditch Through the Ages • The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Other games Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup • Lego Harry Potter • Lego Creator: Harry Potter • Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronounced ) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Lord Voldemort (born as Tom Marvolo Riddle)(IPA: [1][2]) is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Ginevra Molly Ginny Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... James and Lily Potter are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... A photograph from the fictional wizard newspaper The Daily Prophet, as seen in the 3rd film in the film series, showing the Weasleys on holiday in Egypt. ... The following are teachers and staff at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter novels, by J. K. Rowling, the Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ... Dobby House-elves are fictional magical creatures in the Harry Potter series of books written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hogwarts, a wizarding school. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still being approached entirely scientifically. ... The chronology is a general timeline of events derived from information provided in the series of Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, along with additional materials posted on her web site and published in various interviews. ... The Harry Potter book and film series are set in a number of fictional locations. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a setting in J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ... Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... Spells in Harry Potter occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Magic (Harry Potter). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Magic (Harry Potter). ... In the fictional Harry Potter series, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... Tom Riddles diary, the first Horcrux that Harry Potter encountered, as seen in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... The Sign of the Deathly Hallows represents all three objects symbolically: the Wand, the Stone, and the Cloak. ... This is a list of fictional books mentioned in the Harry Potter series. ... Several media publications are featured in the Harry Potter novels (and film adaptations). ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... Different composers have been involved in writing the music for the Harry Potter films. ... Mary GrandPré (born 1954 in South Dakota) is an American illustrator, best known for her illustrations in the US version of the Harry Potter books, published by Scholastic. ... // Writer J. K. Rowling cites several writers as influences in her creation of her bestselling Harry Potter series. ... The immense popularity and wide recognition of JK Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series has led to it being extensively parodied, in works spanning nearly every medium. ... There have been many published theories about politics in the Harry Potter books and from academic circles. ... The cover of Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen – the Dutch language translation of the first book, jointly published by De Harmonie and Standaard. ... Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by English author J. K. Rowling to benefit the British charity Comic Relief. ... Quidditch Through the Ages is both a fictional book described in the Harry Potter series of novels by the English author J. K. Rowling, and a real book by that author, although her name is only stated in the book as the copyright holder of the Harry Potter-name. ... The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the title of a book of fairy tales Albus Dumbledore left Hermione Granger in his will. ... Lego Harry Potter is a Lego theme based on the books and films of the Harry Potter series. ... This is the back side of each card in the game. ...

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