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Making the Calendar Fit
• ArticleI recently received two comments on two different entries in the Lexicon which brought up the same problem: the real world calendar doesn’t always agree with the days and dates in the books. I’m sure some of you are saying “Of course, we know that, this has been discussed in… Read More
Canon Celebration: Rowling's Websites, Interviews, and Tales of Beedle the Bard
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A few weeks ago we talked about some excellent sources of information about the Wizarding World which weren’t novels: the “replica” schoolbooks of Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as Daily Prophet Newsletters and the Famous Wizards cards. Read More
🎙️ Canon Thoughts: Book Two
• ArticleToday I’m going to talk a little bit about book two, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. For me in the US, this book came out in 1999. Reading it firmly convinced me that I was going to fall in love with the Harry Potter series. I started taking… Read More
Philosopher's Stone: Chapter by Chapter
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Synopses by William Silvester Chapter 1 – The Boy Who Lived In which we meet the Dursleys and learn of the peculiar happenings surrounding the arrival of Harry Potter on their doorstep including a conversation between Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall. Chapter 2 – The Vanishing Glass In which is related… Read More
Prisoner of Azkaban: Chapter by Chapter
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Chapter synopses: William Silvester Chapter 1 – Owl Post In which we are reminded of Harry’s previous adventures and told of his summer holidays, he receives birthday cards and presents from his friends, and Harry learns what Ron and Hermione did during the summer. Chapter 2 – Aunt Marge’s Big… Read More
Goblet of Fire: Chapter by Chapter
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synopses: William Silvester Chapter 1 – The Riddle House In which we learn of the mysterious murders in the Riddle House fifty years ago, how Frank Bryce was accused but released for lack of evidence, and how the Riddle House fell into disrepair. In the present, Frank interrupts a… Read More
Chamber of Secrets: Chapter by Chapter
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by William Silvester Chapter 1 – The Worst Birthday In which we are reminded of the happenings during Harry’s first year at Hogwarts, uncle Vernon has a very important dinner guest coming, dinner plans are made, and Harry’s birthday is forgotten again. Chapter 2 – Dobby’s Warning In which Dobby,… Read MorePosted
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The following changes were released by Rowling’s publishers in the summer of 2004. As of summer, 2005, they had not been included in Scholastic editions. However, both Bloomsbury and Raincoast editions now incorporate the changes. The translators, who work from the Bloomsbury text, are incorporating these changes into their editions of the book as well. PS… Read More
The History of The Books: 1990-2004
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by Steve VanderArk and Bob Williams 1990 Ideas for Harry Potter and the wizard world form in J.K. Rowling’s mind while she is on an interminable train journey from Manchester to King’s Cross. 1991 J.K. Rowling goes to Portugal to teach English as a foreign language. There, she writes ten… Read More
Differences between British and US versions of CS
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This page indicates all differences between the U.K. and U.S. editions of the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. pp. U.K. Edition U.S. Edition pp. 8 top-of-the-range top-of-the-line 3 10 fortnight two weeks 5 12 ice-creams ice cream 10 13 joint loin 10 21 was hard-done-by… Read More
Differences between British and US versions of PS
• ArticleThis page indicates differences between the British and United States versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone. pp. U.K. Edition U.S. Edition pp. 8 car park parking lot 3 9 the baker’s opposite the bakery 4 9 lot bunch 4 10 shan’t won’t 6 11 her lot her crowd 7… Read More