Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

Harry Potter books
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
AuthorJ. K. Rowling
GenreFantasy
Price£2.99 / US$3 / €2.99 
Publication date6 September 2016
Pages72

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies is an e-book written by J. K. Rowling, a guide to Hogwarts' teachers.[1][2][3][4][5]

Publication history

This book was released at the same time as two others Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide and Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists as a part of a series named Pottermore Presents. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time.[6]

Summary

In this guide, the readers find information about Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin, Sybill Trelawney and Silvanus Kettleburn.[7][8]

Contents

  • "Minerva McGonagall"
  • "Animagi"
  • "Remus Lupin"
  • "Werewolves"
  • "Sybill Trelawney"
  • "Naming Seers"
  • "Sylvanus Kettleburn"

Reception

Kate Samuelson of Time.com expressed that the book contained a lot of surprising and intricate details about the characters as well as insight into the history of the wizarding world and interesting revelations of Rowling’s writing regrets.[7] Some fans reacted negatively to the fact that most of the book's content had already been available for free online at Pottermore.[9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "J.K. Rowling Is About to Release 3 New 'Harry Potter' Books". Time. 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Reporters, Telegraph (6 September 2016). "JK Rowling's new Pottermore Presents ebooks: everything you need to know". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Back to Hogwarts with three new e-books from J.K. Rowling - Geek.com". geek.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tre nya "Harry Potter"-böcker kan vara på gång". aftonbladet.se. 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "There are three new Harry Potter books from JK Rowling coming". independent.co.uk. 17 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "La saga Harry Potter revient avec trois séries de nouvelles consacrées à l'univers poudlarien - Journal du Geek". journaldugeek.com. 18 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "7 Things We Learned from the New Harry Potter eBooks". Time. 6 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Bradley, Laura (2016-08-17). "J.K. Rowling Wrote New Stories About McGonagall, Slughorn for eBook Trio Pottermore Presents". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  9. ↑ Simpson, George (8 September 2016). "Harry Potter fan FURY as JK Rowling sells £6 eBooks that are free online". express.co.uk.
  10. ↑ Vincent, Alice (6 September 2016). "JK Rowling defends new Harry Potter e-books after fans complain of charging for free writing". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "8 things we just learned about the 'Harry Potter' universe from J.K. Rowling's latest e-books". thisisinsider.com.
  12. ↑ "FutureBook Awards shortlists unveiled". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  13. ↑ "FutureBook Awards shortlists unveiled". 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2024-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)