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"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6)", the sixth book in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of "The Order of the Phoenix". Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. Harry is at the Dursleys, where the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, weighs on his mind. But Harry's anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione’s when the OWL results are delivered. But gone is the rage-filled Harry - he’s not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, while also learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do. |
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For a fan of Harry Potter the "Harry Potter Hardback Box Set: Five Volumes" is a must buy, collecting the first five Harry Potter books into a complete compendium, charting Harry's progress from his entry into the wizardly world of Hogwarts to his fifth year at the school. With wonderful characters, ever-twisting plots and a smooth flowing narrative across the entire series, J K Rowling does an amazing job taking us on a journey from the muggle (human) world to a world of magic. A journey that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. |
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"Harry Potter Gift Edition Box Set: Four Volumes" is a must buy, collecting the first four Harry Potter books into a complete compendium, charting Harry's progress from his entry into the wizardly world of Hogwarts to his fourth year at the school. With wonderful characters, ever-twisting plots and a smooth flowing narrative across the entire series, J K Rowling does an amazing job taking us on a journey from the muggle (human) world to a world of magic. A journey that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. |
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As Harry Potter enters his fifth year at wizard school in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (aka. Harry Potter 5), it seems the bonds "of friendship and trust" have never been more sorely tested. Lord Voldemort's rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe it's all madness and lies - just more trouble from Harry Potter. Add this to a host of other worries for Harry - A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; A venomous, disgruntled house-elf; Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team; and, of course, what every student dreads: end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams - and you'd know what Harry faces during the day. But at night it's even worse, because then he dreams of a single door in a silent corridor. And this door is somehow more terrifying than every other nightmare combined... |
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In the fourth instalment of J K Rowling's phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", our eponymous hero can't wait for the start of school. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and there are spells to be learnt and Divination lessons (sigh) to be attended (and yes, Harry does start to notice girls). But when Harry's name is pulled from the Goblet of Fire, and he is chosen to champion Hogwarts in the Triwizard tournament, an ancient, ritualistic tournament that brings Hogwarts together with two other schools of wizardry - Durmstrang and Beauxbatons - in heated competition, then the trouble really begins. Still reeling from the effects of a terrifying nightmare that has left him shaken, and with the lightning-shaped scar on his head throbbing with pain, Harry becomes at once the most popular boy in school. Yet, despite his fame, he is totally unprepared for the furore that follows. |
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In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Harry is forced to do his homework in the dead of night and forbidden to refer to his magic skills or his life at Hogwarts School as he endures the summer holidays with the dreaded Dursleys. However, the escape of Sirius Black - one-time friend of Harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "You- Know-Who" - from Azkaban, has serious implications for Harry, for it would appear that Black is bent on revenge against Harry for thwarting "You-Know-Who". Back at Hogwarts, Harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the Dementors - guards from Azkaban on the look out for Black - however, this doesn't stop him throwing himself into the new Quidditch season and going about his normal business, or at least attempting to. Despite warnings Harry is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding Sirius Black... |
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"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" finds Harry returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after the summer holidays and, right from the start, things are not straightforward. Unable to board the Hogwarts express, Harry and his friends break all the rules and make their way to the school in a magical flying car. From this point on, incredible events happen to Harry and his friends - Harry hears evil voices and someone, or something is attacking the pupils. Can Harry get to the bottom of the mystery before it's too late? As with its predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", this is a highly readable and imaginative adventure story with real, fallible, characters, plenty of humour and, of course, loads of magic and spells. |
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Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand and jellybeans that come in every flavour, including strawberry, curry, grass and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J K Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". In the non-magical human world - the world of "Muggles" - Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But when a mysterious letter wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that's where the real adventure begins. |
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Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer's Stone get its power? Did J K Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn't, who did? Millions of readers around the world have been enchanted by the magical world of wizardry, spells, and mythical beasts inhabited by Harry Potter and his friends. But what most readers don't know is that there is a centuries-old trove of true history, folklore, and mythology behind Harry's fantastic universe. Now, with "The Sorcerer's Companion", those without access to the Hogwarts library can school themselves in the fascinating reality behind J.K. Rowling's world of magic. |
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