Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 3)

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A few said that it might be not worth the money - I might agree, since it's very short and you keep wanting more, but the illustrations are beautifl, J. K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world. We begin just as any witch or wizard on his or her way to Hogwarts would – at London’s King’s Cross. Readers will also be introduced to the rare incidence of Hatstall which impacted Harry Potter himself. If you choose to be an overachiever like Hermione, there is also a segment on the Time-Turner to help you navigate to multiple classes happening at the same time.

Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English. The Hufflepuffs now get their deserved attention :) major props to you, all the precious Hufflepuffs! We thank the author and her team of superhuman publishers for teasing us with such morsels of the HP universe.The three eBooks appear to be a mix of previously released Pottermore content and brand new material, all of which is penned by Rowling. Yes, some new information was revealed about the characters and some of the well-known places at Hogwarts, but I didn't feel like I'd be missing out had I never read these. The idea to use Platform Nine and Three-Quarters was inspired by actual history involving Boudicca, an ancient British queen. Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide recaptures this feeling, reminding me of the excitement of my childhood reading, when you discover a new obscure fact about the worlds created by your favourite authors.

In this third book, you’ll get nineteen short stories focused in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the most famous school in Britain’s literature! The Sorting Hat is notorious for refusing to admit it has made a mistake in its sorting of a student. It was intriguing for me to see that Rowling had second thoughts about Harry having the map in his possession for so long. There is specific information on King's Cross Station and a glimpse into Rowling's thoughts about the subject.

Also there's the nature of Ghosts themselves, The Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick (my MOST FAVOURITE part of the whole book! At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales.