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]

Content

In this guide, the readers find information about Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin, Sybill Trelawney and Silvanus Kettleburn.[7][8][9]

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.[10][11][12][13][14]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ "J.K. Rowling Wrote New Stories About McGonagall, Slughorn for eBook T…". 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2024-07-29. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Simpson, George (8 September 2016). "Harry Potter fan FURY as JK Rowling sells £6 eBooks that are free online". express.co.uk.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "8 things we just learned about the 'Harry Potter' universe from J.K. Rowling's latest e-books". thisisinsider.com.
  13. ^ "FutureBook Awards shortlists unveiled". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  14. ^ "FutureBook Awards shortlists unveiled". 2018-01-27. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2024-07-29.