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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Movie)

October 26, 20140




Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Movie)
Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban-movie-posterHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy film released in June 8, 2004. This film was directed by Alfonso Cuaron under Warner Bros Pictures. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film was based on the J.K. Rowling’s novel, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and succeeded by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

The film grossed a large gross of $798.6 million all over the world, even if its box office performance is the lowest as compared to other Harry Potter franchises, most of the fans and critics considered this film as one of the best.

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Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them / Quidditch Through the Ages (Book)

October 26, 20140




Fantastic_beastsHarry Potter Schoolbooks are some of the most educational and interesting books of all time.

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages are 2 more masterpieces of J.K. Rowling. This was published on November 1, 2001 and published by Arthur A. Levine Books.

It’s under the Children and Young Adults category. These schoolbooks appeared in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone as books Harry reads at the Hogwarts Library.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is written under the Newt Scamander pseudonym. The book offers complete descriptions and illustrations of the enchanted creatures in the magical world of Harry Potter.

This is a basic book intended for every wizard who enters the Hogwarts School. It’s been this way since 1927. The creatures are alphabetically listed along with the threat that they pose to Muggles. Some of these creatures may be familiar, such as unicorns while others, like Mackled Malaclaws, are not known.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Movie)

September 20, 20140




harry_potter_and_the_chamber_of_secrets_poster3Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the movie sequel of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This is also a movie adaptation of the book with the same title written by J.K. Rowling. The release date of this film was on April 11, 2003. This is under Warner Brothers studio and directed by Chris Columbus. 

The duration of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is 161 minutes. The film was well received by the audience. It garnered a hefty amount… $879 million worldwide. It also received several nominations from various film award giving bodies.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Movie)

August 5, 20140

l_241527_4a544e6dHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first installment of series of Harry Potter movies. The film was released on November 16, 2001. The main cast of the movie are Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley).  This is a movie under the Fantasy genre. The director of the movie is Chris Columbus by Fine Line Features.

The movie is based on a critically acclaimed book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by no other than J.K. Rowling.  This film is a great success and many children as well as children from around the globe clamoured for more. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first journey of Harry Potter to discover the world of wizardry.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book)

July 26, 20140

phoenix.jpg123The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the fifth installment of the series written by J.K Rowling. It is a children’s novel and the genre is fantasy. The novel was written in Scotland in 2002 and it was published in 2003 by Scholastic Inc. in United States, Raincoast in Canada and Bloomsbury in United Kingdom.

There had been a 3 year gap between the 4th and 5th sequel of the Harry Potter book series. By the time The Order of the Phoenix was released, Harry Potter was a global phenomenon. The four previous books were being sold in 200 countries in 55 languages. Needless to say, the publishers decided to increase the number of the copies for The Order of The Phoenix.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book)

July 26, 20140

1309051264-1The Goblet of Fire is the 4th installment of the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. It does not only signify Harry’s fourth year at the school, but it also signifies the time that he joins the Triwizard Tournament.  Those chose to contend should pass the three supreme tests. The book was introduced simultaneously in United States and United Kingdom in July 2000. That was the first time that a book included in the series was released on the same date.

In the previous novels of the series, Harry Potter had struggled the hardship of growing up and the challenges of being a wizard. Lord Valdemort had killed the parents of Harry when he was a baby and it left a scar on his forehead. Before he enrolled in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, Harry learned that he has the ability of being a wizard.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book)

July 26, 20140

HarryAzkabanBritish2Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is one of the Harry Potter series. It is the third novel that synchronizes the third year of Harry at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry along with his friends Hermione and Ron investigate the escaped prisoner named Sirius Black. They believed that this prisoner from Azkaban is one of the old allies of Lord Voldemort.

It was in July 1999 when the book was brought out into public in United Kingdom by Bloomsbury. Consequently, the novel was published in United States by Scholastica Inc. in September 1999. Sixty-eight thousand copies of this book were sold in just 3 days after it was released.  The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had won various awards in 1999 and 2000 respectively. Some of the awards include the Bram Stoker Award, Whitbread Children’s Book Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book)

July 26, 20140

Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_(US_cover)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book of the series written by J. K. Rowling in 1999 at Edinburgh. It is more of a children’s novel and the genre is detective fiction and fantasy. The author shows her fondness for heroes. The major conflict of the novel evolved when Harry, Hermione and Ron discovered and destroyed the creature at the Chamber of Secrets that frightened the students.  The creature had caused series of tragedies as it turned one student into stone.

The adventures written in this book has delighted every child fantasy that there is another world that is existing aside from our own. The novels let us envision the magical world that we are not able to see. It describes those non-magical people as Muggles who live oblivious to wizards. The book also defines the borderline between fantasy and the real life. When Harry Potter decided to return to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry he received warning from the creature named Dobby that disaster will strike and it does.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book)

July 26, 20140

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The phenomenon of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone began in 1997 when J. K. Rowling had a vision while riding on a train. The first book was published using the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and then translated into different languages. From there, the global domination of Harry Potter began.

In this book, Harry Potter was introduced as an orphaned boy who was forced to live with his Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and his cousin Dudley. Harry carries the so-called generational witchcraft ability because both of his parents were great witches. That is why when he grows up he became a wizard. However, during the first ten years of his life Harry in not aware about his ability until such time that he enrolled at the Hogwart School of Wizardry and Witchcraft.

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Harry Potter New Book (Short Story)

July 21, 20140

JK+Rowling+JKThe new book about the famous Harry Potter 8 by the British author J.K Rowling is now out. It took many years since the last publish of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in 2007. J.K Rowling has indicated that the last published novel in 2007 was the last one on Harry Potter. Currently, there are no plans on the new novel except this 1500 word Harry Potter new book.

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