More stories from the Harry Potter world! The e-book series "Pottermore Presents" explores yet unknown facts surrounding Hogwarts, such as the Second Wizarding War, the Azkaban prison or the wizarding school's staff.
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Harry Potter for diehard fans
When someone has created an entire world like J. K. Rowling, they usually have a lot of unused material. The digital publisher Pottermore is now bringing out some of these background stories as e-books.
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The secrets of the Harry Potter universe revealed
In the three new e-books collecting different short stories, fans will learn new details about different characters and the secrets of the wizarding school Hogwarts. Obviously, whenever "Harry Potter" is written on something, it is destined to high sales: The script for the recently published play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," is now leading international bestseller lists.
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Friendship is central to the series
Harry, Hermione and Ron are best friends, and grow up together in the seven parts of the Harry Potter series. Of course frictions, mistrust and unlucky love stories are part of the journey. Even wizards go through puberty - and that made the series so successful.
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Battle of good versus evil
Voldemort is the sinister enemy of Harry Potter, the evil figure that has to be defeated. The stories of the two opponents are closely intertwined; the background to the story of Tom Riddle (as Voldemort was known before his conversion) is told throughout the seven books.
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Insider knowledge of Hogwarts
Anyone who has ever wondered what the ghosts of Hogwarts actually do throughout the day and what the Sorting Hat is up to when he doesn't have to put children in one of the four schoolhouses will learn more in the new e-book series. "Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide" tells the secrets of the wizarding school where Harry Potter and his friends spend most of their time.
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Shedding light on ambivalent characters
The second e-book, "Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists," explores the dark secrets of the people who never clearly positioned themselves as good or evil in the Harry Potter series. This includes Horace Slughorn, who was both an admirer and supporter of Harry's mother Lily, as well as somebody who had surrendered to the charm of Lord Voldemort.
How was Professor Minerva McGonagall (played by Maggie Smith in the movie, here together with the late Alan Rickman) involved in the Second Wizarding War? The answer and more stories on Harry Potter's teachers can be found in the third e-book, called "Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies."
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More Potter...
J. K. Rowling may have finished the Harry Potter series, but she is involved in many related projects. This includes the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which opened in London in July, and the screenplay for the film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which will be released in November 2016.
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Even though creator J.K. Rowling has completed her series of stories on the world's most famous wizard, the Harry Potter universe seems endless.
Her digital publishing company, Pottermore, offers content surrounding Harry Potter's fantasy world. It is now publishing three new e-books, a series called "Pottermore Presents," revealing facts surrounding the Hogwarts wizarding school. The short stories collections include several original texts by J.K. Rowling.
The three e-books of the series, made available not only in English, but also German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish, will be released on September 6 - cleverly marketed just in time for the beginning of the new term at Hogwarts.
The Harry Potter brand guarantees high sales
Rowling has celebrated another successful year. Last May, she was honored by the international writer's organization PEN.
Her play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," opened to sold-out crowds in July. The script of the play offers an eighth part of the Potter series and shows the life of the wizard as an adult who sends his own son to Hogwarts. It reached record sales in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and is still at the top of international bestseller lists.
And finally, the prequel to the Harry Potter series, "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them," will hit theaters in November. Rowling wrote the script to the movie.
