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J. K. Rowling

Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J.K. Rowling

Published August 25, 2020

Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J.K. Rowling

The final book of the Hogwarts/Pottermore trilogy, and this one had a lot more slightly smaller entries - little snippets about the Great Lake, about the Marauder’s Map, about various headmasters and about how to get to and from the castle in the best way. As with the other two books, I really liked how the way it’s put together, the different elements linked and small additions and updates from JK Rowling herself. Not a lot to add, but it’s a good read, super quick to get through, and just adds to your Wizarding World knowledge.

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J.K. Rowling

Published August 23, 2020

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J.K. Rowling

Another of the three Hogwarts books that were a compilation of Pottermore articles written by the author and published on the website. I really liked the list of Ministers for Magic, it seemed like they didn’t last in the job very long even in the good times! But such a long list and such interesting ways that they left their position! Also, I thought the detail about Peeves was good, whilst it wasn’t so interesting to read about Slughorn - I think we knew most of that already, so it didn’t really add too much.

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling

Published August 22, 2020

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling

I was browsing through some of the shorter books on my digital bookshelf and I realised I don’t remember buying these and if I read them, I’ve forgotten what was inside. I know at the time some people were annoyed that this was writing that was also available for free on the Pottermore website, but I do think there’s a value in gathering things together in an easy package. Particularly this one, which neatly links together a few different topics.