Hello everyone!
Out of my holiday flux, finally, and currently reading a rather amusing tale about how a cyber parrott manages to pilot an actual spaceship in the middle of nowhere (it's a rather long story how I got to this point, but suffice to say Ed is quite the entertainer!), but I won't be going into more detail here since I might even review it later on.
Oh no, tonight it's another round with our favourite wizards from the wizarding world of Harry Potter, as I discovered that Pottermore had published, or at least released out into the open, several texts that go into a bit more detail about some of Rowling's work.
All written by J. K. Rowling, made all the better because it isn't anything new, so to speak, but mostly just a rehash on what we already know and love, just with some more knowledge this time.
So, I will be talking about, in order of appearance: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists, as well as Hogwarts, An (In)Complete and (Un)Reliable guide.
It should be a fine ride, but please don't think I'll be telling you EVERYTHING there is in there - they're quite short publications so I won't spoil it all.
Beginning with my usual saying that all my former Harry Potter or Potter-related posts will be found below, I have to say I'm a bit late in coming to read theseparticular publications since it's already 2017.
But, that being said, let's get right to it, shall we?
In Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, we learn a few more things about Minerva McGonagall, Sybill Trelawney, Transfiguration, Divination, and how to lose your limbs rather alarmingly if you're a DADA teacher.
I mean, why would you want to poke your wooden limb into a dragon's mouth if you know it's going to get burned to a crisp!?
We also hear some more about Remus Lupin, who is and remains a fan favourite despite his death, and some insight into how he became a werewolf - and how his family dealt with the situation.
Through it all, however, we keep popping right back to Albus Dumbledore, which is just as well, as he remains the driving force behind this whole shebang.
In Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists, we delve a little deeper into what, exactly goes into Potion making, the Ministers of Magic (and how little they honestly bother with us Muggles, but then again, we didn't exactly expect anything more, really), and most notably Azkaban, the wizard prison from which no one really escapes (with some notable exceptions).
Also in this volume we find the reason why Dolors Umbridge became the most hated character, even more than Voldemort.
Yes, we go there. No, it's not pleasant.
OH! And there's Peeves, of course. You can't forget HIM.
In the final volume of this blog, the Hogwarts Guide which SHOULD by all rights tell us the when and where and what, really just opens up more questions.
We get a bit more insight into the castle and its grounds, for starters, but did you know there's a pack of lovely wolves running around the Forbidden Forest, who are descendant of two werewolves who couldn't wait until AFTER the full moon?
No, I bet you didn't quite.
There's another round with the timetables and the subjects (not as many as you'd think), and magical artefacts that reside within the castle.
These include, but are not limited to the Mirror of Erised and the Sorting Hat, who above all else displays that there IS something human in the thing considering it NEVER wants to admit when it might have been wrong about placing a student into a certain House.
The one thing I was quite happy with, however, was the description of the Hufflepuff common room, which we never get to see either in the books or in the movies, but which I think would make Hobbits feel quite at home.
For more information about any of these texts, I strongly encourage you to read the lot, as they're around a hundred pages each (maybe a little more, or even slightly less) and if you're a Harry Potter fan you'll probably enjoy them. Heck, even if you're NOT a fan you might enjoy reading some more of these squibbles!
They certainly eliminate the bitter aftertaste of the Book I Will Not Name.
As for me, I'm going to go back to Ed the Parrott Captain.
xx
*images not mine
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