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The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide To The Magical World Of Harry Potter (2004)

The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter (2004)

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0767919440 (ISBN13: 9780767919449)
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English
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three rivers press

About book The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide To The Magical World Of Harry Potter (2004)

The Sorcerer's Companion is a great introductory guide to the mythological allusions in the Harry Potter series. Framed like an encyclopedia, it features information from different cultures on a variety of topics, including the Sorcerer's Stone, basilisks, amulets, and grindylows. It's a great companion to the series but also a fun - and informative - way to introduce Harry Potter fans to the mythology behind the series, told in a way that's interesting even to kids (I read this at eleven and ate it up. I couldn't read it fast enough).Readers with a background in mythology may not get as much out of this book; some of the entries are short and don't go very in-depth.

The best thing about this book by far was its collection of strange beliefs that people have had and customs they have observed. For instance, it was thought that church bells would prevent witches from flying. At least one town in Germany ordered all churches to constantly ring their bells from dusk to dawn to prevent witches from flying then.At first, I was a little bummed that there wasn't more about the origins of the Harry Potter character names (because the book has the most entries about magical creatures), but several of those are at the back of the book.

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A well researched compilation of different cultures' lore on creatures, characters and practices mentioned on the Harry Potter series. I read this book for the first time almost ten years ago and it was a nice, friendly introduction to folklore and interesting historical information on how magic was regarded in past times, all this with illustrations to aid younger readers get a better idea of what the text is referring to. I reread this book after all these years and I still find it enjoyable, entertaining and informative.
—Erika

YOU GUYS, I LOVE THIS BOOK!As you may know (or may not know), I'm completely obsessed with Harry Potter so when this book came out I immediately bought it.I think I didn't even know what it was about!It was so interesting for me to read about mythical creatures, Harry Potter-related school subjects and magical objects.I even forced my friends to buy it so we could pretend that we were students at Hogwarts (don't blame me, I was only 12, I think).It's truly a very fascinating read and whenever I need some information about such stuff, I open this book and read it!
—Titty

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