The novel’s film adaptation, which was released in 2002, became the fifth highest-grossing film of all time and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.Ī number of video games based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were also launched for various platforms, with the majority receiving positive feedback. Since being discovered by Muggles and barely escaping deportation, you’d imagine the remainder of Harry’s second year would be a breeze.Īs with the previous novels in the book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets sparked theological debates some religious figures criticized the use of magical themes, whilst others lauded its focus on self-sacrifice and how one’s character is the product of one’s decisions. Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts with a bang in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – the bang of a soaring Ford Anglia crashing into the Whomping Willow, that is. The book contains over 100 illustrations and will be accompanied by drawn versions of the series’ first seven books by the same author. On October 6, 2015, an illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published, with illustrations by Jim Kay. The writing has been compared to that of Jane Austen, one of Rowling’s favorite authors Roald Dahl, whose works ruled fictional books before Harry Potter and Homer, the Ancient Greek storyteller.Īlthough some critics thought the novel harkened back to Victorian and Edwardian boarding school novels, others thought it strongly established the genre in the new era by addressing current ethical and social questions, as well as overcoming hurdles. The next year, Scholastic Corporation released it in the United States under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This discovery, delivered by Hagrid, a gruff, hairy ogre, sends Harry on a fantastical adventure of a lifetime.īloomsbury published the novel for the first time in the United Kingdom on June 26, 1997. Harry Potter learns his true origin in the early hours of his eleventh birthday in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the novel that began it all – he is a wizard, famed in the mystical universe for having defeated the dark Lord Voldemort when he was just a kid. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay 1. Reception to the novel was generally positive and it won several awards and honours, including the British Book of the Year award.16. There were many controversies before and after it was published, including the right to read the copies delivered prior to the release date in Canada. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury, and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July, as well as in several other countries.
Set during protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and Harry's preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series. Despite the danger, Harry and his best friends, Ron and Hermione, return to the familiar life of Hogwarts for their sixth year. Harry finds his world is yet again changing: wizards and witches and Muggles alike are dying, despite the efforts of the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix. Set during Harry Potter 's sixth year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort is definitely back, and with a vengeance. Passion has a funny way of changing the rules, and soon Nathan and Mia realize that to win it all, they’ll have to make an unexpected play for love. But the chemistry between them has always sizzled, and it isn’t long before Mia realizes she wants more with Nathan than just late-night talks and pizza.
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