Allan Zola Kronzek,Elizabeth Kronzek: The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter
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The "New York Times" bestseller, now fully updated to include" "the complete seven-volume series.
Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn t, who did?
Millions of readers around the world have been enchanted by the magical world of wizardry, spells, and mythical beasts inhabited by Harry Potter and his friends. But what most readers don t know is that there is a centuries-old trove of true history, folklore, and mythology behind Harry s fantastic universe. Now, with" The Sorcerer s Companion," those without access to the Hogwarts Library can school themselves in the fascinating reality behind J. K. Rowling s world of magic.
Newly updated to include "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince," and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," "The Sorcerer s Companion" allows curious readers to look up anything magical from the Harry Potter books and discover a wealth of entertaining, unexpected information. Wands and wizards, boggarts and broomsticks, hippogriffs and herbology, all have astonishing histories rooted in legend, literature, or real-life events dating back hundreds or even thousands of years. Magic wands, like those sold in Rowling s Diagon Alley, were once fashioned by Druid sorcerers out of their sacred yew trees. Love potions were first concocted in ancient Greece and Egypt. And books of spells and curses were highly popular during the Middle Ages. From Amulets to Zombies, you ll also learn:
how to read tea leaves
where to find a basilisk today
how King Frederick II of Denmark financed a war with a unicorn horn
who the real Merlin was
how to safely harvest mandrake root
who wore the first invisibility cloak
how to get rid of a goblin
why owls were feared in the ancient world
what really lies beyond the Veil
the origins of our modern-day bogeyman, and more.
A spellbinding tour of Harry s captivating world, "The Sorcerer s Companion" is a must for every Potter aficionado s bookshelf.
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"The Sorcerer's Companion has not been prepared, approved, or licensed by any person or entity that created, published, or produced the Harry Potter books or related properties."
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Author: Allan Zola Kronzek,Elizabeth Kronzek
Number of Pages: 366 pages
Published Date: 03 Jan 2011
Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780307885135
Download Link: Click Here
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