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BOOK: Guide t0 Harry Potter
In order to benefit starving children around the world, J.K. Rowling has put out this two book set in a nice purple cardboard slipcase based on Hogwarts textbooks. Twenty per cent of the retail sales minus taxes will go to that charity. These books are meant to be supplementary stories to the Harry Potter myths and are sponsored by “Comic Relief, UK”. The first is Quidditch through the Ages, while the second is Fantastic Beasts and where to find them. J.K. Rowling has put the books under the pseudonyms of Kennilworthy Whisp and Newt Scamander, respectively. Both the books have material that corresponds to the first four books. They have a foreword by Dumbledore, in which Dumbledore. Any muggle will have fun reading all of the many sections of these books about Quidditch and magical beasts. Both the books have funny scribblings by Harry and Ron.
Quidditch through the Ages
The first book, i.e. Quidditch through the Ages is a property of Hogwarts’ Library with a seal reading “Property of Hogwarts Library” which reads like a history book and goes first from the development of the broomstick as a form of transport to its use in sports. This takes the reader to brief descriptions of early broomstick games, and then to a certain game played at Queerditch Marsh in the 11th century. The evolution of the game is detailed, but the most fascinating part is the origins of the Golden Snitch, which itself has a sad but ultimately humane ending. Other bits include major Quidditch teams, slang terms, broomstick models, and Quidditch moves such as the Wronski Feint (which Harry does in the first movie in order to reach the Snitch). We also learn the ten most common fouls of the seven hundred fouls that exist. We can even learn how many dollars Galleons are equivalent to. This book helps us learn a part of the Harry Potter books we didn’t know.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them
The second book, i.e. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them is one of the students’ compulsory course books. It’s basically a small encyclopaedia on those beasts, with Ministry of Magic classifications going from X (boring) to XXXXX (known wizard killer/impossible to train or domesticate).
The scribbles in the book are what enhance this book. The book has a label “Property of Harry Potter” on it, but we discover that Ron Weasley has been borrowing his book because he’s spending his money on dung bombs instead of a new book. It is enlivened with Harry and Ron’s writing and jokes in the margins of the book relating to the Chudley Cannons, some about Hagrid’s love of monsters, and what they learned from facing monsters.
It talks about many different creatures, both dangerous and peaceful. The entry in the Chimaera mentions a wizard who fell off his winged horse and died after slaying one. This is clearly a reference to Greek mythology’s Bellorophon, who fell off Pegasus after being stung by a wasp. We learn that dodos aren’t really extinct, but are magical birds that disappear from muggle sight. Finally, Muggles will have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. So, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them is a brisk and humorous guide to mythical, totally real monsters and magical creatures from the Acromantula (giant spider) to the Yeti. It is a must read book for a Potter fan who would realize that how is it to be in Hogwarts and learn wizarding subjects.
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