Ten different Harry Potter subscription boxes were considered for this list. Ultimately, we chose boxes that catered to different crowds, from vinyl toy collectors to wand collectors, to those who love all kinds of Harry Potter gear. We selected boxes that represented a variety of different price ranges in hopes to include subscription boxes that all readers can afford. Sedlmayr, Gerold; Waller, Nicole (28 October 2014). Politics in Fantasy Media: Essays on Ideology and Gender in Fiction, Film, Television and Games. McFarland & Company. p.132. ISBN 9781476617558. During this press conference, Rowling stated that the Bible quotations in that novel "almost epitomize the whole series. I think they sum up all the themes in the whole series" (reported in Adler). Rowling has spoken about thematising death and loss in the series. Soon after she started writing Philosopher's Stone, her mother died; she said that "I really think from that moment on, death became a central, if not the central theme of the seven books". [42] Rowling has described Harry as "the prism through which I view death", and further stated that "all of my characters are defined by their attitude to death and the possibility of death". [43] Jensen, Jeff (7 September 2000). "Why J.K. Rowling waited to read Harry Potter to her daughter". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015 . Retrieved 19 August 2015.

In Harry's fourth year of school (detailed in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Hogwarts hosts the Triwizard Tournament, a contest between Hogwarts and the schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Harry is unwillingly entered into the contest, becoming Hogwarts' second participant after Cedric Diggory, an unusual occurrence that causes his friends to distance themselves from him. Harry claims the Triwizard Cup with Cedric, but in doing so is teleported to a graveyard where Pettigrew kills Cedric, then resurrects Voldemort using Harry's blood. Voldemort convenes his supporters, the Death Eaters, and Harry manages to escape after a duel with Voldemort. Upon returning to Hogwarts, it is revealed that a Death Eater, Barty Crouch, Jr, in disguise as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, engineered Harry's entry into the tournament, secretly helped him, and had him teleported to Voldemort.

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Illustrator puts a bit of herself on Potter cover: GrandPré feels pressure to create something special with each book". Today.com. Associated Press. 8 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020 . Retrieved 12 February 2007.

Fake Harry Potter novel hits China". BBC News. 4 July 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007 . Retrieved 11 March 2007. In an 8 November 2002 Slate article, Chris Suellentrop likened Potter to a "trust-fund kid whose success at school is largely attributable to the gifts his friends and relatives lavish upon him". [123] In a 12 August 2007, review of Deathly Hallows in The New York Times, however, Christopher Hitchens praised Rowling for "unmooring" her "English school story" from literary precedents "bound up with dreams of wealth and class and snobbery", arguing that she had instead created "a world of youthful democracy and diversity". [124]

There are fourteen Harry Potter video games, eight corresponding with the films and books and six spin-offs. The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts (EA), as was Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, with the game version of the first entry in the series, Philosopher's Stone, being released in November 2001. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone went on to become one of the best-selling PlayStation games ever. [232] The video games were released to coincide with the films. Objectives usually occur in and around Hogwarts. The story and design of the games follow the selected film's characterisation and plot; EA worked closely with Warner Bros. to include scenes from the films. The last game in the series, Deathly Hallows, was split, with Part 1 released in November 2010 and Part 2 debuting on consoles in July 2011. [233] [234] Chronicles of Earthsea". The Guardian. London. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 . Retrieved 2 October 2009.

The series was originally published in English by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, coming-of-age fiction, and the British school story (which includes elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance), the world of Harry Potter explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references. [1] Major themes in the series include prejudice, corruption, madness, and death. [2] [3] Watson, Julie (26 February 2004). "J. K. Rowling and the Billion-Dollar Empire". Forbes. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007 . Retrieved 3 December 2007. Hall, April (15 August 2014). "5 Questions With... Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet series)". www.reading.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 . Retrieved 6 July 2015. Worksheet: Half-Blood Prince sets UK record". BBC News. 20 July 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2007 . Retrieved 19 January 2007.

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Burbank Public Library offering digital copies of first 'Harry Potter' novel to recognize the book's 20th anniversary". Burbank Leader. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 . Retrieved 3 September 2020. One video will be an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette of Fantastic Beasts', while the other will show off the film’s latest trailer, which you’ll actually be able to watch before opening the magazine. What is this witchcraft?!