Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
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Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists

J. K. Rowling2016
'No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): "their puir wee braines couldnae cope wi' it."' - J.K. Rowling Pottermore Presents is a collection of J.K. Rowling's writing from the Pottermore archives: short reads originally featured on pottermore.com with some exclusive new additions. These eBooks, with writing curated by Pottermore, will take you beyond the Harry Potter stories as J.K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters' lives and surprises from the wizarding world. These stories of power, politics and pesky poltergeists give you a glimpse into the darker side of the wizarding world, revealing the ruthless roots of Professor Umbridge, the lowdown on the Ministers for Magic and the history of the wizarding prison Azkaban. You will also delve deeper into Horace Slughorn's early years as Potions master at Hogwarts - and his acquaintance with one Tom Marvolo Riddle.
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Cindy McKee@cindy-lou23
5 stars
Jan 20, 2023

Delightful in every sense of the word! I admit I got a tad teary over Slughorn, and enjoyed the time and thought Jo put into each Minister of Magic or her ability to make us loathe Umbridge even more.

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nanafark@nanafark
4 stars
Sep 11, 2022

satisfied my need for more wizarding world content. i liked reading about Professor’s Horace Slughorn background especially in this book.

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Samiha Tasnim@samihatasnim
4 stars
Jan 17, 2022

Every witch or wizard with a wand has held in his or her hands more power than we will ever know. With the right spell or potion, they can fabricate love, travel through time, change physical form and even extinguish life. In the wrong hands, power and magic can be dark, lethal, and consuming.

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Margarita Caraballo@mjcara
5 stars
Jan 1, 2022

Thoroughly enjoyable I loved it. It provides amazing back story, much like Pottermore, but in a great, curated, digestible way. It also give a good deal of context and background to aspects of the core series. Absolutely would recommend.

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Kim@skullfullofbooks
3 stars
Nov 15, 2021

This was much better than the first one that I read. It has a much better ratio of short story to author comentart, and I found the stories to be much more jnteresting and we'll written in general. I can see myself hoping for another one of these, but would prefer her to actually write a new novel in the HP universe not involving Harry and the crew.

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Roos Kuijper @roosk94
4 stars
Aug 28, 2021

I dont think I can ever get enough of Hogwarts or Harry Potter or the world J. K. Rowling has created

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anna@annagc
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Elaine Treloar@wolferaine
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Q@qontfnns
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Lindsy Rice@lindsyrice
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Marian L@insomnia
5 stars
Nov 2, 2023
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Matt Stedjan@mattstedjan
4 stars
Jun 18, 2023
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Grace Piper@the_anachronista
4 stars
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amanda dickmann@adickmann91
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May 26, 2023
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Giulia Giacometti@giulia
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Mark Tareshawty@tarebyte
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Tiago Mariz@tiago
3 stars
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Nileena S B@neelippennu
2 stars
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nina@nini
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Mary Garza@maryherondale
4 stars
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Ofelia@sanemi
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Amelia Lin@amelialin
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Aug 21, 2022
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Katie Galvin@kittic
5 stars
Aug 17, 2022
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Avery Baumel@aviebaum
4 stars
Aug 14, 2022