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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows cover released

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Bloomsbury also announced today that the UK edition will be 608 pages long. As previously announced, the US version of the book will have 784 pages, making it longer than GOF. However, the UK page count makes DH shorter than the British GOF (which is 636 pages long). We presume this is due to an increased font size for the US version.

Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning on the TODAY show about the American cover:

"We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is." Levine was then asked whether we know someone is going to die, to which he replied, "We do know that someone's going to die.

"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."

When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading Deathly Hallows, he was asked the following:

"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?"

"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," he responded.

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I LOVE THIS TRIO!!!

with J.K Rowling

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SHOTS FROM THE MOVIE

I can't wait to watch the next Harry Potter flick!!!

HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (T-Z)

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Ted Muggle news reporter.
Tenebrus Hagrid's favorite thestral.
Thickey, Janus Faked her own death by writing she was killed by a Lethifold.
Thomas, Dean A tall, black Gryffindor student who is a very good drawer.
Tofty, ? An O.W.L. examiner.
Tom Bartender at the Leaky Cauldron.
Tonks, Andromeda Sirius' favorite cousin and mother to Nymphadora Tonks
Tonks, Nymphadora Member of Harry's Advance Guard, metamorphmagus, and auror
Tonks, Ted Slobbish muggle and father to Nymphadora Tonks.
Travers Death Eater who murdered the McKinnons.
Trelawney, Sibyll The misty eyed Divination teacher with huge glasses.
Tremlett, Donaghan Bass player for the Weird Sisters.
Trevor Neville's toad.
Trimble, Quentin Author of "The Dark Forces: A Guide ot Self Protection."
Troy Irish National Quidditch Player.
Turpin, Lisa A Ravenclaw student.
Ugga Mentioned in Goodwin Keen's letter.
Umbridge, Delores Jane Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic and former High Inquisitor of Hogwarts.
Umfraville, Quintius Author of The Noble Sport of Warlocks.
Uric the Oddball Slept in a room containing no fewer than fifty pet Augureys.
Uric the Oddball was mixed up with Emeric the Evil in History of Magic.
Vablatsky, Cassandra Author of "Unfogging the Future."
Vance, Emmeline A stately looking witch who is a member of Harry's Advance Guard.
Vector, ? Arithmancy teacher at Hogwarts.
Viridian, Vindictus Author of "Curses and Countercurses."
Violet There is a portrait of her in Hogwarts, friends with the fat lady.
Voldemort The dark lord. Most wizards refer to him as "you-know-who" or "he-who-must-not-be-named".
Volkov Bulgarian National Quidditch Player.
Vulchanov Bulgarian National Quidditch Player.
Waffling, Adalbert Author of "A Magical Theory."
Warbeck, Celestina A popular singing sorceress.
Warrington, C. A Hogwarts student.
Weasley, Arthur Ron's father who is head of the "Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office" in the ministry.
Weasley, Bill The eldest Weasley brother. Is a charm-breaker at Gringotts.
Weasley, Charlie The second eldest Weasley brother. He breeds dragons in Romania.
Weasley, Fred and George Ron's two year older twins who are funny and beaters for the Gryffindor quidditch team.
Weasley, (Ginevra) Ginny The youngest Weasley. Has a crush on Harry.
Weasley, Molly The mother of all of the Weasley kids.
Weasley, Percy Ignatius The strict rule-abiding Weasley who now works in the Ministry.
Weasley, Ron Harry's best friend at Hogwarts. Like his five older brothers, he is in Gryffindor house.
Whisp, Kennilworthy Author of Quidditch Through the Ages.
Whitby, Kevin A Hufflepuff Student.
Widdershins, Willy Behind the regurgitation toilets.
Wigworthy, Wilhelm Author of Home Life and Habits of British Muggles.
Wimple, Gilbert Part of the Committee on Experimental Charms, has horns.
Winky Mr. Crouch's former house elf.
Wood, Oliver The former Gryffindor quidditch team's captain who now is a reserve for Puddlemere United (unknown position).
Worme, Augustus Commissioned the first edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Wormtail Peter Pettigrew's childhood Hogwarts nickname.
Wright, Bowman Created the Golden Snitch.
Wronski, Josef Wronski Feint was named after him and was the seeker for the Grodzisk Goblins.
Youdle, Cyprian Norfolk referee that died during a quidditch match.
Yvonne Aunt Petunia's friend that is vacationing in Majorca during the first book
Zabini, Blaise A Slytherin student.
Zamojski, Ludislaw Poland's top chaser.
Zeller, Rose A Hufflepuff student.
Zograf, ? Bulgarian National Quidditch Player.

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HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (P-S)

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Padfoot Sirius Black's childhood Hogwarts nickname.
Paracelsus Name of wizard depicted on a wizard trading card
Parkin, Walter His seven children were the seven original players of the team, the Wigtown Wanderers.
Parkinson, Pansy A Slytherin girl with a face like a pug.
Patil, Padma Ravenclaw student that went with Ron to the Yule Ball. Twin sister of Parvati Patil.
Patil, Parvati Gryffindor student that went with Harry to the Yule Ball. Twin sister of Padma Patil.
Peasegood, Abraham Eighteenth century wizard who invented Quadpot.
Peasegood, Arnold An Obliviator-member of the Accidental Magical Reversal Squad of the ministry of magic.
Peeves Hogwart's poltergeist.
Perks, Sally-Anne A Hogwarts student.
Pettigrew, Peter One of James Potter's old friends. Also goes by the name "Wormtail."
Pigwidgeon Ron's owl.
Pince, Irma Hogwarts' Librarian
Pittiman, Radolphus Uric the Oddball's biographer
Plumpton, Roderick Fastest player to ever catch the snitch at 3 and half seconds.
Podmore, Sturgis A member of Harry's advance guard and Order of the Phoenix member.
Pokeby, Gulliver Author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augrey Cried.
Polkiss, Piers Dudley's friend. He goes to the zoo with the Dursleys and Harry
Porskoff, Petrova The Porskoff Ploy was named after her - was a Russian chaser.
Pomfrey, Poppy The Hogwarts school nurse. Harry sees her quite often.
Potter, Harry "The boy who lived". Harry lives with his aunt, uncle, and cousin that despise him before learning that he is a wizard. He goes to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Potter, James Harry's father who was killed by Lord Voldemort.
Potter, Lily Harry's mother who was also killed by Lord Voldemort.
Potts, Nugent Quidditch referee who was pierced in the nose by an arrow.
Prang, Ernie Driver of the Knight Bus.
Prewett, Fabian Member of the Order of the Phoenix that was killed alongside his brother Gideon by 5 Death Eaters.
Prewett, Gideon Member of the Order of the Phoenix that was killed alongside his brother Fabian by 5 Death Eaters.
Pritchard, Graham A Slytherin Student.
Prod, D.J. Customer of the Kwikspell course.
Prongs James Potter's childhood nickname.
Prudence Her sister, Modesty Rabnott, wrote her a letter explaining Barberus Bragge releasing the famous snidget in 1269.
Ptolemy Character on Chocolate Frog card. Ron doesn't have this one
Pucey, Adrian A Slytherin chaser and student.
Puddifoot, ? Owner of the tea shop in Hogsmeade.
Pye, Augustus Trainee healer at St. Mungo's.
Pyrites A Death Eater with white silk gloves.
Quigley Irish National Quidditch Player.
Quirke, Orla A Ravenclaw student.
Quirrell, ? Former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who is now dead.
Rabnott, Modesty Witnessed Barberus Bragge releasing the famous snidget in 1269.
Rackharrow, Urquhart Inventor of the Entrail-Expelling Curse.
Radulf Blacksmith mentioned in Goodwin Keen's letter.
Ravenclaw, Rowena One of the four great wizards and witches that founded Hogwarts. Ravenclaw house is named after her.
Riddle, Tom Tom Marvolo Riddle's father.
Riddle, Tom Marvolo a.k.a. Lord Voldemort - tried to murder Harry.
Rier, Evan Death Eater who died in a fight with Mad-Eye Moody.
Roberts, ? Muggle who owns a camp site.
Ronan A centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest.
Rookwood, Augustus Death Eater who was a spy and gave Voldemort information about the Department of Mysteries.
Rosmerta, ? Bartender of The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade
Ryan, Barry Irish National Quidditch Team keeper.
Scabbers Ron's rat that turned out to be Peter Pettigrew.
Scamander, Newt Author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
Scamander, Porpentina Newt Scamander's wife.
Scrimgeour, Brutus Author of The Beaters' Bible
Shacklebolt, Kingsley Tall, Black Wizard who is an auror and in charge of the hunt for Sirius.
Shunpike, Stan Conductor of the Knight Bus.
Sinistra, ? Astronomy teacher of Hogwarts.
Skeeter, Rita Daily Prophet writer who writes horrible lies about people including Harry, Hermione and Hagrid.
Slinkhard, Wilbert Author of Defensive Magical Theory.
Sloper, Jack Gryffindor quidditch team beater.
Slytherin, Salazar One of the four whiches and wizards who founded Hogwarts. Slytherin house is named after him. He created the Chamber of Secrets.
Smethley, Veronica One of Gilderoy Lockhart's fans.
Smethwyck, Elliot Invented the cushioning charm.
Smethwyck, Hippocrates Healer at St. Mungo's.
Smith, Zacharias A member of the DA.
Snape, Severus The greasy haired potions teacher whom is head of Slytherin house and hates Harry.
Spinnet, Alicia A Gryffindor chaser and student.
Spore, Phyllida Author of "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi."
Sprout, Pomona Herbology teacher and head of Hufflepuff house.
Stalk, Blenheim Author of Muggles Who Notice.
Strout, Miriam Healer for St. Mungo's.
Stroulger, Edward Famous Witches/Wizard Cards
Stump, Grogan Minister of Magic in 1811.
Summerbee, Felix Inventor of Cheering Charms.
Switch, Emeric Author of "A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration."
Sykes, Jocunda The first one to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean on a broomstick in 1935.

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HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (L-O)

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Lestrange, Bellatrix Sirius' cousin and murderer.
Lestrange, Rabastan Rodolphus' brother.
Lestrange, Rodolphus Belltrix's husband.
Levski, ? Bulgarian National Quidditch Player.
Llewellyn, Dai Ward at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is probably named after him and his biography, written by Kennilworthy Whisp, is The Wonder of Wigtown Wanderers, He Flew Like a Madman and he was eaten by a Chimaera while on holiday in Mykonds, Greece.
Lochrin, Guthrie A Scottish wizard who wrote about his broomstick flying in 1107
Lockhart, Gilderoy Former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lost his memory. A Wizard celebrity.
Longbottom?, Algie Neville's great uncle
Longbottom?, Enid Neville's great aunt
Longbottom, Frank Neville's father who was tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange and lost his memory.
Longbottom, Neville An extremely forgetful Gryffindor student.
Lovegood, Luna An eccentric Ravenclaw student. Her father owns and publishes The Quibbler
Lupin, Remus Former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Is a werewolf.
MacDougal, Morag Student at Hogwarts mentioned in the sorting.
Lynch, Aidan Irish National Quidditch Team seeker
MacBoom Clan Said to have been transfigured into Quintapeds.
MacBoom, Quintius Said to have led to the death of Dugald McClivert.
Macmillan, Ernie Hufflepuff student; friend of Justin Finch-Fletchley, who was petrified when the Chamber of Secrets was opened.
Macnair, Walden Executioner for the Ministry of Magic and a Death Eater.
Macdonald, Mangus Started a campaign to reintroduce Creaothceann in the 1960s.
MacDougal, Morag A Hogwarts student.
MacFarlan, Hamish Montrose Magpies captain.
MacFusty Clan Dwelled in the Hebrides for centuries and have traditionally taken responsibility for the management of their native dragons.
Madley, Laura A Hufflepuff student.
Mafalda Mrs. Weasley's stock broker, second cousin's daughter who is a nosy know-it-all Slytherin.
Magorian Chestnut centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest.
Malecrit French playwright who wrote "Helas, Je me suis Transfigure Les Pieds."
Malfoy, Draco Harry's arch-nemesis. A Slytherin student and seeker.
Malfoy, Lucius Draco's father.
Malfoy, Narcissa Draco's pale-faced mother.
Malkin, Madam Owns robe shop.
Marchbanks, Griselda Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority, O.W.L. examiner, and a Wizengamot elder and is loyal to Dumbledore.
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. A rich builder and wife who come to a dinner party at the Dursley's on Harry's twelfth birthday.
Mauler One of Newt Scamander's pet kneazles.
Maxime, Olympe Half-giant headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy.
McClivert Clan Said to have transfigured the MacBoom clan into Quintapeds.
McClivert, Dugald Said to have dueled with Quintius MacBoom.
McCormack, Catriona Pride of Portee Chaser.
McCormack, Kirle Lead guitarist of the Weird Sisters and son of Catriona McCormack.
McCormack, Meaghan Pride of Portee keeper and daughter of Catriona McCormack.
McDonald, Morag A Hogwarts student.
McDonald, Natalie A Gryffindor student.
McGonagall, Minerva The strict Transfiguration teacher. Is Head of Gryffindor house and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts.
McGuffin, Jim Muggle weatherman.
McKinnons, Marlene Former member of the Order of the Phoenix who was killed along with her family.
Meadowes, Dorkas Personally killed by Voldemort while in the Order of the Phoenix.
Melifua, Araminta Cousin of Sirius' mother that tried to force through a Ministry bill to make Muggle-hunting legal.
Merlin Character on Chocolate Frog card.
Midgeon, Eloise Hogwarts pupil who accidently removed her nose while trying to cure her acne.
Milly One of Newt Scamander's pet kneazles.
Mimsy-Porpington, Sir Nicholas de Nearly Headless Nick's real name.
Moaning Myrtle Unhappy girl ghost that haunts the upstairs girls' bathroom.
Mockridge, Cuthbert Head of the Goblin Liaison Office.
Moody, Alastor Former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Highly successful auror, was stunned and kept in a box throughout the entire schoolyear at Hogwarts while he was being impersonated by the late Bartemius Crouch Jr.
Moon, ? Hogwarts student mentioned in sorting.
Moony Remus Lupin's childhood nickname.
Moor, Badmin Never caught the snitch in a game in 1884.
Mopsy A batty dog lover that lives on the edge of Hogsmeade.
Moran, ? Irish National Quidditch Player
Morgan, Gwendolyn Holyhead Harpies player.
Morgana Character on Chocolate Frog card.
Mosag Acromantula who is Aragog's wife.
Mostafa, Hassan Quidditch World Cup referee, Chairwizard of the International Assosiation of Quidditch.
Mrs. Norris Filch's cat that stalks the hallways of Hogwarts in search of any rule-breaking.
Mulciber Death Eater who specialized in the Imperius curse.
Muldoon, Burdocka Chief of the wizards council in the fourteenth century.
Mullet, ? Irish National Quidditch Player
Mumps, Zacharias Set down the first full description of Quidditch in 1398.
Murray, Eunice. Montrose Magpies seeker.
Nagini Voldemort's snake.
Nearly Headless Nick The Gryffindor house resident ghost. His head is held on by a miniscule piece of flesh.
Nettlez, Z. Customer of the quikspell course.
Nigellus, Phineas Sirius' great-great-grandfather and least popular headmaster Hogwarts ever had.
Norbert Hagrid's Norweigan Ridgeback dragon.
Nott, Theodore A Death Eater equal to that of Lucius Malfoy.
Nott Jr., Theodore A Slytherin student.
Ogden, Tiberius A Wizengamot elder.
O'Hare, Darren Kenmare Kestrels' keeper and Heidelberg Harriers' captain.
Olaf Cousin of Goodwin Keen.
Ollerton, Barnaby One of the creators of the Clean Sweep company.
Ollerton, Bill One of the creators of the Clean Sweep company
Ollerton, Bob One of the creators of the Clean Sweep company.
Ollivander, ? owns wand shop.
Oona A person from an inn mentioned in Goodwin Keen's letter.

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HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (H-K)

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Hagrid, Rubeus Hogwarts gamekeeper, Harry, Hermione and Ron's friend. Teaches "Care of Magical Creatures" at Hogwarts.
Hedwig Found in a History of Magic book. The name of Harry's owl.
Hengist of Woodcroft Character on Chocolate frog card.
Herpo the Foul Greek Dark Wizard and parselmouth who was the first person to breed a Basilisk.
Hermes Percy's owl.
Higgs, Terence The Slytherin quidditch team's seeker before Malfoy.
Hooch, Rolanda The quidditch teacher at Hogwarts
Hopkirk, Mafalda Witch from the Improper Use of magic Office. She sends Harry a warning after Dobby uses a Hover charm.
Hooper, Geoffrey A Gryffindor who tried out for keeper.
Hoppy One of Newt Scamander's pet kneazles.
Horton, Basil One of the creators of the Comet broom company.
Horton, Keith One of the creators of the Comet broom company.
Horton, Randolph One of the creators of the Comet broom company.
Hufflepuff, Helga One of the four powerful witches and wizards that founded Hogwarts. Hufflepuff house is named after her.
Humberto, The Great Person on show Dudley is mad that he missed when the Dursleys and Harry are running from all of the letters.
Ivanova Bulgarian National Quidditch Player.
Jewkes, Leonard Created the silver arrow broomstick
Jigger, Arsenius Author of "Magical Drafts and Potions."
Johnson, Angelina Gryffindor student and chaser.
Jones, Gwenog Captain of the Holyhead Harpies
Jones, Hestia A pink-cheeked, black-haired witch who is a member of Harry's advance guard. Jordan, Lee The Weasley twins' friend. Gryffindor student and announcer for the quidditch matches.
Jorkins, Bertha Witch employed by the Ministry of Magic. She was abducted in Albania and suffered a terrible fate.
Jugson A Death Eater
Karkaroff, Igor Durmstrang Institute headmaster. Former death eater now on the run from Lord Voldemort.
Karkus The gurg of a group of giants.
Keddle, Gertie Lived on the Queerditch Marsh and witnessed the evolution of Quidditch.
Keen, Goodwin Wrote to his cousin Olaf explaining and early game of Quidditch.
Kettleburn, ? Old Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts.
Kirke, Andrew New Gryffindor beater.
Kreacher The Blacks' old house elf.
Krum, Viktor Bulgarian National quidditch team's seeker. Student at Durmstrang, dated Hermione at the Yule Ball.

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HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (D-G)

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Davies, Roger Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain, went to the Yule Ball with Fleur Delacour.
Dawlish An auror for the Ministry of Magic.
Dearborn, Caradoc Vanished working for the Order of the Phoenix and his body was never found.
Delacour, Fleur The Beauxbatons school champion.
Delacour, Gabrielle Fleur's little eight year-old sister whom Harry rescued from the depth's of the lake during hte second task.
Delaney-Podmore, Sir Patrick The leader of the headless hunt in which Nearly Headless Nick could not participate in.
Dennis He is in Dudley's little gang of big, stupid, bullies.
Derwent, Dilys A St. Mungos Healer and former headmaster of Hogwarts.
Diggle, Dedalus McGonagall suspects that he set off fireworks the day Voldemort fell. He also meets Harry at the Leaky Cauldron.
Dimitrov, ? Bulgarian National Quidditch Player
Dippet, Armando One of Hogwarts' previous headmasters.
Diggory, Amos Cedric's father who is the head of the Department of Magical Transportation in the ministry.
Diggory, Cedric One of the Hogwart's school champions who was killed by Lord Voldemort. He was a Hufflepuff house student and captain and seeker of the Hufflepuff quidditch team.
Dobbs, Emma A Hogwarts student.
Dobby Former house-elf of the Malfoy's. Now works at Hogwarts
Doge, Elphias A wheezy-voiced wizard who is part of the Order of the Phoenix and Harry's advance guard.
Dolohov, Antonin Death Eater that tortured countless muggles and non-Death Eaters.
Domy/Dorry/ Dorny/Donry A Hogwarts student.
Dumbledore, Aberforth Albus Dumbledore's brother who was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat and was a former member of the order of the phoenix
Dumbledore, Albus He is the headmaster at Hogwarts and one of the most respected wizards in the world.
Dunstar, B. A Hogwarts student.
Dursley, Dudley Harry's fat cousin who is a mean, spoiled, bully.
Dursley, Marge Vernon Dursley's sister.
Dursley, Petunia Harry's long necked aunt who spends much of her time spying on the perfectly normal neighbors.
Dursley, Vernon Harry's big beefy, mean, uncle with hardly any neck who owns a drill company named Grunning's.
Edgecome, ? Marietta Edgecombe's mother who works in the Department of Magical Transportation in the Ministry of Magic.
Edgecome, Marietta Cho Chang's sneak friend who betrayed the DA
Egg, Mordicus Author of The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why the Muggles Prefer Not to Know.
Elladora Sirius' aunt that started the family tradition of beheading house-elves when they got too old to carry tea trays.
Emeric the Evil Was mixed up with Uric the Oddball in History of Magic.
Errol The Weasley family owl.
Evans, Mark A victim of Dudley's gang.
Everard A former Hogwarts headmaster.
Fat Friar The Hufflepuff house resident ghost.
Fawcett, G. A Hogwarts student.
Fawkes Dumbledore's phoenix.
Fenwick, Benjy Died while working for the Order of the Phoenix and only bits of him were found.
Figg, Arabella Doreen A squib that lives near the Durleys.
Filch, Argus The Hogwarts caretaker who is a squib and is constantly raging a war againt the students.
Finch-Fletchley, Justin A Hufflepuff boy that was one of the students to be petrified by the Basilisk in Chamber of Secrets. A casual friend of Harry's.
Finnigan, Seamus One of Harry's fellow Gryffindor friends.
Firenze A centaur who rescues Harry from Voldemort. Current divination teacher at Hogwarts.
Fletcher, Mundungus He tried to put a hex on Arthur Weasley when he had his back turns. Dumbledore also mentions him as one of the "old crowd".
Flitwick, Filius Charms teacher and head of Ravenclaw house.
Fluffy Hagrid's giant, three-headed dog.
Fridwulfa Hagrid's giantess mother.
Goldstein, Anthony A Ravenclaw student and member of the DA.
Golgomath A giant and new gurg of the group of giants.
Goshawk, Miranda Author of "The Standard book of Spells, Grade 2"
Goyle, Gregory Friend of Draco Malfoy.
Granger, Hermione A very clever Gryffindor. One of Harry's best friends and always the voice of reason for Ron and Harry.
Grawp A giant and Hagrid's younger half-brother.
Gregory the Swarmy There is a statue of him at Hogwarts.
Grenouille Character in "Helas, Je me suis Transfigure Les Pieds."
Griffiths, Glynnis Holyhead Harpie's seeker.
Grimstone, Elias Created the Oakshaft 79 broomstick.
Griphook A Gringotts goblin.
Grubbly-Plank, Wilhelmina Substitute teacher for Care of Magical Creatures.
Grunnion, Alberic On a chocolate frog card.
Gryffindor, Godric One of the four founders of Hogwarts.
Gudgeon, Gladys Writes to Gilderoy Lockhart weekly.
Gunhilda Mentioned in Goodwin Keens's letter
Gunther the Violent There is a painting of him playing Stichsock.

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HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS (A-C)

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Abbott, Hannah A Hufflepuff in Harry's year.
Abercrombie, Euan A Gryffindor Student who was sorted in Harry's fifth year.
Ackerly, Stewart A Ravenclaw student.
Agrippa A character on a chocolate frog card.
Alberic A character on a chocolate frog card.
Aragog Hagrid's acromantula. Currently lives in the Forbidden Forest.
Archie An old man who likes a healthy breeze around his privates (Quidditch World Cup)
Avery A death eater
Baddock, Eleanor A Hufflepuff student.
Baddock, Malcolm A Slytherin student.
Bagman, Ludo The former Wimbourne wasps beater who was accused of being a death eater and commentated at the Quidditch World Cup. He lost all his money on bets and couldn't pay his debts.
Bagman, Otto Ludo Bagman's brother.
Bagnold, Millicent The Minister of Magic that preceded Cornelius Fudge.
Bagshot, Bathilda Author of "A History of Magic".
Bane A centaur.
Barker One of the creaters of the Twigger 90 Broomstick.
Barnabas the Barmy At Hogwarts, there is a portrait of him getting clubbed by a troll.
Belby, Flavius Survive an attack by a Lethifold.
Bell, Katie One of the chasers for Gryffindor.
Benedict A middle ages muggle Franciscan monk from Worcestershire
Binns, ? The History of Magic teacher. He is the only teacher that is a ghost.
Black, Regulus Death Eater brother of Sirius Black who was killed by another Death Eater for trying to desert.
Black, Sirius Harry's godfather who was wrongly accused of killing Peter Pettigrew and twelve other muggles. He spent thirteen years in Azkaban.
Bletchley, Miles The keeper for the Slytherin quidditch team.
Bloody Baron The Slytherin ghost. Nobody knows how he got all of the blood stains on him.
Bode, Bodderick An Unspeakable at the Ministry of Magic.
Bones, Amelia Susan Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Bones, Edgar Brother of Amelia Bones and father of Susan Bones who was killed with his wife (name unknown) working for the Order of the Phoenix.
Bones, Susan A Hufflepuff in Harry's year who's uncle, aunt and cousin died at the hands of Death Eaters.
Boot, Terry A Ravenclaw in Harry's year.
Boothby, Gladys Created the Moon Trimmer broomstick.
Bott, Bertie Invented "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans".
Bozo Photographer for the Daily Prophet.
Bragge, Barberus The Chief of the Wizards' Council in 1269.
Brande, Rudolf Captain of the Holyhead Harpies.
Brankovitch III, Elliot Fitchburg Finches seeker.
Branstone, Eleanor A Hufflepuff student.
Broadmoor, Karl Falmouth Falcon's beater.
Broadmoor, Kevin Falmouth Falcon's beater.
Brocklehurst, Mandy A Ravenclaw in Harry's year.
Brown, Lavender A Gryffindor in Harry's year.
Bryce, Frank The Riddle's gardener who was murdered by Lord Voldemort.
Buckbeak Hagrid's favorite hippogriff.
Bulstrode, Millicent A Slytherin in Harry's year.
Bundy, K. Hogwarts student.
Barrufio Wizard who said 's' instead of 'f' and wound up with a buffalo on his chest. Also possibly the creator of Baruffio's Brain Elixir.
Cadogan Eccentric knight who's portrait is in Hogwarts.
Cappar/Cappar, S. A Hogwarts student.
Cauldwell, Owen A Hufflepuff student.
Chang, Cho Harry's crush who is a year older and is also seeker for the Ravenclaw quidditch team.
Chubb, Agatha Expert in ancient artifacts.
Circe A character on a chocolate frog card.
Clagg, Elfrida Preceded Burdock Muldoon as Chief of the Wizards' Council.
Clearwater, Penelope Percy's Girlfriend, also Head Girl
Cliodna A character on a chocolate frog card.
Connolly Irish National Quidditch Player.
Corner, Michael Ginny's former Ravenclaw boyfriend and member of the DA.
Crabbe, ? Vincent Crabbe's father and Death Eater.
Crabbe, Vincent One of Draco Malfoy's henchmen. In one word, a brute.
Cragg, Elfrida Witch whose portrait is hung in St. Mungo's.
Crapaud Character in "Helas, Je me suis Transfigure Les Pieds."
Creevey, Colin Worships Harry. He was petrified when the Chamber of Secrets was opened.
Creevey, Dennis olin's younger brother.
Crockford, Doris A woman at the Leaky Cauldron that kept lining up to shake Harry's hand.
Crookshanks Hermione's pet who's half-cat and half-kneazle.
Crouch, Bartemius The deceased head of "International Magical Cooperation".
Crouch, Bartemius Jr. Tortured Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom and escaped from Azkaban only to stun then impersonate Alastor Moody throughout the previous schoolyear and kill his father. Received the dementor's kiss.

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HARRY POTTER'S MAGIC

2006-04-27T00:07:00.000+08:00

"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I'm sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter's magic has touched a huge audience of all ages all over the world. In America, there are over 103 million books in print, and each title has been #1 on The New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The sixth title, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, set a new world record for a first printing, with 10.8 million copies hitting stores on July 16, 2005.

J. K. Rowling has won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award for Best Children's Book, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, and a special certificate for being a three-year winner of the Smarties Prize, as well as many other honors. She has been a featured guest on "60 Minutes," "The Today Show," and "Larry King Live." Rowling has also been named an Officer of the British Empire.

Rowling first thought of Harry while riding a train back in 1990. "Harry just strolled into my head fully formed." She worked on the book for several years, finding quiet moments while her daughter napped. Several publishers turned down the finished manuscript before one took interest.

In 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States, kicking off Harry-mania. Suddenly, kids were reading again, and their parents wanted to read the same books! The second and third books were published in the spring and fall of 1999.

On July 8, 2000, the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire became a major celebration, with bookstore events occurring at midnight nationwide. The book sold an unprecedented three million copies in the first 48 hours of release, winning the title of "fastest-selling book in history" — a title later claimed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when it was released on June 21, 2003.

Warner Bros. enjoys certain rights in respect to all the Harry Potter books and has exercised its option to create films on all of those that have been published to date. With over a quarter of a billion books sold, the books have been translated into 61 languages and distributed in over 200 countries. All five books have appeared on bestseller lists in the United States, Britain, and around the globe.

Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.

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INTERVIEW OF J. K. ROWLING ( II )

2006-04-26T23:53:00.001+08:00

How did you get the idea for Harry Potter?

I was taking a long train journey from Manchester to London in England and
the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the
idea for a boy who didn't know he was a wizard, and the wizard school he
ended up going to.

How long did it take to write the first book?

5 years, although during that time I was also planning & writing parts of the
six sequels.

What did you have to do to make sure readers could start with "Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and not be confused?

It's becoming more of a challenge to keep new readers up to speed with every
new Harry book (I'm currently writing the fourth). In the case of 'Chamber of
Secrets' matters were relatively straightforward; I tried to introduce information
about Harry and his first year at Hogwarts in as natural a way as possible.
However, by the time I reach books five and six, this is going to be much
harder. It makes me think of 'previously on ER...' when you have to watch
thirty minutes of clips to understand that week's episode. Maybe I'll just write
a preface: 'previously in Harry Potter...' and tell readers to go back and read
books 1 - 4!

What kind of manuscript changes had to be made to make the U.S.
version more understandable to American readers? Specific things,
like the title change of the first Harry Potter book?

Very few changes have been made in the manuscript. Arthur Levine, my
American editor, and I decided that words should be altered only where we
felt they would be incomprehensible, even in context, to an American reader. I
have had some criticism from other British writers about allowing any
changes at all, but I feel the natural extension of that argument is to go and
tell French and Danish children that we will not be translating Harry Potter, so
they'd better go and learn English.

The title change was Arthur's idea initially, because he felt that the British
title gave a misleading idea of the subject matter. We discussed several
alternative titles and 'Sorcerer's Stone' was my idea.

Did you always plan to write Harry's story in more than one book? If
so, how many?

I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would
take seven years from the ages of 11-17, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and
each of the books would deal with a year of Harry's life at Hogwarts.

Any hints you could share about what to expect in future Harry Potter
books?

The theme running through all seven books is the fight between good and evil,
and I'm afraid there will be casualties! Children usually beg me not to kill Ron
whenever I tell them this; they seem to think he is most vulnerable, probably
because he is the hero's best friend!

How do you come up with all the unique names, places and things
that help make Harry Potter so intriguing?

Many of the names are invented, for example 'Quidditch' and 'Muggle'. I also
collect unusual names, and I take them from all sorts of different places.
'Hedwig' was a saint, 'Dumbledore' is an old English word for 'bumble bee' and
'Snape' is the name of a place in England.

What do you think it is about Harry Potter that connects with so many
people?

It's very hard to think about my work in those terms, because I really wrote it
entirely for myself; it is my sense of humour in the books, not what I think
children will find funny, and I suppose that would explain some of the appeal
to adults. On the other hand, I think that I have very vivid memories of how it
felt to be Harry's age, and children seem to identify strongly with Harry and
his friends.

Did you ever expect Harry Potter to be so successful?

I would have been crazy to have expected what has happened to Harry. The
most exciting moment for me, against very stiff competition, was when I found
out Harry was going to be published. It was my life's ambition to see a book I
had written on a shelf in a bookshop. Everything that has happened since has
been extraordinary and wonderful, but the mere fact of being able to say I was
a published author was the fulfillment of a dream I had had since I was a very
small child.

Are you surprised to see Harry Potter connecting with so many adults,
as well as kids?

I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much
I would enjoy writing about Harry. I never thought about writing for children -
children's books chose me. I think if it is a good book anyone will read it.

Harry Potter was first successful in England, and then in the United
States. Where else has Harry Potter been released? What similarities
and/or differences have you found in the response to Harry Potter in
different countries? And, since each of the editions is packaged
differently, do you have a favorite?

Harry is now published, or will be published shortly, in Britain, America,
Brazil, Holland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Japan. My favourite
cover is the American one - I am very much hoping to meet the illustrator,
Mary Grandpre - but I also love the Dutch edition.

Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry
Potter, what are some of your favorites?

My very favourite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear
me read at the Edinburgh book festival. The event was sold out and the queue
for signing at the end was very long. When the girl in question finally reached
me she said, 'I didn't WANT there to be so many people here, because this is
MY book!' That is exactly how I feel about my favourite books... nobody else
has a right to know them, let alone like them!

How has your success as an author impacted your lifestyle? Is there
something you always wanted to do that you are able to do now that
you have the chance?

I never expected to be talking to journalists or doing lots of promotional work,
and I have reached the point now where I have to say 'no' to a lot of things just
to make sure that I get enough time to write. On the other hand, I love
travelling, and the chance to visit places I have never seen before - my trip to
the U.S. last October to promote the book was my first ever, and I fell in love
with New York and San Francisco - is absolutely wonderful.

Are you recognized, now? Do you get stopped for autographs? How
does that feel?

I am rarely recognized and I am very happy about that, because I like being
an anonymous person! It usually happens when I'm writing in cafes, because
the connection between me and cafes is strongly imprinted in Edinburgh
peoples' minds. Occasionally I have handed over my credit card and people
have recognized the name, which is a very comfortable level of
recognisability. One shop assistant told me she had taken the second Harry
to read on her honeymoon! The most embarrassing occasion was when I took
my daughter to see 'A Bug's Life' with some friends, and a woman with a
party of a dozen little girls asked me if she could take a picture of me with all
her charges.

Are you excited about the movie deal for Harry Potter? Where else
might we see Harry Potter in the future (toys, video games, etc.)?

I am very excited (and a little bit nervous) about Harry Potter the Movie.
Warner Brothers have bought merchandising rights, so it is possible that we
will be seeing Harry Potter toys.

Is this the first book/story you ever wrote?
If not, is it the first one ever published?

It is the first book I have ever
published. At the time I got the idea for Harry I had written and put aside two
adult novels.

Did you always want to be a writer?

Yes, ever since the age of five or six, when I wrote my first 'book' - a story
about a rabbit called 'Rabbit'.

Where, when, and how do you write?

Any time, any place, and longhand!

Do you have any plans, as a writer, beyond Harry Potter?

I have always written and I know that I always will; I would be writing even if I
hadn't been published. However, Harry is a large and all-consuming project,
and I really haven't got time, at the moment, to decide what will come next.

What books and authors did you read as a kid? Which are your
biggest influences?

I most admire E. Nesbit, Paul Gallico and C.S.Lewis. My favourite book as a
child was 'The Little White Horse' by Elizabeth Goudge.

What are you reading now?

The last novel I read was 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin,' by Louis de Bernieres,
which I loved.

What advice would you give to young writers today?

I doubt a writer who has got what it takes will need me to tell them this, but -
persevere!

What do you like best about your life as a children's book writer?

The writing!

If you were not writing, what might you be doing, instead?

Well - as you can see by the answer above, I would be at a dead loss.
Profession-wise, I would still be teaching, which I enjoyed.

What are your hobbies? Favorite holidays (and how do you celebrate
them)?

I was embarrassed the other day to discover that I didn't have much to say to
the question 'what are your hobbies?' (asked by a nine year old boy). The
truth is that if I'm not looking after my daughter, spending time with friends or
reading, I am writing. The boy who'd asked seemed quite frustrated by this
answer, but the truth of the matter is that even if writing is now my full-time
profession, it is also my greatest pleasure.

I doubt if it will come as a surprise to anybody that I love Hallowe'en. Although
I missed last year, because I was in the U.S., I usually hold a big Hallowe'en
party for my friends and their children.

Other things that help define who you are (foods, TV shows, etc.)?

I will eat almost anything except tripe, which unfortunately was the speciality
in Oporto, where I lived for three years. TV shows: I love comedy, mostly
British, though I love Frasier and The Simpsons.

You live in Scotland, but what other countries have you visited?
Which are your favorites? If you were to move, where would you choose?

I have lived in England, France and Portugal, and visited many others. I loved
Portugal (my daughter is half-Portuguese) and I'm looking forward to taking
her back there and trying to explain why we left the blazing sunshine for fog
and snow.

What does your daughter think of your work? What books do you want
and like to read with her? And her to read on her own?

She is still too young for me to read the Harry Potter books to her, but I am
really looking forward to a time when I can share them with her. She loves the
Beatrix Potter books and I recently read her 'The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe', which she thoroughly enjoyed.

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INTERVIEW OF J. K. ROWLING ( I )

2006-04-26T23:41:00.000+08:00

The J. K. Rowling Interview as presented by Stories from the Web

1. Where do you get your ideas from?

I wish I knew. Sometimes they just come (like magic) and other times I have to sit and think for about a week before I manage to work out how something will happen. Where the idea for Harry Potter actually came from I really couldn't tell you. I was travelling on a train between Manchester and London and it just popped into my head. I spent four hours thinking about what Hogwarts would be like - the most interesting train journey I've ever taken. By the time I got off at King's Cross many of the characters in the books had already been invented.

2. Are any of the characters in the books based on real people?

Tricky question! The answer is yes, and no. I have to confess that Hermione Granger is a little bit like I was at her age, though I was neither as clever or as annoying (I hope!). Ron is a little bit like my oldest friend and Professor Snape is a lot like one of my old teachers, but I'm not saying which one.

3. Where do you get the names from?

I collect unusual names from all sorts of different places. 'Dumbledore' is an Old English word meaning bumble bee, and 'Hedwig' as a medieval saint. I've even used street names for surnames. Some words I made up, like 'Malfoy' and Quidditch'.

4. How long have you been writing for?

Nearly all my life. I had written two novels before I had the idea for Harry, though I'd never tried to get them published (and a good job too, I don't think they were very good).

5. Will there by any more Harry Potter books?

Yes, even back on that train I saw it as a series which would follow Harry to the end of his schooldays at Hogwarts (seven years). So in the final book, Harry will have come of age in the wizarding world, and ready to leave the Dursleys at last.

6. Did you expect the Harry books to be this successful?

Never. I just wrote the sort of thing I liked reading when I was younger (and still enjoy now!) I didn't expect lots of people to like them, in fact, I never really thought much past getting them published.

7. Any clues about the next book?

I don't want to give anything away, but I can tell you that the books are getting darker... Harry's going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!

8. Who are your favourite authors?

My favourite writer of all time is Jane Austen, but when I was younger I liked Paul Gallico's 'Manxmouse', CS Lewis' Narnia books and Noel Streatfield.

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF J.K. ROWLING

2006-04-19T14:27:00.000+08:00

The Not Especially Fascinating Life So Far of J. K. Rowling

I was born in Chipping Sodbury General Hospital, which I think is appropriate for someone who collects funny names. My sister, Di, was born just under two years later, and she was the person who suffered my first efforts at story-telling (I was much bigger than her and could hold her down). Rabbits loomed large in our early story-telling sessions; we badly wanted a rabbit Di can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee. And ever since Rabbit and Miss Bee, I have wanted to be a writer, though I rarely told anyone so. I was afraid they'd tell me I didn't have a hope.

We moved house twice when I was growing up. The first move was from Yate (just outside Bristol) to Winterbourne (on the other side of Bristol). A gang of children including myself and my sister used to play together up and down our street in Winterbourne. Two of the gang members were a brother and sister whose surname was Potter. I always liked the name, but then I was always keener on my friends' surnames than my own ('Rowling' is pronounced like 'rolling', which used to lead to annoying children's jokes about rolling pins).

When I was nine we moved to Tutshill near Chepstow in the Forest of Dean. We were finally out in the countryside, which had always been my parents' dream, both being Londoners, and my sister and I spent most of our times wandering unsupervised across fields and along the river Wye. The only fly in the ointment was the fact that I hated my new school. It was a very small, very old-fashioned place where the roll-top desks still had ink-wells. My new teacher, Mrs Morgan, scared the life out of me. She gave me an arithmetic test on the very first morning and after a huge effort I managed to get zero out of ten - I had never done fractions before. So she sat me in the row of desks on her far right. It took me a few days to realise I was in the 'stupid' row. Mrs Morgan positioned everyone in the class according to how clever she thought they were; the brightest sat on her left, and everyone she thought was dim sat on the right. I was as far right as you could get without sitting in the playground. By the end of the year, I had been promoted to second left - but at a cost. Mrs Morgan made me swap seats with my best friend, so that in one short walk across the room I became clever but unpopular.

From Tutshill Primary I went to Wyedean Comprehensive. I heard the same rumour about Wyedean that Harry hears from Dudley about Stonewall High (see page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone). But it wasn't true - at least, it never happened to me. I was quiet, freckly, short-sighted and rubbish at sports (I am the only person I know who managed to break their arm playing netball). My favourite subject by far was English, but I quite liked languages too. I used to tell my equally quiet and studious friends long serial stories at lunch-times. They usually involved us all doing heroic and daring deeds we certainly wouldn't have done in real life; we were all too swotty. I did once have a fight with the toughest girl in my year, but I didn't have a choice, she started hitting me and it was hit back or lie down and play dead. For a few days I was quite famous because she hadn't managed to flatten me. The truth was that my locker was right behind me and held me up. I spent weeks afterwards peering nervously around corners in case she was waiting to ambush me.

I became less quiet as I got older. For one thing I started wearing contact lenses, which made me less scared of being hit in the face. I wrote a lot in my teens, but I never showed any of it to my friends, except for funny stories that again featured us all in thinly disguised characters. I was made Head Girl in my final year, and I can only think of two things I had to do; one was to show Lady Somebody around the school fair, and the other was give an assembly to the whole school. I decided to play them a record to cut down on the time I had to speak to them. The record was scratched and played the same line of the song over and over again until the Deputy Headmistress kicked it.

I went to Exeter University straight after school, where I studied French. This was a big mistake. I had listened too hard to my parents, who thought languages would lead to a great career as a bilingual secretary. Unfortunately I am one of the most disorganised people in the world and, as I later proved, the worst secretary ever. All I ever liked about working in offices was being able to type up stories on the computer when no-one was looking. I was never paying much attention in meetings because I was usually scribbling bits of my latest stories in the margins of the pad, or choosing excellent names for the characters. This is a problem when you are supposed to be taking the minutes of the meeting.

When I was twenty six I gave up on offices completely and went abroad to teach English as a Foreign Language. My students used to make jokes about my name; it was like being back in Winterbourne, except that the Portuguese children said 'Rolling Stone' instead of rolling pin. I loved teaching English, and as I worked afternoons and evenings, I had mornings free for writing. This was particularly good news as I had now started my third novel (the first two had been abandoned when I realised how very bad they were). The new book was about a boy who found out he was a wizard and was sent off to wizard school. When I came back from Portugal half a suitcase was full of papers covered with stories about Harry Potter. I came to live in Edinburgh with my very small daughter, and set myself a deadline; I would finish the Harry novel before starting work as a French teacher, and try to get it published.

It was a year after finishing the book before a publisher bought it. The moment when I found out that Harry would be published was one of the best of my life. By this time I was working as a French teacher and being serenaded down the corridors with the first line of the theme from Rawhide ('Rolling, rolling, rolling, keep those wagons rolling...'). A few months after 'Harry' was taken for publication in Britain, an American publisher bought the rights for enough money to enable me to give up teaching and write full time - my life's ambition.

And I've got a real rabbit now. She is large and black and scratches me ferociously every time I try and pick her up. Some things are best left in the imagination.

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