With comprehensive coverage of famous Quidditch teams, the commonest fouls, the development of racing brooms, and much, much more. Packed with fascinating facts, this definitive guide by the esteemed Quidditch writer Kennilworthy Whisp charts the game’s history from its early origins in the medieval mists on Queerditch Marsh, through to the modern-day sport loved by so many wizard and Muggle families around the world. Rowling, was published in March 2017.Ī perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library, Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history, the rules – and the breaking of the rules – of the noble sport of Quidditch. A new edition, with new foreword and content by J.K. It was published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Scholastic along with Quidditch Through The Ages in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief.

Dip in to discover the curious habits of magical beasts across five continents.įantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them first appeared as the title of one of Harry Potter’s school books within the novels. Some of the beasts will be familiar to readers of the Harry Potter books – the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail … Others will surprise even the most ardent amateur Magizoologist.

Scamander’s years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander’s masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations.

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