Reuters the latest harry potter book is also set to. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Rowling is one of the best writers in the world, as she created a whole new universe that made potterheads dream that she was actually a wizard who didnt care about the international statute of wizarding secrecy. In the harry potter books, he is guarding the stone. On thursday, an uncorrected proof of her debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, with the writers name was misspelled as ja rowling, became the latest muddled copy to. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake. They destroyed malfoy manor as they had all the previous ones before returning to griffins keep. Rowling is one of the most translated series of all time, with the first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, having been translated into over 76 languages.
We recently asked members of the buzzfeed community to tell us which harry potter book scenes should have made it into the movies. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. At least this gave them time to prepare for whatever they did next. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. He was the only child and son of james and lily potter nee evans, both members of the original order of the phoenix.
Without further ado, here are the 15 worst decisions harry potter ever made. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. Professor mcgonagall calls the names of four more people instead. Draco malfoy tells ron and harry that he will dock points from gryffindor. Why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts tavris. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. Harry buys the book one thousand magical herbs and fungi, but later in the book it says that harry looked up dittany in one hundred magical herbs and fungi. Well guys, you will have to agree with me that there is a lot of unexplainable flaws in the great harry potter book. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with. Mistakes were made, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. The harry potter literary series spans seven books, each corresponding to a yearlong period usually harry s school year. There are many flaws made in the harry potter series did you find them.
Nov 10, 2019 look, harry potter totally saved the entire world from the power of lord voldemort. Rowling answered either i made a mistake or he failed his. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. This harry potter typo has made a first edition with a lot of. Me and my cousin were discussing the harry potter books today. Ive read the books countless times mostly because i was to embarrassed to keep count over 30, and one of the most serious forms of punishment i received when i was a kid was when my mom threatened to take away my harry potter books. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33.
While i am rational enough to know that it was impossible to fit every detail of the books into the movies, here are the top 20 differences between books and movies that annoy me most. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone we know that harry s birthday is on july 31 because that is the same day as the break in at gringotts. Over the years of reading and rereading this series ive noticed the odd mistake or two. Whether its a spelling mistake, a change of eye colour in one of the characters, a different number of doors that lead off one room, or anything else, theyre bound to happen occasionally. With more than 550 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series that ever existed. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. The sheer volume of harry potter printings made for. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban mistakes made by j. One harry potter book containing the error is set to be auctioned off in. What mistakes and errors in the harry potter series has jk rowling. More than anything else, rowlings idea of what really matters is. Aug 10, 2016 more than 400 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold worldwide.
Whatever modifications pansy made to the ritual were unexpected. It doesnt matter that its been four years since the last harry potter movie was released. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. Jk rowling made a mistake in her latest pottermore story. Many of us grew up with the magical harry potter franchise and theres nothing that quite compares to it. More than 400 million copies of the harry potter books have been sold worldwide since the first book was published in 1997, and here are the most valuable. The students are so young when the storying occurs that its no wonder that the hat sometimes makes the wrong choice.
Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. A book on wizarding laws speech thoughts quotes writing quotes from harry s past parseltongue book excerpt flashback. Rowling has never ever said that the sorting hat made 7 mistakes. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing. How come moody see through the invisibility cloak in 4th year when it was supposed to be one of the hallows. The brains behind the films were already struggling to fit harry potter and the goblet of fire into one movie.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs and. Bonhams head of books and manuscripts matthew haley said. We re both huge fans but weve noticed some mistakes in the books. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. As a result, the most powerful themes of the harry potter books are about identityand they are profoundly countercultural. He hadnt used that name since he got involved with a gang of pickpockets and gambling in primary school. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of. Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. Harrys birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming either himself or neville longbottom as the one with the power to vanquish lord voldemort.
Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. The four hogwarts houses can sometimes be a pretty reductive system. The 10 worst decisions harry potter ever made youtube. Nov 20, 2017 5 of the biggest harry potter plot holes. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical. Rowling did make a mistake, but it wasnt the ronhermione pairing becky stone feb 12, 2014 if youve been keeping up with the bookish internet recently, youve heard the news that j. Rowling, the hunger games by suzanne collins, harry potter and the order of t. At harry potter s hogwarts, the sorting hat determines which house the students will be in when they are only 11 years old. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers. Clues from the books were left out from the film, like barty crouch coming apart, his house elf winky, the wand that cast the dark mark at the quidditch world cup, etc.
Harry snapped the vines holding him, dropping to his feet and raising his wand at the unknown man. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become. How come all the order members apparate inside the hogs head when the air around was supposed to become thick and harry was not able to disparate from there. They managed to alleviate this with the final book, by turning it into two movies.
Why harry potter is great literature humane pursuits. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book. Generally speaking, printing errors usually only make a book more valuable when it was rare to begin with. Jk rowlings first book became an instant bestseller image. Thanks to the very talented band of harry potter filmmakers, the books and the movies are two very different beasts. I noticed in the first book jk rowling says something about dudley having a playstation but that book was supposed to take place in 1990 and the playstation didnt come out till 1994 at the earliest. Harry potter and the mistakes of a past reality chapter 10. Many fans would argue that the harry potter series is one of the best in childrens book history, without much to criticize. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When the first harry potter movie was being developed, only four books in the series had been released. Major mistakes in the harry potter movies digital spy. Backed by years of research, mistakes were made but not by me.
He has a cunning trap made up of several bottles of potion, and a. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. What mistakes and errors in the harry potter series has jk. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. This includes languages diverse as azerbaijani, malayalam and welsh as well as the dead languages latin and ancient greek. However, no mention is made that the owls are carrying packages or letters. May, 2017 harry potter and the cursed child, the play that allows us to see harry as an adult, isnt included in this list. Jul 31, 2019 july 31st is a big day for the harry potter fandom. Apr 25, 2016 if i were to say that i love harry potter, it would completely underestimate my obsession. Mistakes were made but not by me carol tavris, elliot aronson, marsha mercant, joe barrett on.
Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot. Dumbledore himself even mentions in the books that he sometimes thinks they sort the students too young. K or anything, because i dont blame her whatsoever if she made a slight. This means that if youve only ever seen the films and never read the books or vice versa you may find it interesting to see how the harry potter stories change before your eyes as rapidly as a hogwarts staircase. Then in the fifth book harry potter and the order of the phoenix, dumbledore quickly makes a portkey to transport harry and the weasley children to number 12 grimauld place. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The worlds that were created both in the books and the screen were beyond our wildest. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. The harry potter film franchise gave us eight movies brimming with magic, and made warner bros a buck or two besides. Sep 16, 2016 over the years of reading and rereading this series ive noticed the odd mistake or two.
It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. The students at hogwarts are so young when the sorting hat picks their fate, its no wonder theres a few wrong choices made throughout harry potter. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. Considering what a thrilling experience harry potter and the sorcerers stone was for readers of all ages when the books made their debut, there was reasonable expectation that this.
If i were to say that i love harry potter, it would completely underestimate my obsession. Book 6 harry potter and the halfblood prince published in july 2005 to widespread pottermania, j. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs. Harry potter wikia is notorious for being full of misinformation and blatant fake statements like this. The three simple words stephen fry couldnt say while. Despite his status and, as it turned out, the fact he turned out to be a rather powerful wizard, harry still made mistakes.
Sirius has made many mistakes in his life, but none of them will come close to acting on the feelings he has for ginerva weasley. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. But he is still playing in the quidditch match in prisoner of azkaban. Such a massive franchise as harry potter is bound to have at least some plot mistakes and inconsistencies. However, this is 1998 harry turned 17 near the beginning of the book, which wouldve made it 1997, and this was the following march, and easter was april 12th that year. In the lord of the rings, sam gamgee speaks nostalgically about the great stories, the ones that really mattered.
Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Lupin, sirius, and snape were all supposed to be in their early thirties during the events of the booksmovies. Its that moment where youre watching, and with sinking despair, you realize. Its not that big of mistake, really, but the error is making these books super valuable. But some of the plot holes were made solely in the films, namely in scenes where they didnt follow the book and tried to make the movie more. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. When harry looked up at the sorting hats stool, there were only three people left to be sorted.
In the book of prisoner of azkaban, remus lupin explains to harry that he, sirius black, james potter and peter pettigrew created the marauders map, and that the nicknames moony, padfoot, prongs. Percy, who is a prefect, threatens ron and harry that he will dock points from gryffindor for their misbehaviour. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series. Harry potter mistakes harry potter plot holes digital spy. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. One of the worst decisions he made was a result of one of his best traits. Harry potter and the deathly hallows book mistakes, goofs and. But there are some goingson in the movies that go beyond the explanation of. In the following years, three massive tomes were added to the series. How many harry potter books are there, where were the. When harry picked up the seemingly innocuous secondhand potions book, we had no idea just how important it was going to be. What were the worst decisions harry potter made over the.