JK Rowling’s 4 New Harry Potter eBooks & Twitter’s Mixed Response
Rowling announces release 4 mini-books on Harry Potter lore to the delight of fans – and disappointment of others!
JK Rowling has announced via website Pottermore that she will be releasing four new Harry Potter mini-books (eBooks), to the delight of fans – and the disappointment of some!
These four books will be a series of non-fiction eBooks called ‘Harry Potter: A Journey Through...’ which will be adapted from the audiobook ‘Harry Potter: A History Of Magic’
These will be accompanied by line drawings, manuscript pages and sketches by London-based artist Rohan Daniel Eason.
These books are supposed to give readers an insight into the various subjects learned at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, such as Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology, Divination, Astronomy and Care of Magical Creatures.
The eBooks will be titled like so: Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts, Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology, Harry Potter: A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy, and Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures,
We’ve had a mixed bag of reactions from Potterheads. While some say that the original seven books should be left alone, there's a hungry fanbase waiting for more Wizarding World material to dig into.
These are some reactions of Harry Potter fans:
On one hand, we had fans who were elated:
On the other, some fans were actually disappointed, implying that Rowling is simply doing it for money:
What do you think about these new eBooks? Let us know in the comments!
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