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General Mistakes

◦In Sorcerer's Stone, US paperback edition, page 96, it says that Percy had a silver prefect badge. However, in Order of the Phoenix, US hardcover edition, page 161, it says that the prefects' badges are scarlet and gold. Thanks, Cristina!

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◦In Prisoner of Azkaban, page 262, Harry sends a Patronus at Malfoy and friends (who were dressed as dementors) during the Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw Quidditch game where Lee Jordan is commenting.

Then in Order of the Phoenix, page 342, Susan Bones asks Harry "So -- is it really true? You make a stag Patronus?" Harry says, "Yes." Lee responds "Blimey, Harry!...I never knew that!"

But he would have seen it at the Quidditch game two years before. Thanks, Laura!

Explanation: Harry's Patronus at the time of the Quidditch match was not yet developed enough to take the form of a stag, the first time it took that form was on the lakeside when he saved himself and Sirius in Prisoner of Azkaban.

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◦In the American version of Prisoner Of Azkaban, page 429, it states that "The exam results came out on the last day of term." On page 430, it continues: "Percy had got his top-grade N.E.W.T.s; Fred and George had scraped a handful of O.W.L.s each."

But in the American version of Half-Blood Prince, pages 79 and 99, Dumbledore says that the O.W.L. results are expected some time later today-- "today" meaning sometime during the summer holidays, and not while the students are still at Hogwarts. Thanks, Genevieve!

Possible Explanation: Exam results come out at different times during different years.

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◦Dumbledore was Transfiguration teacher before he was Headmaster, and Remus Lupin was born in/around 1960 (in OOTP Snape is 35 or 36, so we can make an estimate on Remus' age in POA from that).

Now: On page 352 of the hardback version of POA, in the chapter entitled "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," Lupin says, "I was a very small boy when I received the <werewolf> bite," and on the next page says "It seemed impossible that I would be able to come to Hogwarts... But then Dumbledore became Headmaster...", and of course Dumbledore allowed Remus to attend Hogwarts.

Now skip ahead to OOTP. On page 321, in the chapter entitled "The Hogwarts High Inquisitor," McGonagall says she has been teaching at Hogwarts for "thirty-nine years this December." Assuming that McGonagall has always taught Transfiguration (never any other subject) at Hogwarts, and also assuming that at this point Remus would also be 35 or 36 (based on Snape's age), then Dumbledore would have been Headmaster for at least three years before Remus was born. So why did Remus say he wouldn't have been able to attend Hogwarts if Dumbledore hadn't become Headmaster after Remus was bitten? Thanks, Christine!

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Watership Down, and followed by The City & The City.

Preceded by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and followed by The Pelican Brief.

Preceded by Jane Eyre, and followed by To Kill a Mockingbird.

Preceded by Dear John, and followed by Dracula.

Preceded by Blink, and followed by Uglies.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. J. K. Rowling (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)

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Awards edit see section history

• Hugo (2001: Best Science Fiction Novel)
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (2008: Children's Literature)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This is an excellent series for children. However, the story darkens significantly in the Goblet of Fire. Some of the ideas presented in the books following this fourth book are unsettling. I would recommend reading the last few in the series if you are at all uneasy about giving them to your child.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Series › Fantasy & Adventure › Harry Potter Books
• Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( R ) › Rowling, J.K.
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12

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• Harry Potter Wikia: This is a wiki page for Harry Potter.
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Movie Connections edit see section history

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (IMDb)

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