The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Asha: Witch
• Altheda: Witch
• Amata: Witch
• Babbitty Rabbitty: Witch
• Death: A creature that wears a long black cloak.
• Warlock: A simply mad wizard who wishes to never fall in love.
• Ignotus Peverell: One of The Three Brothers, the one who wisely took death's cloak of invisibility
• Charlatan: Add a description of this character.
• Antioch Peverell: One of The Three Brothers
• Cadmus Peverell: One of The Three Brothers who receives a gift from Death

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• “To hurt is as human as to breathe.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Human efforts to evade or overcome death are always doomed to disappointment.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Tamper with the deepest mysteries _the source of life, the essence of self _only if prepared for consequences of the most extreme and dangerous kind.”

  First of Adalbert Waffling's Fundamental Laws of Magic

• “A simple and heartwarming fable, one might think - in which case, one would reveal oneself to be an innocent nincompoop.”

  Albus Dumbledore on "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• A small town in the English Countryside
• Medieval city ruled by king
• Dungeon of Castle

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Glossary edit see section history

• Squib: A person born to magical parents, but has no magical powers themselves.
• Ashwinder: A beast.
• Horklumps: Pink, bristly mushroom-like creatures.
• Necromancy: Dark Art of raising the dead.
• Inferi: Corpses reanimated by Dark Magic.
• Ellhorn: Old name for "Elder".
• Eldrun: Another old name for "Elder".
• Muggle: Non-magical person.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and followed by Running With Scissors.

Preceded by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and followed by Quidditch Through the Ages.

Preceded by The Color Purple, and followed by The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Preceded by Dear John, and followed by The Handmaid's Tale.

Preceded by The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, and followed by It.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. J. K. Rowling (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ8.R798 Tal 2008
• Dewey: 823.914

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Some scary parts to the story.

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 › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Stories
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Anthologies
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12

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