Rowling is planning to expand her wizarding world with four new books set in the harry potter universe though maybe not exactly. Rowling, pottermore was a website dedicated to everything related to harry potter once the books were finished. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, reads more like literature aimed at preteens with more basic declarative sentence s. Posted on august 11, 2007 3 comments by now, any selfrespecting fan of harry potter would already have finished the 7th and final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows.
If you enjoy my harry potter fanfiction you will probably also enjoy my magical school series set in elizabethan england. A history of magic, the book of exhibition and harry potter, a journey. For the expanded universe of harry potter, we recommend the harry potter wiki. However, the series has remained in the public imagination thanks to stage productions, universeexpanding films like fantastic beasts and. The wizarding world is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on a series of films, based on the harry potter novel. Rowlings own massive universe, harry potter and the wizarding world which blossomed into existence in 1997 with the release of the first book in the generationdefining series. Canon is a word used to describe a fixed collection of material that is considered part of the harry potter world.
How pottermore has successfully expanded the canon of. Sep 01, 2017 recently, it seems like the harry potter canon universe is expanding faster than an occamy in a quidditch stadium. May 30, 2019 harry potter fans, this is your official heads up. Why doesnt harry potter have an expanded universe like star wars. Harry potter stories featuring a more expanded universe, dark themes sometimes, and generally more magic. Rowlings wizarding world including information on all the harry potter novels, films, and video games, and all the expanded universe, including, but not limited to, pottermore, harry potter and the cursed child, and the. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. It wasnt for a very positive reason, harry had to admit. All my headcanon compliant fics will be put here, as opposed to other writing exercises. Any extra material she has provided for select editions or copies of the books as well as her. In harry s case, it was a lot easier to manage his one relationship. Harry potter and the philosophers stone or, as americans know it, harry potter and the sorcerers stone continues to resonate with fans.
Movies performance at the box office the hp universe has 8 movies first 6 books as 6 movies, and the final installment split into 2. At last he decides that, since harry only really won because of his friendships with ron and hermione, he will seduce molly prewett and ensure that she doesnt give birth to. Voldemort has been going fruitlessly back in time for several cycles to try and prevent harry potter from winning the war, but nothing works. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe. Harry potter s wizarding universe to expand with 3 new ebooks pottermore presents is a series of bitesized ebooks that dig deep into j. But, as we all discovered in books five and six, divination is not all quackery. How pottermore has successfully expanded the canon of harry potter. How jk rowling has expanded the harry potter universe since the series ended. New harry potter ebooks will teach magic to muggles. Now i am gonna hand this time over to this story, so find a place quiet and let the story unfold, without any delays, lets begin. The website, which serves as a sort of expanded universe for harry potter, revealed a supposedly fun fact on twitter yesterday. Rowlings harry potter series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies. Jk rowling announced out of nowhere that dumbledore was gay after the books we.
The everexpanding harry potter universe is getting some new additions in 2016, a movie and play among them. The first film in the wizarding world was harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001, which was followed by seven harry potter sequels, beginning with harry potter and the chamber of secrets in 2002 and ending with harry potter and the deathly hallows. September 1, 2018, marks the 20th anniversary of the fantasy series being published in the us. Harry potter doesnt have much in the way of details about how the wizarding world works and the magic just does whatever the plot needs it to. Harry potter and savior of the worlds chapter 1 from the. Nov 11, 20 leave a comment posted in expanded universe, wb studios tour in london tagged animal actors week, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter studio tour, kittens, the making of harry potter, warner bros studio post navigation jan 05, 2019 j. Episode viithe force awakens, lucasfilm made the decision not to rely on the expanded universe eu as source material for future star wars projects. Cursed child is considered semicanon, the first fantastic beasts movie is canon, the rest are not. The harry potter wiki is an online encyclopedia for information on j. New posts more than 50 replies or 500 views closed thread. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Other video games based on the harry potter universe. Harry potters wizarding universe to expand with 3 new ebooks pottermore presents is a series of bitesized ebooks that dig deep into j. Harry potter has this huge potential to create a rich tapestry of different stories flowing into one another from comic books to video games to films to the main books. The expanded universe of harry potter quiz howstuffworks. Rowlings wizarding world including information on all the harry potter novels, films, and video games, and all the expanded universe, including, but not limited to, pottermore, harry potter and the cursed child, and the fantastic beasts series. Internationally renowned schools like oxford or harvard. Rowling reaffirming time and time again that she doesnt see or feel the need to write another harry potter book, an expanded universe with tons of other authors is probably the next best thing. Fantastic beasts is the first foray into that expanded universe of storytelling. The harry potter wiki use a three tier system which determines what sources are true and what sources are not. Rowlings harry potter books are full of terminology, creatures, and objects entirely unique to this universe. It uses the wiki model, which means it is a fanmade collaborative effort. His so had lost control of something incredibly powerful, and entirely unwanted, which destroyed his entire home universe. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Register or login top right corner to get the full experience.
Feb 14, 2019 more than two decades ago, fans built the harry potter timeline. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe white, jamie on. Jun 01, 2016 i have been looking forward to this ever since it was announced, returning to the harry potter universe in film after so many years was a happy moment for me. In the harry potter universe, peeves is the most infamous poltergeist in british history, and has lived at hogwarts since 993. Rowling to let other people write harry potter books. Eddie redmayne playing newt scamander grew on me throughout the film, as at the beginning it just felt odd. Cursed child and the case for the expanded universe. Well, they all have different things going for them. How jk rowling has expanded the harry potter universe since. Leave a comment posted in expanded universe, wb studios tour in london tagged animal actors week, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter studio tour, kittens, the making of harry potter, warner bros studio post navigation harry potter universe is an online roleplay initiative focussing on recreating awesome harry potter themed stories. How jk rowling has expanded the harry potter universe. Harry potter expanded universe politicalmedievalistnerd. The website, which serves as a sort of expanded universe for harry potter, revealed a supposedly fun. Two new books on the harry potter universe will be released in october as part.
Goal is to have as many over 100k as possible, send me a pm with possible stories to add if you like. Why does harry potter not have an expanded universe like star. I didnt enjoy this film as much as i hoped, but i still really liked it. Harry potter spinoff series fantastic beasts will now have five movies. Jul 31, 2015 how jk rowling has expanded the harry potter universe since the series ended. Rowling and later expanded into a multimedia franchise. Aug 11, 2007 harry potter and the extended universe.
Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded. Sources used by the lexicon the harry potter lexicon. All the times the harry potter movies were better than the. The fantastic beasts and where to find thembook was. In anticipation of the new entry in the star wars cinematic universe, star wars. The first film in the wizarding world was harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001, which was followed by seven harry potter sequels, beginning with harry potter and the chamber of secrets in 2002 and ending with harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 in 2011, nearly ten years after the first films release. Lets see how much you know about the newest members of the canon.
The fantastic beasts and crimes of grindelwald movies are sort of like the star wars prequels, except better because no jar jar or awful love dialogue. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading harry potter facts and trivia. So far the only thing we have gotten is fantastic beasts as far as stories outside of the main harry potter books. Toys, videogames, themed boardgames, action figures, and coloring books. The harry potter wiki use a three tier system which determines what sources are true and. Following the release of fantastic beasts and where to find them, the franchise as a whole has been rebranded as wizarding world or j. Featuring news articles, unreleased works by rowling, and audiobook versions of the titular series, the website has become a premier spot for all fans of the harry potter series. Together with other members you can write your own adventures that take place in the wizardling world of harry potter. The star wars expanded universe has certainly been a major success.
Spinoff harry potter and fantastic beasts books and movies are crammed. Two new harry potter books to be published in october. No need to fret, because here at harry potter universe we have expanded to the world wide web. Nov 15, 2018 the new fantastic beasts is so bad it actually makes the other books and. He is especially fond of mischief and chaos, and the only people who have any control over him are the bloody baron and dumbledore. Why isnt there an expanded universe for harry potter. So consider this your invitation to join us here on hpu, to live out your dreams of attending hogwarts. Rowling could do what george lucas did with star wars and create an authorized expanded universe, allowing. This whole new world for readers to explore, along with relatable characters and a great sense of humor for example, hogwarts motto is draco dormiens nunquam titillandus, meaning never tickle a sleeping dragon makes it a wonderful read for both children. Harry potters wizarding universe to expand with 3 new ebooks. Potterpedia is pleased to bring you info on everything covered from harry potter and the philosophers stone to harry potter and the deathly hallows, as well as extended information from sources such as pottermore.
In addition to the stage play in london, the script of the play, referred to as a special rehearsal edition, written by rowling, jack thorne, and john tiffany was released in stores july 31, 2016. I believe the books are popular, and will remain popular. Two new books are set to be released as part of a british exhibition that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of the series. Rowling is releasing 4 harry potter ebooks that explore the. Magical facts about the harry potter universe factinate. No good guy in the harry potter universe has gone bad and betrayed harry. For five years, she worked on not only the first book but also the outline of the entire series of seven books and the development of the world in which the stories occur. Why does harry potter not have an expanded universe like. Any material she has written or was involved in or has stated is canon is the highest level of canon even the. Ofcourse we cant do this on our own, thats what we need you for.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. The room itself also expanded between movies, making room for more. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. Rowling broke the timeline harry potter fans built. Bess and the dragons and its sequels take place in a fantasy england in which walter raleigh, adventurer extraordinaire discovered dragon eggs. Metro manila cnn philippines, july 20 potterheads rejoice.
The verse may branch out across different media as the fandom demands. Harry potter has this huge potential to create a rich tapestry of different stories flowing into one another from comic books to video games to films to the main. The paperback of the harry potter facts and trivia. This whole new world for readers to explore, along with relatable characters and a great sense of humor for example, hogwarts motto is draco dormiens nunquam titillandus, meaning never tickle a sleeping dragon makes it a wonderful read for both. In the novels, the muggle world is the world inhabited by the nonmagical majority, with which the wizarding world exists coextensively, albeit mostly remaining hidden from the nonmagical humans. There may be comic books, tiein novels, movies, novelizations, video games, etc. 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. Leave a comment posted in expanded universe, wb studios tour in london tagged animal actors week, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter studio tour, kittens, the making of harry potter, warner bros studio post navigation harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j.
We have separate pages for its book, film, and video game incarnations. K rowlings digital publisher expands the canon and backstories of the world of harry. Jk rowling announced out of nowhere that dumbledore was gay after the books were finished. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe kindle edition by white, jamie. Harry and hermione hanging out with some books in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Welcome to harry potter universe did the owl with your hogwarts letter get lost. Harry potter universe is an online roleplay initiative focussing on recreating awesome harry potter themed stories. Harry potter spinoff series fantastic beasts will now have. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter. An overview of the harry potter books and universe hobbylark.
Harry potter began as a series of seven fantasy novels by j. The betrothal expanded, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. Star wars expanded universe eulegends contradictions. My canon headcanon of the entire harry potter world. The wizarding world will expand in october with the release of two new books, harry potter.
Harry potter, frozen expanded universe and lord of the rings. Every time you turn your head, theres a new movie, story, or digital adventure. Rowling expanded the harry potter universe with several short books produced for various charities. The new fantastic beasts is so bad it actually makes the other books and. Star wars didnt have the best movies aside from a new hope. Harry potter universe will expand with two new books paste. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books.
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