The novel’s film adaptation, which was released in 2002, became the fifth highest-grossing film of all time and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.Ī number of video games based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were also launched for various platforms, with the majority receiving positive feedback. Since being discovered by Muggles and barely escaping deportation, you’d imagine the remainder of Harry’s second year would be a breeze.Īs with the previous novels in the book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets sparked theological debates some religious figures criticized the use of magical themes, whilst others lauded its focus on self-sacrifice and how one’s character is the product of one’s decisions. Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts with a bang in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – the bang of a soaring Ford Anglia crashing into the Whomping Willow, that is. The book contains over 100 illustrations and will be accompanied by drawn versions of the series’ first seven books by the same author. On October 6, 2015, an illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published, with illustrations by Jim Kay. The writing has been compared to that of Jane Austen, one of Rowling’s favorite authors Roald Dahl, whose works ruled fictional books before Harry Potter and Homer, the Ancient Greek storyteller.Īlthough some critics thought the novel harkened back to Victorian and Edwardian boarding school novels, others thought it strongly established the genre in the new era by addressing current ethical and social questions, as well as overcoming hurdles. The next year, Scholastic Corporation released it in the United States under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This discovery, delivered by Hagrid, a gruff, hairy ogre, sends Harry on a fantastical adventure of a lifetime.īloomsbury published the novel for the first time in the United Kingdom on June 26, 1997. Harry Potter learns his true origin in the early hours of his eleventh birthday in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the novel that began it all – he is a wizard, famed in the mystical universe for having defeated the dark Lord Voldemort when he was just a kid. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay 1. Simply click the ordering button below, call us at 504-899-READ, or come by the shop in person.16. We highly recommend pre-ordering your copy now. Exactly one nanosecond after the witching hour will signal the distribution of the final book. Just before the witching hour (midnight), the books will be brought out under a black cloak. Participants will be led back to Octavia Books for the final games, contests and countdown. There will be prizes for the best and most original costumes, trivia championships and more - with the top prize being a Deluxe Edition of the previous Harry Potter book signed by J. Many of your favorite characters will be present along the way - but don't let that stop you from dressing in a costume of your own design. (from The Magic Box to the Whole Foods Market to National Art & Hobby) as locations found in both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
In addition, Octavia Books will officially declare parts of Octavia St. Flourish & Blotts, will hand out Marauders Maps indicating the various locations in the surrounding neighborhood where trivia, games, cookie decorating, wand making, contests and raffles can be found. Octavia Books has teamed up with our neighborhood merchants along Laurel and Magazine Streets to bring you 3 hours of non-stop fun and excitement culminating in the release and distribution of the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Book 7.
Please join us as we open our doors at 9 PM, Friday evening, July 20, for the greatest Harry Potter release celebration in history.