From the Wizarding Archive (Volume 2)-Curated Writing from the World of Harry Potter

Ifyou'veeverwonderedwhatMcGonagallwaslikebeforeshebecamethefirmbutfairTransfigurationprofessoratHogwarts(Wassheeverinlove?HowdidsheformsuchastrongandtrustingfriendshipwithDumbledore?)orreflectedonwhatRemusLupin'schildhoodmighthavebeenlike-thenFromtheWizardingArchive(Volume2)shouldgostraighttothetopofyourmust-readlist.Containing35articleswrittenbyJ.K.RowlingfortheoriginalPottermorewebsite,HarryPotterTMfanseverywhereareinforatreat.Ifthere'sonethingHarryPotterfanshaveincommon(apartfromimpeccablygoodtaste),it'squestions...somanyquestions.Fromthedetailsthatperplexusall-HowdoestheSortingHatwork,exactly?WasDoloresUmbridgealwaysevil?-tothepersonaldetailsthatbringusclosertoJ.K.Rowling'swritingprocess-fromherleastfavouriteschoolsubjectanditsimpactonProfessorSnape'scareer,tothepersonalsignificanceofKing'sCrossandwhyit'salwayswheretheHogwartsExpressdeparts-thisisaveritabletreasuretroveofanswers.Withthematicallycuratedchaptersandeditorialwritinglinkingandexploringthearticlesingreaterdepththaneverbefore,thisisessentialreadingforanyHarryPotterafficionado.Thesearticleswereoriginallyfeaturedonpottermore.comandarestillfree,andavailabletoreadinEnglish,ontheofficialWizardingWorldwebsite.Note:ThiseBookisavailableastwoseparatevolumesorasacombinededition.ThearticlesinVolume2werepreviouslypublishedasthreePottermorePresentseBooks.Ifyoualreadyownthose,youmightprefertoreadFromtheWizardingArchive(Volume1)instead.PottermoreLimitedwillbedonatingauthorroyaltiestotheLumosFoundationonbehalfofJ.K.Rowling,expectedtobeequivalenttoaminimumof?1(orthelocalcurrencyequivalent)foreachcopyofFromtheWizardingArchivesold.TheLumosFoundationisaregisteredcharityinEnglandandWaleswithcharitynumber1112575.