Dedalus is one of the first wizards Harry ever meets in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, when the eccentric wizard bumps into him in the street and bows to him, long before Harry's visit from Hagrid. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

You can see Crookshanks, peering in from the top hand corner, perhaps on the lookout for a certain rat with a missing digit? Although the pages feature characters, objects and plot points from throughout the series, including He Who Must Not Be Named, the information has been carefully crafted to not spoil your reading experience of the stories. And if you look closely, in the background you will see a certain Miss Granger carrying a very large armful of books up the library staircase! This dazzling gift book brings together beloved characters, unforgettable moments, and iconic locations from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone all the way through to The Deathly Hallows .Weitong uses a soft, rich and unusual palette to evoke simmering potion fumes and shimmering streams of magic. In this spread, again, illustrated brilliantly by Peter Goes – you can explore all the different printed works that we spot during Harry’s studies. Whisk yourself away to Harry Potter’s wizarding world with this Whiz-bang of an illustrated companion, suitable for readers of all ages. We are still forever perplexed at the car turning sentient and wild when Harry and Ron are reunited with it in the Forbidden Forest – but also forever amused.

Yes, the Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac is now available to pick up – and if you’re a Harry Potter fan who loves the blink-and-you’ll-miss-them moments of the stories, you’ll adore the amount of work that has gone into this book. The only official companion to the seven spellbinding novels about the Boy Who Lived, fully illustrated and superbly sorted - the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages! And finally, seeing as it’s nearly Hallowe’en… we must give some kudos to this spooky spread from illustrator Tomislav Tomic, who has breathed some life into Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , was published in the UK in 1997.You can also explore the rest of Hogwarts at Hallowe’en here too, from the student’s feast in the Great Hall to all the work the house-elves get up to in the kitchens to make this night extra special – with everything finished off with some floating pumpkins and fluttering bats. Having listened to the books many, many times I feel a few things were missed and spotted a couple inconsistencies, but overall it seems very comprehensive. From incredible cross-sections to magical maps and ingenious lists, lose yourself exploring Hogwarts and beyond.