Harry Potter Hotlist

Harry Potter Hotlist Muggles, dragons, every-flavored beans, Dementors, owls, trolls.... the Harry Potter books have done much to push children's books to the forefront of the publishing world.

Sample the following internet sites to learn more about the world of Harry Potter.

Scholastic - Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter

Discussion guides, classroom activities, and the latest Harry Potter news are some of the items to be found at the Scholastic site which publishes the American versions of Harry Potter. There's also information about the author, J.K. Rowling.

Harry Potter - The Official Movie Site
http://www.harrypotter.com/

This site is from Warner Brothers Movies which is making the first Harry Potter movie. Find out who will be directing the movie and about who is cast for the major roles in the movie.

Stories from the Web - Harry Potter
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm

This site is hosted in the United Kingdom. The original title of the 1st book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The title was changed to Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone for its publication by Scholastic in the United States. This site has the text of an interview with J. K. Rowling, the author. She says that her favorite author of all time is Jane Austen.

Harry Potter Fan Site
http://www.theninemuses.net/hp/

Find out some insights about the names of the characters in the Harry Potter books. For instance, "Remus is Professor Lupin's first name. In the ancient times, Remus and his brother were abandoned at a young age, and raised by wolves. They eventually began the city which is now Rome, Italy." Is this a little foreshadowing about Professor Lupin's secret problem?

Yahoo Index of Harry Potter Sites
http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Harry_Potter/

There are many links to newspaper and magazine articles--all about Harry.

J.K. Rowling
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/feature/6230/002-6902440-7342656

A great interview with J.K. Rowling from Amazon Books. She indicates that "Hermione is a bit like me when I was 11, though much cleverer."

J.K. Rowling
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/index.htm

Joann Rowling's first book was called Rabbit. She wrote it when she was six years old.

J.K. Rowling
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/stories/rowling/interview.htm

According to the author, there will be a total of 7 Harry Potter books--one for each year that he is at Hogwartz.

Author: LINDA MOSBACKER - Email linda.mosbacker@slc.k12.ut.us