A year after the seventh and final potter book was published, rowling has conjured up a new story to be auctioned for charity next month. May 29, 2008 jk rowling has written an 800word prequel to the harry potter series which is likely to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity at auction the handwritten short story, featuring the. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Rowlings original intention for writing as robert galbraith was for the books to be judged on their own merit, and to establish galbraith as a wellregarded name in crime in its own right. N early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. With a mini book written for charity serving as the central influence, fantastic beasts and where to find them moved the action to 1920s new york, centering the story on newt scamander eddie redmayne and his. Harry potter author jk rowling to release four new books.
If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or. Rowling had given harry potter and friends their satisfying ending but there was still so much to explore in the wizarding world. Jk rowling is creating a new trilogy from the 54 page textbook she wrote for the harry potter world, fantastic beasts and where to find them. Sep 12, 20 image caption jk rowling says the film is not a prequel nor sequel to harry potter. Jk rowling pens harry potter prequel for charities books. Jk rowling is frantically trying to debunk a rumor about her new harry potter play. Jk rowling to release new harry potter ebooks bbc news. Rowling said that she cant guarantee she wouldnt return to the world of harry potter in the next 10 years or so, therefore she didnt want to say she never would, but she also said it was unlikely. Mar 08, 20 harry potter and the casual vacancy author j. Harry potter will come out as bisexual and have a love affair with ron weasley in a new spinoff book series, jk rowling has confirmed. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world, publishers confirmed wednesday. Rowling has written a harry potter sequel vanity fair. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel.
Apr 25, 2018 if youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another. Rowling has a limitless canvas on which to paint these new movies, but so far, she seems more intent on paying useless homage. The internet blew up as people wrote about rowlings new. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. Rowling has a lot on her plate, collaborating with other writers to pen scripts for harry potter and the cursed child and the. It turns out harry potter and the cursed child wont be the last chapter of j. Jun 04, 2018 like any author of a bestselling childrens book series, j. Rowling tweeted sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. Rowling is planning her first kids book since harry. Rowling is planning her first kids book since harry potter. Rowling has great talent as a writer and worldbuilder, which is evident by her harry potter books. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. Rowling s new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowling s ecommerce and digital publishing website for all things in. Set three years before the birth of harry potter, the story recounts an adventure had by sirius black and james potter.
Jk rowling gifted herself a whole new world to explore with the fantastic beasts franchise, with five films to dial back and explore the. Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. Photo by evan agostiniinvisionap jk rowling is to release four brand new stories associated with the wizarding world of harry potter over 20 years after the first novel was published. The story recounts an encounter with muggle police experienced by sirius black and james potter, taking place before the events of the harry potter series.
The new trilogy of novels will take place 19 years after the. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books time. Rowling answers tweet after tweet clarifying for anyone whos still confused that the upcoming. The unofficial harry potter prequel is an 800word story written by j. Mar 30, 2014 fans of the harry potter series can rejoice. The author of the hugely popular books took to twitter yesterday to share a new picture of the death eater. At the moment, she has implied that she is done writing about the potter universe. We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In book 1, a mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant hagrid, wrenches harry from his dreary, muggleridden existence. Rowling bringing back harry potter in prequel play. Rowling had previously debunked the rumours of a tv show on twitter in 2015, responding to a fans question about when the tv show would happen, right after the opera, potteronice and. Rowling in 2008 as part of a charity auction event, for which it fetched.
Fantastic beasts 3 can save the harry potter prequel series. Harry potter fans rejoice author jk rowling has written a prequel to the schoolboy wizard saga. Jk rowling is to make her screenwriting debut in a new harry. Fantastic beasts and where to find them or simply fantastic beasts is the first prequel of a series of films based on fantastic beasts and where to find them, one of the companion books to j. Since the final potter book came out in 2007, she has kept herself busy. Rowlings popular book series the 51yearold author is taking readers back into the world of wizardry with.
Rowlings new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowlings ecommerce and. Jk rowling has written an 800word prequel to the harry potter series which is likely to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity at auction the handwritten short story, featuring the. Image caption jk rowling says the film is not a prequel nor sequel to harry potter. Jk rowling to pen harry potter spinoff film bbc news. The crimes of grindelwald set to release in november, writer jk rowling is offering some early hints about where the harry potter prequel series could go next. Oct 08, 2014 fantastic beasts and where to find them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the harry potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world, rowling said in a statement late last. Rowling announced on may 28, 2008 that she was writing a prequel story for english pen, the writers. Apr 01, 2019 harry potter will come out as bisexual and have a love affair with ron weasley in a new spinoff book series, jk rowling has confirmed. Nov 19, 2018 horror of horrors, there could even be an elder potter on the horizon. Rowling spoke this evening at the bath literature festival and made clear that if she ever returns to harry potter, she wont write a prequel. Rowling appeals for help after harry potter prequel. Seriously, guys, the new harry potter play isnt a prequel harry potter author j. The harry potter series is an old heros tale and comingofage story set to the backdrop of the rise of fascism, deliberately paralleled with what happened in britain in the 1930s when fascist politician oswald mosley tried to incite a nazistyle uprising.
Rowling s contribution was an 800word harry potter prequel that concerns harry s father, james potter, and godfather, sirius black, and takes place three years before harry was born. Rowling excited fans thursday when she revealed she was writing a book. Sep 07, 2019 jk rowling has hinted a new harry potter film is on the way sending fans into meltdown. Rowling poses for photographers during a photo call to unveil her new book, entitled. Fantastic beasts and where to find them film harry potter. Apr 10, 2015 the author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages. The fifth book, troubled blood, is to be published in 2020. Rowlings harry potter prequel story was stolen, the telegraph reports the famed british author, 51, jotted down the story to help raise money for english pen. Jk rowling gifted herself a whole new world to explore with the fantastic beasts franchise, with five films to.
Rowling teased fans on twitter with a joke about a harry potter prequel on world book day. Rowling is not done yet with the world of harry potter photo credit. Jk rowling just retroactively made neville longbottom a. Rowling loves making buzzy revelations about her harry potter series. Rowling has a limitless canvas on which to paint these new movies, but so. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving. It was handwritten for a charity event at waterstones and auctioned off for. Rowling and her wizarding world partners have launched harry potter at home today to help children, parents, carers and teachers confined at home during the covid19 outbreak. Rowling, and was published online on june 11th, 2008. Shes not sure hermione and ron make sense as a couple.
The crimes of grindelwald set to release in november, writer jk rowling is offering some early hints about where the harry potter prequel series could go. Rowling appeals for help after harry potter prequel is. Here the incredibly popular harry potter books, by j. Rowling says she wont write a prequel about the marauders, should she ever decide to return to the harry potter series with new books. Jk rowling creating trilogy for new harry potter world. 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 depression. The script of the first film was released in book form on november 19 2016. Like any author of a bestselling childrens book series, j. Aug 17, 2016 the stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the last story about. Sep 05, 2019 it sounds like the story might not quite be over for the harry potter franchise. It would be the eighth story about harry potter and take place directly after the epilogue of the last book, deathly hallows. Jk rowling hints a new harry potter film is on the way. Jk rowling needs to stop with all of the extra harry potter fan service hp for life.
It sounds like the story might not quite be over for the harry potter franchise. Rowling excited fans thursday when she revealed she. The untitled 800word work was written on both sides of an a5 postcard, and features harry. The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and. Horror of horrors, there could even be an elder potter on the horizon. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books.
Jk rowling saga gets four titles for release very soon harry potters world is expanding once again with news that jk. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on. The author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages. Will jk rowling write about the first wars a prequel to. Jk rowling has hinted a new harry potter film is on the way sending fans into meltdown.
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