Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter [Paperback]

Galadriel Waters (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

THE HOT NEW GUIDE TO THE

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BE THE FIRST TO FIND OUT THE SCOOP!

The guide is UNofficial, but the information is reliable & awesome!!!

Tons of great Harry Potter info!

Secrets & clues revealed!

Find out all the incredible hints you missed when you read the Harry Potter books!

Discover scary information about Book 5!!

See how the Harry Potter books are even more complex than Lord of the Rings!!!

You won't BELIEVE what's in this book!

NOTE: It does not give the plot away in advance, but there IS a spoiler warning because it does reveal clues and hints about J.K. Rowling's upcoming books!!

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THIS IS A TASTE OF WHAT IS IN THE BOOK...

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What secrets do Mrs. Figg (the crazy cat lady) and Professor Snape hold?

Did you understand exactly how Dumbledore's "Mirror of Erised" worked?

Are you aware that what Harry saw in the Mirror was not accurate?

Do you know how to solve Snape's poison bottle puzzle in the room "through the trapdoor"?

Did you know there are actually 2 solutions to that puzzle?

"In chapter 16 of Book 1, J.K. Rowling writes that Harry 'watched an owl flutter toward the school across the bright blue sky, a note clamped in its mouth.' Even after reading the book several times, it still catches readers by surprise when they realize that this note was the message used to trick Headmaster Dumbledore into leaving the school for a trip to London. That clue doesn't help us solve the plot of the book and it was never explained or mentioned again, but when we then see a similar clue in Book 4, we need to pay much closer attention! Look for yourself - it's awesome!"

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THIS GUIDE TAKES THE PAIN OUT OF THE WAIT FOR

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!

Don't be left out! Find out all about the new information that everyone is getting excited about! It's here!!

Editorial Reviews

Review

I haven't been this thrilled about a book since Goblet of Fire. I can't tear myself away. -- Nina

THE Harry Potter book for Christmas 2002! Wonderful treasure beloved by all Harry Potter fans. -- Tim

About the Author

Galadriel Waters

Galadriel is a researcher and writer on popular culture, with a mysterious knack for predicting consumer trends. She has written numerous articles for H&S Media about Harry Potter and Pokemon. Her biggest love is music, and she has worked as a radio discjocky. Her business background is Internet marketing, and we feel she has worked magic on Wizarding World Press with almost no money. She says she is "a bit" of a scholar on ancient mythology, plus also enjoys science fiction, and dabbles in fantasy art. Although very personal about her background, she admits her small stature is hereditary.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Wizarding World Pr (September 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972393609
• ISBN-13: 978-0972393607
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,850,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

159 of 167 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full Of Little Things Most Readers Overlooked, January 28, 2003

By 

Paul Wetor "Wisconsin Programmer" (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (Paperback)

This book analyzes (maybe over-analyzes) the Harry Potter books, but the results are very enlightening. It's like seeing the HP world with a whole new set of eyes. A typical item notes that Mrs. Figg's house (she's Harry's "babysitter" when the Dursleys exclude him from a family event) smells of cabbages, just like the apothecary shop in Diagon Alley. I had already noticed that Diagon Alley = "diagonally", but missed Knockturn Alley = "nocturnally".

By tying small references from one book location to another, it makes connections that are easy to miss. These are not the usual "how could I have overlooked that?" tidbits, but things one could never connect without keeping detailed notes. Who reads a book of fiction like that? The authors also note the significance of character names, using knowledge that is way beyond my shallow understanding of mythology and magic.

From what I've read so far, I'd say that calling Harry Potter a "children's book" is to miss the deeper meaning (and hard work) that makes the series so special.

75 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORTH THE PRICE! - GREAT analysis & info on future HP books!, September 30, 2002

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PiperLady3 "anneinillinois" (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (Paperback)

This is a GREAT book! The analysis of all of the HP books to date, as well as the author's ability to pick out the hidden clues about Harry's future adventures makes for a book that is well worth the price. Whether you are a long-time HP reader or a new fan, young or mature, this is DEFINITELY a "must-have" for any fan!

If you can, read it before the next movie comes out, or at least the next book. Unlike some fan-authors (and other psychics!), this author is certainly putting her (his?) reputation on the line by making some very specific predictions about the future books in the series.

If you are getting it as a gift, PLEASE don't make your Harry Potter fan wait for whatever the occasion to get it! Let them read it right away. There is LOTS to go through in here, and the HP fan who reads this book will probably want to go back through the specific HP books that are mentioned to see the clues for themselves.

_WELL_ WORTH THE PRICE!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Fun Read, September 13, 2003

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LiseKatherine (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (Paperback)

This is definitely not for the casual Harry Potter fan, or someone who just watched the movies. This is for the obsessed HP fan who can't wait until Book #6 or the PoA movie next summer. It is an exhaustive chapter by chapter minute examination of almost every little detail in the first four books in the series. Because of this slavish devotion to details, it would be annoying and nit-picking to anyone who isn't totally into the whole HP phenonmenon. Even I thought several times the authors were really reaching trying to pick up clues or draw conclusions! However, more often than not, they found clues I had missed even after a half dozen (or more) reads of each book, and some of their conclusions, speculations, etc., were fascinating, or downright eerie with the great deal of sense they made. The authors further go out on a limb and predict what will happen in Book #5 (some of which they were pretty close or dead on)and even offer some possible scenarios to the ending of the whole septology (which I doubt they got right because I think we're all going to be shocked then)! Frankly, I can't wait until the follow-up guide to Book #5 is released in November to see what they've come up with next.