Harry Potter

8.3 million copies

“We expected to sell 1 million copies in the first week and we sold that many within the first 48 hours,″ Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio said Sunday as “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix″ set records around the world in its first weekend. Borders Group reported worldwide sales of 750,000 the first day.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows “The deluxe editions, with green cloth, of 1999 are also collectible if they are a first edition (prices go up to $5,000). However second printings can be picked up for three figures.”

You can spot this ultra-rare version, rather than a later one, by looking at page 53 where “1 wand” appears twice in list of things Harry should bring to Hogwarts. You should also look for a print line that reads 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the crediting of “Joanne Rowling”, not JK, on the title page.

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• 7 Mistakes J.K. Rowling Made While Writing “Harry Potter”
• Death Eaters are the only bad guys.
• Allowing Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw to fall to the back burner.
• The “All Slytherins are evil!” BS.
• Killing Sirius Black instead of Arthur Weasley.
• Snape’s ‘redemption’ arc.

Harry James Potter

Merlin’s beard, Merlin’s “baggy y-fronts,” Merlin’s pants, or simply just his name are all common curses uttered by the wizarding community in times of surprise or crisis.

They don’t actually say the word ‘fuck’, but it’s definitely alluded to. Bloody hell, b*tch, Merlin’s beard and other plays on Merlin, Gallopin’ Gorgons, “great sizzling dragon bogies… frog brains… rat intestines” -Filch, mudblood.

‘Mudblood’ was the derogatory term used against witches and wizards born to Muggles, and wasn’t so much a swear word as it was a sign of deeply rooted wizarding prejudice.

r/harrypotter We all know that Hermione is constantly chastising Ron for his swearing, and that JKR actually used this as a tool to have her characters swear (especially Ron), without actually writing down the swear word.

Antonin Dolohov

Griffin: “What is your favorite wizard swear?” Griffin: Of course not. Travis: Oh… I think I really like ‘fuck’.

Known uses. Antonin Dolohov used the curse twice during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, first against Hermione Granger, who was knocked unconscious but survived.