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Harry Potter - A Journey Through A History of Magic
Harry Potter - A Journey Through A History of Magic | British Library
An irresistible romp through the history of magic, from alchemy to unicorns, ancient witchcraft to Harrys Hogwarts packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, magical illustrations from Jim Kay and weird, wonderful and inspiring artefacts that have been magically released from the archives at the British Library. This spellbinding eBook takes readers on a journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, Divination and more. Discover the truth behind making the Philosophers Stone, create your very own potion and uncover the secret of invisible ink. Learn all about the history of mandrake roots and dragons, discover what witches really used their brooms for, pore over incredible images of actual mermaids and read about real-life potions and astronomers, alchemists and more. The perfect gift for aspiring witches and wizards and any Harry Potter fan. Celebrating twenty years of Harry Potter magic, and produced in association with the British Library to support their major exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic.
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JenlovesJT47
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Pickpick

I thought I‘d read this as a companion to my #PotterADay readalong. I‘m always fascinated by anything to do with the world of Harry Potter, and this was a fairly quick read with lots of interesting tidbits about witchcraft in general, along with a lot of early drafts and drawings by J.K. Rowling. A must-read for Potterhead fans! 4⭐️

#HarryPotter

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Linsy Agreed! Fun to see her early drafts 4y
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Kimberlone
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Happy Monday! Reading in the sun :)

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Kimberlone
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Swinging and reading.

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razmanda
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Y‘ALL. Look what just showed up in my little free library. Maybe Santa is real?!

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alisiakae
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It‘s been ages since I posted a #bookhaul, this is the last two months of #botm plus extras from Amazon and my local used book shop! One of my big goals for next year will be catching up on unread #folio, #botm and #OwlCrate books!

Plus a 😼 photo bomber. #catsoflitsy #HelloKitty

Reviewsbylola I‘m hoping my BOTM gets here ASAP. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 6y
Cailey_Mac I‘m still catching up on all my OwlCrate, Fairyloot, Uppercase and BoTM as well!😅 6y
alisiakae @Reviewsbylola Hopefully it will! @Cailey_Mac It‘s a never ending cycle. 😂😂 6y
SamanthaMarie The cutest photo bomber ever 😍 6y
alisiakae @SamanthaMarie She is! Unless you ask our other cat, she would disagree. 😂😂 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Everything changed when the fire nation attacked

sudi 😂😂😂 6y
Linsy 😆😆😆 6y
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Bookgoil
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Just snuggling my main squeeze Calli #dogsoflitsy and reading this random HP book I picked up at Meijer this past year. Really enjoying it. Still sad I couldn‘t get into my reread of HP this summer - last summer I did everything HP but maybe it‘s too much to do every year.

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StephanieGeiser
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A huge shoutout to @NCNY for this fabulous package of #harrypotterswap goodness! What a wonderful surprise to come home to on Friday (after the longest week ever). Everything you picked is perfect and I even got Hermione in the mystery pouch, which is the one I was hoping for! I am definitely looking forward to learning all kinds of new tid-bits from this book and once I do I‘m thinking I should find a HP trivia event to enter!

NCNY Hermione! Glad you got a good one. Hope you enjoy everything! 6y
BookaholicNatty @NCNY you rocked it!!!!!! I love everything you got!!!!! Thank you for being so awesome! ❤️😘 @StephanieGeiser I love it!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness I love it! 6y
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tracey38
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A look inside. It looks really neat and I am looking forward to reading through this.

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tracey38
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Has anyone seen this before? I haven't until today when I was in Walmart.

Wan.der.love Yes - it‘s gorgeous. After reading it I had to start collecting the illustrated versions of HP series. 😍 6y
tracey38 @Wan.der.love I've been wanting the illustrated copies! 6y
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mianmianjulia

It‘s a wonderful book

DebinHawaii It is indeed. Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍Hope you enjoy it here! 7y
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LauraWeasley
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Couldn't, for the life of me, decide what I wanted to read next so I just went for this. You can never go wrong with Harry Potter, right?

#HarryPotter #AJourneyThroughAHistoryOfMagic #BritishLibrary #exhibition #potterhead #wizardingworld #booknerdigans #JKRowling #currentlyreading

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GatheringBooks
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#ReadingResolutions Day 29: Now this is pure #Magic to me.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I cropped this badly... but If you want to know which Harry Potter character is your reading soulmate...

https://bookriot.com/2018/04/10/harry-potter-character-quiz/

PenguinInFlight I got Hermione! ☺️ 7y
GarthRanzz Thanks for sharing Harry‘s result! I was really curious as to what it said. 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @GarthRanzz, I thought you might be ⚡️ 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @PenguinInFlight, I was kinda hoping for Ron 🤔 7y
somebooksaround I got Harry as well! 😃🙌 thanks for posting this quiz✌️ 7y
LeeRHarry Hermione - kinda wanted Luna 🎉 7y
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ThatBookishGal
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Yay!! My Tee Turtle order from Wondercon has finally arrived!! Story of my life #justonemorechapter #hogwartshousekitties

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aprilpohren
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@JenP I am seriously in tears over your kindness and thoughtfulness! You stepped in when my match went MIA and spoiled me. I absolutely love and adore everything!! It is all beyond perfect! I can't stop smiling. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. How adorable is that Hagrid keychain?!?! @JenlovesJT47 #potterheadswap

JenlovesJT47 So awesome!! 🤓💚🤓 7y
JenP Yay! I hope you like everything. I didn‘t have enough time to really personalize as much as I normally do but I really wanted you to be able to have something to open today. 😊 7y
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josie281
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FYI fellow potterheads!
I snagged these desk lamps for Easter baskets because it‘s a great deal! $11.99!
https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jvnh/?cpg=edm_103169182&e=am9zaWUyODFAZ21haWwu...

TrishB Very cool 👍🏻 7y
saresmoore Cool! 7y
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JennyBookworm
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I'm really loving the online exhibit of Harry Potter: A History of Magic from the British Library. It's on Google Arts & Culture app which allows one to zoom in extremely closely on the artwork and exhibits 😍
#HarryPotter #BritishLibrary #GoogleArts&Culture
#muggleswouldlikethistoo

tracey38 This is so cool! 7y
bibliophiliac Wow I didn't know about this, thanks for posting about it! 7y
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faelinwolf
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"Tools shaped from antlers, grown above the head, were thought to connect the Earth with the higher spirit world; as antlers are shed and regrown annually, they symbolise the magic of regeneration and renewal."

Learning cool things!

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JenlovesJT47
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Got my reading buddy for the evening! 😻#catsoflitsy #nala #harrypotter

rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 7y
Bookzombie 💕🐱 7y
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JenlovesJT47
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One of my Christmas presents from Amazon finally arrived today - only a month late! 😜Can't wait to read it. 🤗💚🤗#harrypotter #bookmail

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Linsy I had a lot of fun with this one. 7y
TricksyTails 😍😍😍 7y
Avanders I can't wait to get my hands on one of these 😁😁 7y
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bbackes
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Challenge | Day 16

“Don‘t let the muggles get you down”

#whenyouneedtochaseawaytheues on #startinganewjanuary by @writerlibrarian

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Schnoebs
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Have to study up for Harry Potter Trivia tonight! #hp #harrypotter #trivia #mpls #twincities #blackstackbrewing

RaimeyGallant Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you're interested. :) 7y
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Shay_1113
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Pickpick

This book goes beyond what I expected and just adds too the magic that is Harry Potter! #potterforlife

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BethM
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Pickpick

Even if it was geared younger, this was a lovely, well done book. Glad to have it in the collection.

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alexandra63
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Downtonabbeyroad394
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Downtonabbeyroad394
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Cold chills

Texreader Awwww 7y
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Downtonabbeyroad394
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Downtonabbeyroad394
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Merry Christmas 🎄

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vicgreentoriafield
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Some bookish Christmas gifts 😍😍😍

umbrellagirl Ooo you got the sorting hat! 7y
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JulAnna
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Thank you, thank you! @JenlovesJT47 Every gift is delightful and perfect! I haven‘t read ANY of the books yet, so I will have a wonderful time choosing my next read! You are so thoughtful! I will even get to try audio coloring this winter! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends! 🌲💕
#secretsantagoespostal

JenlovesJT47 Yay! I wasn't sure exactly what books to get you so I chose a variety. Merry Christmas! 🎄 7y
emilyhaldi Amazing!! ✨❤️🎉 7y
Gissy I just add some title from this photo to my huge wish list! ☺️ 7y
ScientistSam Wow! 7y
drokka Giraffes on stilts! That's a great grouping! 7y
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Sarahandhella
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Pickpick

If it has the words “Harry Potter” on it, I will read it. I saw this was available through digital from my library, so I thought I might as well! It was also me determining if I needed to buy it right away, or if I could wait. I thought some parts were really cool, but I couldn‘t delve into reading most of the small handwritten notes on the Kindle. 😔. I will probably eventually purchase it, but I am in no rush.

HelloImJez That cover has just reminded me of when I was about 7, and they sold these chocolate frogs that came with a "moving" picture card. I got one that had Hagrid on it (that looked similar to that cover) and went around telling people it was a pic of my boyfriend lmao! 7y
Sarahandhella @HelloImJez 😄 cute!! 7y
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Tanzy13
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IWriteInTheNight 😍 beautiful cover 7y
Bourriquet76 I want these for Christmas. 7y
MinDea I just got the fantastic beasts one. It is beautiful!! 7y
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BookishGirl06
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sdbruening
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I wanted more historical content and less Jim Kay illustrations. Don‘t get me wrong - they‘re beautiful! But I already have all the illustrated editions. I also didn‘t like that it was written like Nat Geo for kids or something. I figured more adults than kids would read something like this.

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thepostman96
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Pickpick

This was such an interesting and delightful read 😊

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thepostman96
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Best birthday present ever! This is incredibly interesting so far 😊

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hgrimes
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Haul from Portland, Maine! The llama book is for my 2-year-old niece who went as a llama for Halloween. She won‘t care that it‘s not Halloween anymore. We are back home now where we have heat and electricity. We took advantage of this first world luxury by binge watching Stranger Things season 2.

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Merethebookgal
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I just picked this new HP book today (Costco for the win 😂) and it looks really interesting!
#bookhaul

night_shift I still have a copy sitting in my "to-buy" box at work. Eventually.. it's so pretty though! 7y
Serotonin I was eye-ing that book at the Amazon Bookstore too 7y
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MyNamesParadise
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Great #bookmail today! Got it for $12 on Amazon!

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Sara_Planz
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I love this!!!!

Graciouswarriorprincess I saw this tonight at B&N. On my wish list. It‘s gorgeous! 7y
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night_shift
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They came in! So pretty! 😍 Definitely already stashed one away for myself!

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EllieDottie
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I got this surprise gift in the mail today! This is so cool! #bookmail!

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Felso
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I had to start reading Friday evening, since I wanted to attend a funeral yesterday. So this is as far as I got 7 hours 38 minutes, not even close to 24 hours but rewarding nonetheless. #readathon @DeweysReadathon

Cinfhen Good job 🎉🎉❣️ 7y
DGRachel Better than I did! Well done, you! 7y
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InLibrisVeritas
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We stopped by two bookstores in the next city over and find quite few books today. These two I grabbed a place called Horton's. I wasn't sure expecting to find a house edition in the US, and with luck it was one of the houses I didn't have yet!

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Leslie2
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Just picked this book up to add to my HP collection! 😍🦁☇🍺

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Felso
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Another #readathon choice. Will start tomorrow. @DeweysReadathon #deweys24hourreadathon

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