However, book 4 takes place in 1994, and the playstation wasnt launched in britain until 1995. Harry potter and the mistakes of a past reality chapter 10. But stephen fry, the man who narrated all 11 audiobooks, does have. Aug 15, 2016 if your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. Harry potter and the goblet of fire is a fantasy book written by british author j. Part 4 harry potter and the goblet of fire after hermione stopped taking muggle studies, she said that the number of her additional classes were now equal to the. Jul 31, 2019 no book series has had as much impact as the story of harry potter. When the first harry potter movie was being developed, only four books in the series had been released. The harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the philosophers stone.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs. A harry potter fan just fixed one of the books biggest mistakes. Film buffs have logged 66 mistakes in harry potter and the half blood prince on website since the film premiered in london on july 7. In the following years, three massive tomes were added to the series. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. In book 4, it states that it is the 422nd annual quidditch world cup. How come all the order members apparate inside the hogs head when the air around was supposed to become thick and harry was not able to disparate from there. We all know that jkr is a genius, but even geniuses slip up, and shes never. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. A book on wizarding laws speech thoughts quotes writing quotes from harry s past parseltongue book excerpt flashback. Recently we asked the buzzfeed community which harry potter movie mistakes really bothered them, and people focused in on all the differences between the books and movies that felt contradictory.
A harry potter fan has rewritten the passage about hedwig in the deathly hallows book and its amazing. We have to remember it is a book, and anything not specifically stated. It follows harry potter, a wizard in his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, and the mystery surrounding the entry of harrys name into the triwizard tournament, in which he is forced to compete. A lot of interactions with hogwarts students and ghosts were eliminated in the films, but this party would have been an interesting addition to the movies. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Discovering the joys of harry potter is a rite of passage for kids today. Rowlings inaugural novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone and 10 since she put the book series to rest with harry potter and the deathly hallows. The harry potter series has been a worldwide phenomenon for over 20 years now. The students at hogwarts are so young when the sorting hat picks their fate, its no wonder theres a few wrong choices made throughout harry potter. Part 4 when harry arrives back at the burrow and hears about the horrors of the weasley twins, ginny tells him that. On page 4, the day of harry s birthday, rowling says, and then, exactly a year ago, hogwarts had wri. Assuming my calculations are correct dumbledore, that would mean the world cup talked about in book 4 takes place in 1895.
For me the biggest logical fallacy came in book 4, the goblet of fire. A harry potter fan just fixed one of the books biggest. Jun 26, 2017 a harry potter edition was put up at auction for half a million pounds credit. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Mistakes in harry potter books part 4 by oleg powerfish. Rowling released harry potter and the sorcerers stone more than 20 years ago, kids have been devouring the books, watching the movies, and at least for superfans playing games and apps and visiting websites devoted to the young wizard. Many fans would argue that the harry potter series is one of the best in childrens book history, without much to criticize. The harry potter films are based on the fantasy book series of the same name by j. Harry potter and the mistakes of a past reality chapter 4. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs and.
Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. Ive found some, but can only remember two at the moment. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom rowling to never slip up. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Welcome to world of harry potter version 4 okay so its not way different than version one, but still its different, and thats what matters updates of this week book 5 page added i have added new page calles mistakes check it out. There were three challenges for the champions to get through, which were meant. After all, the harry potter books and movies still fall in the coming of age genre. Theres no logical excuse for dudleys magical shorts in order of the phoenix, though. Harry, ron and hermione dont have enough magic in their bodies.
Heres a list of the most jarring concerns about the canon of harry potter. But when he sees voldemort for what he truly is, he leaves him. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The three simple words stephen fry couldnt say while. Yet he had, at the time, already been dead for 99 years longer than that. Dumbledore himself even mentions in the books that he sometimes thinks they sort the students too young. Should i buy harry potter books if i already watched the whole series. In the list of school supplies harry needs for hogwarts, the item 1 wand is listed twice by mistake. Simon roberts, bonhams books and manuscripts senior specialist. In the fourth book, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry is leaving to go home. Nevilles parents were wellrespected aurors and members of the original order of the phoenix, until they were tortured into insanity by bellatrix lestrange and three other death eaters with the cruciatus curse when he was about sixteen months old.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. We often wonder how many times she had to go over her books and notes again and again, and how many times she just went on her best memory in order to put the pieces together. Getty images last november, a rare jewelencrusted harry potter book was put up for. A harry potter edition was put up at auction for half a million pounds credit. Aug 06, 2009 film buffs have logged 66 mistakes in harry potter and the half blood prince on website since the film premiered in london on july 7. Harry potter may be one of the most beloved series in the world, but that. Nope, no amount of wizard magic can cover up these mistakes. And there are hundreds more over at movie mistakes. The films are wildly popular, with three of the films landing on the 50 highestgrossing films of all time at release. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. I would like to know if youve found mistakes in harry potter. No book series has had as much impact as the story of harry potter.
Keep in mind, these mistakes are based on my opinions and things that ive read. In quidditch through the ages, it states that the first world cup took place in 1473. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. In further mistakes at the ministry of magic, by rita. Rowling is an astonishing writer and what i love most about the way she writes is the way she makes the characters relatable, for example, harry potter is not a perfect person, he has many flaws, even though so far in the books ive read. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone that sold for. Ive only read 5 of the harry potter book series so far, but i would definitely recommend reading them. In further mistakes at the ministry of magic, by rita skeeter, how was mr. Part 4 when harry arrives back at the burrow and hears about the horrors of the weasley twins, ginny tells him that there is always something blowing up in their. The brains behind the films were already struggling to fit harry potter and the goblet of fire into one movie.
When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to the countryside. Still, most of the mistakes he did serve as valuable lessons for his growing up. Okay, so the entire goblet of fire story is one big plot hole, book and film. Mistakes from books chamber of secrets harry potter fanpop. So really, we cant fully blame harry for not being a perfect paragon of protagonism. I was just reading harry potter and the goblet of fire. Why the halfblood prince is the best harry potter book. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Official harry potter poems by jk rowling from the books. The cover of prisoner of azkaban american version clearly depicts the night that harry and hermione save sirius and buckbeak. Were both huge fans but weve noticed some mistakes in the books. But other than that you answered most of the mistakes.
Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. I noticed in the first book jk rowling says something about dudley having a playstation but that book was supposed to take place in 1990 and the playstation didnt come out till 1994 at the earliest. Me and my cousin were discussing the harry potter books today. A book on wizarding laws speech thoughts quotes writing quotes from harrys past parseltongue book excerpt flashback. While there are seven books, there were eight films made, breaking up the last book into two parts. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. At harry potters hogwarts, the sorting hat determines which house the students will be in when they are only 11 years old. Jul 01, 2016 the harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the philosophers stone. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j.
This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing. Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Mistakes from the book prisoner of azkaban harry potter. Mistakes in harry potter books part 4 by oleg powerfish issuu. Rowling and the fourth novel in the harry potter series. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Diehard harry potter fans, check out these shocking mistakes and see if. The final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, even quotes the bible twice. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33.
They managed to alleviate this with the final book, by turning it into two movies. How well do you know the fourth harry potter book, the goblet of fire. Mistakes from books chamber of secrets harry potter. The students are so young when the storying occurs that its no wonder that the hat sometimes makes the wrong choice. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Rowling along with all the other characters in the harry potter universe. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. Harry potter books with this rare typo could be worth thousands. It was more like a wish fulfillment and, for reasons that have very little to do with. Ever since harry potter and the philosophers stone hit the.
It follows harry potter, a wizard in his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, and the mystery surrounding the entry of harry s name into the triwizard tournament, in which he is forced to compete. It was bought by bonhams fine books and manuscripts sale and the book was missing the second o in philosophers on the back cover. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. I would be the first to say that i have made mistakes in the books, but this was not a. But there are some goingson in the movies that go beyond the explanation of. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. How come moody see through the invisibility cloak in 4th year when it was supposed to be one of the hallows. His whole life had been turned upsidedown in a matter of minutes. But in a 2004 interview at the edinburgh book festival.
Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to the. In the books, it made total sense that harry wasnt able to see. The harry potter film franchise gave us eight movies brimming with magic, and made warner bros a buck or two besides. Welcome to world of harry potter version 4 okay so its not way different than version one, but still its different, and thats what matters updates of this week book 5 page added i have added new page callesmistakes check it out. That night is also supposed to be a full moon, as stated in the book. The quote on the tomb of albus dumbledores mother and sister is taken directly from matthew 6. Many of these book mistakes were corrected in later versions, so the mistake may not appear in your hp book. One of the delights of discovering harry potter is that you see him. On page 4, the day of harrys birthday, rowling says, and then, exactly a year ago, hogwarts had written to harry.