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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
NIKHIL RELAN
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NIKHIL RELAN
I M NIKHIL RELAN
I M A BIG FAN OF HARRY POTTER THEREFORE I HAVE CREATED THIS SITE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE U WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES OF HARRY POTTER SERIES
PLZ POST YOUR COMMENTS IF U LIKE MY SITE
NIKHIL RELAN
Harry Potter and order of phoenix
It's a potent and volatile brew that Rowling has mixed up in her largest cauldron yet (870 pages!), and there's hardly a literary genre left out: fantasy, mystery, suspense, horror, humor, coming-of-age, school story, allegory, political thriller, buddy story.
Rowling is also picking her way carefully through the minefield of having her characters age realistically, not only through the obvious devices of increased moodiness and interest in the opposite sex, but through a general graying of the black-and-white world view of the earlier novels. The heroes (Harry in particular, but also Dumbledore and Sirius) have notable flaws, and the villains (especially Snape) become more human and sympathetic. Hermione provides Harry (and readers) with some useful insights into relations between the sexes, and Sirius, with wonderful British bluntness, has the best line of advice in the book: "A lot of people are idiots at the age of fifteen."
Rowling's achievement in this and the previous books is as magical as anything that happens in the story -- not only does she hold the reader's interest on every page of the longest children's novel ever published (including the 50 or so pages that come after the climax), but she provides a rich emotional subtext that never strays from the completely believable and realistic.
Rowling does here what few, if any, in either the literary or film world seem to be able to accomplish; to create a rip-roaring action/adventure/suspense thriller, loaded with the literary and wizarding equivalent of loud special effects, explosions, battles, and chases, in which the human elements, character, emotion, motivation, relationships, are more important and believable than the action.
And, perhaps equally importantly in a book with a high level of violence, when characters die, their loss has a profound and lasting impact on those left behind. Throughout the series Harry has been coping with the loss of his parents in his infancy. Throughout this book Harry and Cho are dealing with the death of Cedric at the end of Book 4. Even Aunt Petunia is not without feelings about her lost sister. As if to highlight this, Rowling introduces a new magical creature, thestrals, that can only be seen by those who have seen death.
With only two more books to go in the series, the reader can already see Rowling beginning to line up the elements for the finale: Voldemort and his Death Eaters, Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix to oppose him, the Ministry and the media in the middle, and the giants and centaurs (not to mention the muggles) up for grabs. Harry's anger and volatility are as much a liability as his power and courage are assets, Hermione's large heart may turn out to be even more important than her brilliance, and two previously overlooked characters, Neville and Ginny, may be essential as well.
From The Book
There was something in the alleyway apart from themselves, something that was drawing long, hoarse, rattling breaths. Harry felt a horrible jolt of dread as he stood trembling in the freezing air. ... His stomach turned over. A towering hooded figure was gliding smoothly toward him, hovering over the ground, no feet or face visible beneath its robes, sucking on the night as it came.
Plot Summary:
Harry's summer break with the Dursley's is more wretched than usual in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth installment in the most popular book series of all time. Not only are the Dursleys as despicable as ever (though Rowling drops a few intriguing hints that there may be more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye), but dark forces are reaching out for Harry even in Little Whinging, the drab suburb that had seemed too ordinary for magic.
But when he finally gets back to the wizarding world, Harry finds things aren't much better there: Voldemort is gaining followers; Dumbledore is avoiding Harry; the Daily Prophet has been running articles implying that Harry is publicity crazed and Dumbledore is senile (it seems that even in the wizarding world one defeats one's enemies by discrediting them in the media); Hogwarts is under siege by the Ministry of Magic, which has appointed a High Inquisitor to wrest control of the school from Dumbledore and ensure that the students do not learn any defense against the dark arts; and Hagrid is missing.
Added to these potentially fatal struggles are the stresses of growing up: Harry is a bit older, a bit taller, and a lot angrier; Fifth Year is the time for the first round of testing (Ordinary Wizarding Levels, or O.W.L.s) and career counseling; Harry has his first girlfriend (and first kiss, mercifully not described); and Ron and Hermione have both been appointed prefects (along with Draco Malfoy), but Harry has not.
Rowling is also picking her way carefully through the minefield of having her characters age realistically, not only through the obvious devices of increased moodiness and interest in the opposite sex, but through a general graying of the black-and-white world view of the earlier novels. The heroes (Harry in particular, but also Dumbledore and Sirius) have notable flaws, and the villains (especially Snape) become more human and sympathetic. Hermione provides Harry (and readers) with some useful insights into relations between the sexes, and Sirius, with wonderful British bluntness, has the best line of advice in the book: "A lot of people are idiots at the age of fifteen."
Rowling's achievement in this and the previous books is as magical as anything that happens in the story -- not only does she hold the reader's interest on every page of the longest children's novel ever published (including the 50 or so pages that come after the climax), but she provides a rich emotional subtext that never strays from the completely believable and realistic.
Rowling does here what few, if any, in either the literary or film world seem to be able to accomplish; to create a rip-roaring action/adventure/suspense thriller, loaded with the literary and wizarding equivalent of loud special effects, explosions, battles, and chases, in which the human elements, character, emotion, motivation, relationships, are more important and believable than the action.
And, perhaps equally importantly in a book with a high level of violence, when characters die, their loss has a profound and lasting impact on those left behind. Throughout the series Harry has been coping with the loss of his parents in his infancy. Throughout this book Harry and Cho are dealing with the death of Cedric at the end of Book 4. Even Aunt Petunia is not without feelings about her lost sister. As if to highlight this, Rowling introduces a new magical creature, thestrals, that can only be seen by those who have seen death.
With only two more books to go in the series, the reader can already see Rowling beginning to line up the elements for the finale: Voldemort and his Death Eaters, Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix to oppose him, the Ministry and the media in the middle, and the giants and centaurs (not to mention the muggles) up for grabs. Harry's anger and volatility are as much a liability as his power and courage are assets, Hermione's large heart may turn out to be even more important than her brilliance, and two previously overlooked characters, Neville and Ginny, may be essential as well.
From The Book
There was something in the alleyway apart from themselves, something that was drawing long, hoarse, rattling breaths. Harry felt a horrible jolt of dread as he stood trembling in the freezing air. ... His stomach turned over. A towering hooded figure was gliding smoothly toward him, hovering over the ground, no feet or face visible beneath its robes, sucking on the night as it came.
Plot Summary:
Harry's summer break with the Dursley's is more wretched than usual in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth installment in the most popular book series of all time. Not only are the Dursleys as despicable as ever (though Rowling drops a few intriguing hints that there may be more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye), but dark forces are reaching out for Harry even in Little Whinging, the drab suburb that had seemed too ordinary for magic.
But when he finally gets back to the wizarding world, Harry finds things aren't much better there: Voldemort is gaining followers; Dumbledore is avoiding Harry; the Daily Prophet has been running articles implying that Harry is publicity crazed and Dumbledore is senile (it seems that even in the wizarding world one defeats one's enemies by discrediting them in the media); Hogwarts is under siege by the Ministry of Magic, which has appointed a High Inquisitor to wrest control of the school from Dumbledore and ensure that the students do not learn any defense against the dark arts; and Hagrid is missing.
Added to these potentially fatal struggles are the stresses of growing up: Harry is a bit older, a bit taller, and a lot angrier; Fifth Year is the time for the first round of testing (Ordinary Wizarding Levels, or O.W.L.s) and career counseling; Harry has his first girlfriend (and first kiss, mercifully not described); and Ron and Hermione have both been appointed prefects (along with Draco Malfoy), but Harry has not.
JK Rowling
"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I'm sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers."
Photo Credit Richard Young
Harry Potter's magic has touched a huge audience of all ages all over the world. In America, there are over 103 million books in print, and each title has been #1 on The New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The sixth title, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, set a new world record for a first printing, with 10.8 million copies hitting stores on July 16, 2005.
J. K. Rowling has won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award for Best Children's Book, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, and a special certificate for being a three-year winner of the Smarties Prize, as well as many other honors. She has been a featured guest on 60 Minutes, The Today Show, and Larry King Live. Rowling has also been named an Officer of the British Empire.
Rowling first thought of Harry while riding a train back in 1990. "Harry just strolled into my head fully formed." She worked on the book for several years, finding quiet moments while her daughter napped. Several publishers turned down the finished manuscript before one took interest.
In 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States, kicking off Harry-mania. Suddenly, kids were reading again, and their parents wanted to read the same books! The second and third books were published in the spring and fall of 1999.
On July 8, 2000, the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire became a major celebration, with bookstore events occurring at midnight nationwide. The book sold an unprecedented three million copies in the first 48 hours of release, winning the title of "fastest-selling book in history" — a title later claimed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when it was released on June 21, 2003.
Warner Bros. enjoys certain rights in respect to all the Harry Potter books and has exercised its option to create films on all of those that have been published to date. With over a quarter of a billion books sold, the books have been translated into 63 languages and distributed in over 200 countries. All five books have appeared on bestseller lists in the United States, Britain, and around the globe.
Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.
Photo Credit Richard Young
Harry Potter's magic has touched a huge audience of all ages all over the world. In America, there are over 103 million books in print, and each title has been #1 on The New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The sixth title, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, set a new world record for a first printing, with 10.8 million copies hitting stores on July 16, 2005.
J. K. Rowling has won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award for Best Children's Book, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, and a special certificate for being a three-year winner of the Smarties Prize, as well as many other honors. She has been a featured guest on 60 Minutes, The Today Show, and Larry King Live. Rowling has also been named an Officer of the British Empire.
Rowling first thought of Harry while riding a train back in 1990. "Harry just strolled into my head fully formed." She worked on the book for several years, finding quiet moments while her daughter napped. Several publishers turned down the finished manuscript before one took interest.
In 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States, kicking off Harry-mania. Suddenly, kids were reading again, and their parents wanted to read the same books! The second and third books were published in the spring and fall of 1999.
On July 8, 2000, the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire became a major celebration, with bookstore events occurring at midnight nationwide. The book sold an unprecedented three million copies in the first 48 hours of release, winning the title of "fastest-selling book in history" — a title later claimed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when it was released on June 21, 2003.
Warner Bros. enjoys certain rights in respect to all the Harry Potter books and has exercised its option to create films on all of those that have been published to date. With over a quarter of a billion books sold, the books have been translated into 63 languages and distributed in over 200 countries. All five books have appeared on bestseller lists in the United States, Britain, and around the globe.
Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.
harry potter
This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. For the character, see Harry Potter (character). For the films, see Harry Potter (films). For other uses, see Harry Potter (disambiguation).
Harry Potter
The success of the Harry Potter franchise has led to a set of stamps being commissioned by Royal Mail, which feature the British children's covers of the seven books.[1]
Author J. K. Rowling (Joanne Rowling)
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy, Thriller, Bildungsroman
Publisher Flag of the United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing
Flag of the United States Scholastic Publishing
Flag of Canada Raincoast Books
Flag of Australia Bloomsbury Publishing
Flag of New Zealand Allen & Unwin
Publication date 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) and audiobook
Pages Flag of the United Kingdom 3407 (in total)
Flag of the United States 4100 (in total)
The seven-part Harry Potter series of fantasy novels was written by English author J. K. Rowling about an adolescent boy wizard named Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for young wizards and witches, and focuses on Harry Potter's fight against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents as part of his plan to take over the wizarding world.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and merchandise. The seven books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies[2] and have been translated into more than 64 languages.[3] The seventh and last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released on 21 July 2007.[4] Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone.[5]
The success of the novels has made Rowling the highest-earning novelist in history.[6] English language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia and Raincoast Books in Canada.
The first five books have been made into motion pictures by Warner Bros. The sixth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is set to begin filming in September 2007, and has a scheduled release of 21 November 2008.[7]
Harry Potter
The success of the Harry Potter franchise has led to a set of stamps being commissioned by Royal Mail, which feature the British children's covers of the seven books.[1]
Author J. K. Rowling (Joanne Rowling)
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy, Thriller, Bildungsroman
Publisher Flag of the United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing
Flag of the United States Scholastic Publishing
Flag of Canada Raincoast Books
Flag of Australia Bloomsbury Publishing
Flag of New Zealand Allen & Unwin
Publication date 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) and audiobook
Pages Flag of the United Kingdom 3407 (in total)
Flag of the United States 4100 (in total)
The seven-part Harry Potter series of fantasy novels was written by English author J. K. Rowling about an adolescent boy wizard named Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for young wizards and witches, and focuses on Harry Potter's fight against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents as part of his plan to take over the wizarding world.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and merchandise. The seven books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies[2] and have been translated into more than 64 languages.[3] The seventh and last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released on 21 July 2007.[4] Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone.[5]
The success of the novels has made Rowling the highest-earning novelist in history.[6] English language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia and Raincoast Books in Canada.
The first five books have been made into motion pictures by Warner Bros. The sixth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is set to begin filming in September 2007, and has a scheduled release of 21 November 2008.[7]
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