While there are seven books, there were eight films made, breaking up the last book into two parts. But there are some goingson in the movies that go beyond the explanation of. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban mistakes made by j. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth.
The cover of prisoner of azkaban american version clearly depicts the night that harry and hermione save sirius and buckbeak. The films are wildly popular, with three of the films landing on the 50 highestgrossing films of all time at release. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. No book series has had as much impact as the story of harry potter. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry. Its not that big of mistake, really, but the error is making these books super valuable. This would make it physically impossible for them to wink. But some of the plot holes were made solely in the films, namely in scenes where they didnt follow the book and tried to make the movie. I know that a lot of little mistakes were made in the books but were pointed out and then later corrected in later editions. Rowling answered either i made a mistake or he failed his. Some of them were made by the writer, for example, when she introduced the timeturner that fans named the worst invention of the magic universe. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book corrections.
Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. The harry potter film franchise gave us eight movies brimming with magic, and made warner bros a buck or two besides. Lucius malfoy had done so many things wrong that he couldnt even remember them all mainly because he didnt like admitting he had been wrong in the first place so, he had become very good at repressing the memories of any wrongdoings. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake 8. Movies 7 mistakes from the harry potter movies we just cant be okay with someone please obliviate me so i can move on with my life. Look, harry potter totally saved the entire world from the power of lord voldemort. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Its time to call your mom to dig through the basement boxes. When harry goes to dumbledores study after the battle and fixes his first wand with the elder wand in deathly hallows. But he is still playing in the quidditch match in prisoner of azkaban.
With more than 550 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series that ever existed. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. The mistakes will be corrected in future editions of the book. One harry potter book containing the error is set to be auctioned off in. About the authors carol tavris is a social psychologist and author of anger and the mismeasure of woman. K or anything, because i dont blame her whatsoever if she made a slight. Well guys, you will have to agree with me that there is a lot of unexplainable flaws in the great harry potter book. They are considered as bad omen as they can be seen by people who have witnessed death. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up.
Theres nothing better than seeing your favorite series come to life, but as with any booktofilm adaptation, there are some oversights and mistakes. Riddles men in the ministry were outlawing creatures, muggleborns, and squibs. What mistakes and errors in the harry potter series has jk. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j.
Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth a lot of money as it goes up for auction. The harry potter series has come a long way since the first book was published 20 years ago. The 10 worst decisions harry potter ever made youtube. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs. 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. Harry potter is now one of the most iconic characters in movie history, with everybody knowing who the boywizard is. I dont remember this and dont have the book at hand to check but here is an answer i found for you on harry potter wikipedia in the american edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry saw that there were only three people left to be sorted, but then professor mcgonagall read off four more names dean thomas, lisa turpin. Such a massive franchise as harry potter is bound to have at least some plot mistakes and inconsistencies. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot. My first version was her postseries announcements of how things really are. He then repairs his wand and returns the elder wand to dumbledores grave.
Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. Harry buys the book one thousand magical herbs and fungi, but later in the book it says that harry looked up dittany in one hundred magical herbs and fungi. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. Is there a raging inconsistency in the harry potter books.
How many harry potter books are there, where were the. Mistake and nonmistakes in the text of hbp the harry potter. The harry potter author has been managing quite a bit of mischief since the final book was released. Mcgonagall responds with im glad you listen to hermione granger. When i first learned of thesterals as a reader in the fifth harry potter book, i thought this seemed like a.
The latest harry potter book is also set to become the biggest book of the decade. Rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry witnesed cedric diggorys death in the end of fourth book. Harry potter may be one of the most beloved series in the world, but that doesnt. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. 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. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series.
While some of the mistakes in the harry potter books were easily fixed in later. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. K or anything, because i dont blame her whatsoever if she made a slight mistake. However, hermione made the statement when she, harry, and ron were sitting in the great hall during the welcoming feast. Harry is met by applause and cries when he sees dumbledore in his portrait. Harry shrugged, took another sip of his hot chocolate, and enjoyed the silence. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. There are many flaws made in the harry potter series did you find them. Over the years of reading and rereading this series ive noticed the odd mistake or two. When harry looked up at the sorting hats stool, there were only three people left to be sorted. Many of these book mistakes were corrected in later versions, so the mistake may not appear in your hp book. 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. Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to.
Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, mistakes were made but not by me offers a fascinating explanation of selfdeception how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it. What mistakes and errors in the harry potter series has jk rowling. Harry potters 10 biggest mistakes that we can learn from the boy harry potter makes tons of mistakes from his time at hogwarts. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. Theres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but the story does have a few frustrating plot holes. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with. We re both huge fans but weve noticed some mistakes in the books. September ended without much hassle and the destruction of several mansions.
In the book of prisoner of azkaban, remus lupin explains to harry that he, sirius black, james potter and peter pettigrew created the marauders map, and that the nicknames moony, padfoot, prongs. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban mistakes made. 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. It hasnt yet been 20 years sinceharry potter and the. The four hogwarts houses can sometimes be a pretty reductive system. Thestrals were introduced in harry potter series in the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix. While i am rational enough to know that it was impossible to fit every detail of the books into the movies, here are the top 20 differences between books and movies that annoy me most. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone we know that harrys birthday is on july 31 because that is. Go to tv tropes where youll find all the inconsistencies and mistakes she made. However, no mention is made that the owls are carrying packages or letters. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. We recently asked members of the buzzfeed community to tell us which harry potter book scenes should have made it into the movies. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone we know that harry s birthday is on july 31 because that is the same day as the break in at gringotts. I think she has her own section in the writers dont know math section.
Ranking all the movies in the harry potter franchise by. From the presence of peter pettigrew to the conspicuously. Me and my cousin were discussing the harry potter books today. The biggest book mistakes you never noticed in harry potter and the goblet of fire. At the end of chapter twelve, when harry is in professor mcgonagalls office, he repeats what hermione said about the ministry interfering at hogwarts. Going from one of the most successful book series of all time to one of the most successful film series of all time, harry potter is ingrained in pop culture. Rowling is one of the best writers in the world, as she created a whole new universe that made potterheads dream that she was actually a wizard who didnt care about the international statute of wizarding secrecy.
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