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  CANA - Harry Potter, Sorcery, and Fantasy
Harry Potter is a character in a series of books written by J. Rowling about a young boy who discovers he is really a wizard, in other words, a sorcerer.
Although Harry’s friend, Hermione, later repeats a critical remark about astrology (which she heard from a professor and which she says to comfort Harry) as an “imprecise branch of magic,” (260), it is still considered an occult art and Hermione is not saying that astrology is to be avoided.
Harry does use the mirror as a form of divination to locate the stone and he seems to know the occult principle of gazing into the mirror because he tries to stop Quirell from “giving his whole attention” to it (290).
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 The Ultimate Harry Potter Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Harry Potter is a fictional young wizard, the protagonist in a series of fantasy novels by J.
The Harry Potter books are primarily aimed at older children, but have fans of all ages, as demonstrated by the publication of editions of each book with more mature cover artwork.
Porri Gatter by Andreyi Zhvalevskiyi and Igor' Miyt'ko - Belarusian series of Harry Potter parodies.
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 Harry Potter
Harry James Potter is a fictional character and protagonist of a series of fantasy novels by J.
Harry was put under the supervison of his Muggle (nonmagical person) relatives, namely his mother's sister Petunia and her husband Vernon Dursley.
Rowling officially denies being aware of this series and since AOL Time Warner is both the producer of the Harry Potter film adaptations and the owner of DC Comics, legal action is considered highly unlikely.
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 ipedia.com: Harry Potter Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) was released in 1997.
Porri Gatter (Порри Гаттер), by Andreyi Zhvalevskiyi (Андрей Жвалевский) and Igor' Miyt'ko (Игорь Мытько) - Belarusian series of Harry Potter parodies.
Harry Potter and the Kidney Stone, by Desmond Devlin, illustrated by James Warhola.
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 Harry Potter Web :: http://www.harrypotterweb.com
Harry Potter is the informal name given to a collection of fantasy novels by J. Rowling, and the movies based on them.
Harry is expected to leave the school in mid-1998, at age 17 — supposing, of course, that he lives to do so (as Rowling likes to remind her readers when asked about Harry's career after school).
Porri Gatter, by Andreyi Zhvalevskiyi and Igor' Miyt'ko series of Harry Potter parodies.
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 Harry Potter the greatest fantasy hero. A website for all Harry Potter fans. » Harry Potter Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) was a critically acclaimed and highly successful film released in 2001, based on the fantasy novel of the same name by best-selling author J.K. Rowling.
Harry, Ron and Hermione discover Fluffy in a different way than stated in the book; rather than being tricked by Malfoy into going out of their dormitory at night and running from Argus Filch, they get lost when the staircase they are on changes direction.
Cover of the United States edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for release in the US.According to the author, the main character Harry Potter appeared in her head while she was on a train from Manchester to London in 1991.
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 Potter.y2u.co.uk - Harry Potter - Mystery and Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Harry Potter is a fictional young wizard, the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J.
When Harry learns that he is the famous boy wizard who lived he is more concerned about living up to his reputation than how to use it to his own advantage, contrasting with his counterpart Draco Malfoy.
Harry turns out to be a very proficient Quidditch player and excellent at Defense Against the Dark Arts, instead of basking in the glory of his abilities he is humble and even bashful when compliment about his apt skills.
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 Harry Potter in translation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Harry Potter series of fantasy novels by J.
Some translations, such those to the extinct Latin and Ancient Greek languages, were done as academic exercises, to stimulate interest in the languages and to give students of those languages modern texts to read.
The most famous case of this is the identity of the mysterious R.A.B., a character mentioned in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince who is thought by many to be Regulus Black, the brother of Sirius Black.
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 Bio - Harry Potter Wikipedia RSS Feed harry potter
By the time the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was published in 2000 the series had become very high-profile, and the launch received much wider publicity in the general media than was usual for a new book.
According to the author, the main character Harry Potter appeared in her head while she was on a train from Manchester to London in 1991.
Harry Potter was also parodied in The Onion, when an article titled "Harry Potter Books Spark Rise in Satanism Among Children" satirically reported the thousands of children attracted to the dark arts and denying religion due to the books.
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 Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a character in a series of books written by J.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was released in England as
The family who adopted Harry after his parents died (his mother’s sister and her husband) are painted in the worst possible way.
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 Translation Blog: Comment on Translating Harry Potter
Having several people participate to the translation would certainly enhance the creativity of the translation, but in the end decisions have to be made once and for all.
I have yet to translate a single phrase that was not contested by readers, even when the majority opinion I encountered was extremely favorable.
The readers of the Harry Potter books sometimes behave like religious fanatics: they niggle about the slightest details, and everything is crucially important to them; there are many disagreements between Harry Potter fans, and the arguments can get very passionate, almost like warring factions.
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 Amazon.com: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Ancient Greek Edition): Books: J. K. Rowling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Greek translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard.
When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and nonmagical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley.
The writing of the second century AD author Lucian was the model for this translation of Harry Potter in to ancient Greek.
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 Harry Potter's Page >>>F E E D<<< Your Potter Addiction
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, was published in 2003.
In the richest installment yet of J. Rowling's seven-part story, Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the importance of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the most borrowed library book in the UK in 2004.
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 The Classics Pages - Greek Harry Potter
I said yes, and took Harry (the publishers kindly supplied me with a copy, as I had never read the book!) and my Liddell and Scott lexicon on holiday with me to the Caribbean, and concocted a version of chapter 1, plus a little bit of the Quidditch episode in chapter 11.
And Harry Potter is Ἅρειος Ποτήρ [Hareios Poter]- ἄρειος [areios] means "belonging to Ares", the war god - appropriate for the young warrior, and ποτήρ [poter] is a Greek word for "cup" or "goblet" - presumably the cup of wisdom from which Harry must quickly learn to drink deeply.
HPANA (Harry Potter News) - reactions of fans to the news that Latin and Greek translations are on the way.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/harry_potter.htm   (2712 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Spanish translation of sixth 'Harry Potter' in stores Thursday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
NEW YORK (AP) — The wait is almost over for Spanish-speaking Harry Potter fans.
The Spanish-language edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in the series, will be released worldwide on Thursday.
The Spanish edition, Harry Potter y el Misterio del Principe, will be released worldwide in three slightly different translations — one in Spain, one in Argentina and one in Latin America.
www.usatoday.com /life/books/news/2006-02-21-spanish-harry-potter_x.htm   (250 words)

  
 Unauthorized Harry Potter Translation Hits Russian Internet Days After Western Release - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Months before the official Russian translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is released in December, impatient fans can go online to start reading the book two days after its release in the West, the Moscow Times reported Sunday.
Given that many of the series’ readers are teenagers, who are also among the most active Internet users, Rosman Publishing House risks losing more than half of its potential profit, a copyright expert said Friday.
Rosman is now formalizing the purchase of publishing rights and selecting translators for the book ahead of its scheduled release on Dec. 3, said Natalia Dolgova, a spokeswoman for Rosman.
www.mosnews.com /news/2005/07/25/harrypotter.shtml   (564 words)

  
 KARACHI: Harry Potter’s Urdu translation launched -DAWN - Local; March 30, 2002
She was speaking at the launch of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’s Urdu translation, published by the OUP, titled Harry Potter Aur Paras Pathar, at the British Council.
It has been translated by Darakhshanda Asghar Khokhar, a housewife and grandmother, who some time ago noticed her young granddaughter totally engrossed in the first book of the world-renowned series.
Later, some specially invited schoolchildren were given a chance to come up on the stage to present their views on Harry Potter.
www.dawn.com /2002/03/30/local14.htm   (535 words)

  
 Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels - Signed Letters from Cardinal Ratzinger Now Online
As the sixth issue of Rowling's Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - is about to be released, the news that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger expressed serious reservations about the novels is now finally being revealed to the English-speaking world still under the impression the Vatican approves the Potter novels.
Many thanks for your kind letter of February 20th and the informative book which you sent me in the same mail.  It is good, that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because those are subtle seductions, which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity in the soul, before it can grow properly.
Somehow your letter got buried in the large pile of name-day, birthday and Easter mail.  Finally this pile is taken care of, so that I can gladly allow you to refer to my judgment about Harry Potter.
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