It’s only been a few weeks since the release of the eighth story in the world of Harry Potter, and now J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) has announced that she will be releasing three new ebooks in the all new “Pottermore Presents” ebook series, on the 6th September. The series is set to contain collections of short stories that “delve even deeper” into the Harry potter franchise, and will be featuring “titbits taken from Pottermore’s archives and original writing from J.K. Rowling”.
The first three “bite-sized ebooks” or “ebook shorts” in the Pottermore Presents series are titled Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists; Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies; and Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide. Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima aka MinaLima, who were the graphic designers for the Harry Potter films will be return to do the cover arts for these 3 books.
- Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide will tell you more about the ghosts that roam around the school, and unravel the mystery of when the Sorting Hat can’t pinpoint a house for an incoming first-year student.
- Pesky Poltergeists will contain original writing by J.K. Rowling in the form of a story about Horace Slughorn’s early days as Potions master at the school and how he came to meet with young Voldemort, aka Tom Marvolo Riddle. It will also feature pieces about Ministry of Magic and the prison for wizards and witches, Azkaban.
- Dangerous Hobbies will add depth to the Hogwarts stuff you’ve known throughout the seven original books. An original piece will focus on the beloved Minerva McGonagall, whom readers of the Cursed Child already see in a different light. There will also be a featurette on Care of Magical Creatures professor Silvanus Kettleburn.
If that hasn’t tantalized your taste-buds as yet… these books will also reveal the “ruthless roots” of Dolores Umbridge, and detail how a witch or wizard becomes a portrait!
The three new e-books will be available within the next 2 weeks, from 6th September in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.
These eBooks being bite-sized indeed with Pesky Poltergeists containing just 63 pages, Dangerous Hobbies at 68 pages and lastly the Incomplete and Unreliable Guide of Hogwarts at 79 pages.
The cost of each eBook is $3 (approximately R 40) and are currently up on pre-order @ Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, and Kobo Books.
