IS HARRY POTTER THE TALE OF A MODERN DAY KING ARTHUR?

 The answer is yes! Read on to find out why Harry Potter is a modern-day King Arthur! 

Readers take note! Its the books that maketh this writer. Want to know more about which ones in particular?  Click on 'Find Out More' 

Reading! Reading! Reading! It is so essential! So what were JK Rowling's favourite books as a child and what is her essential reading list for children?  Take a peek! ( Photo by Ben White on Unsplash )

Darker, gritter and we are nearing the end of the Potter saga. There are references and fleeting glimpses of strange beasts but the story is taking over in this 6th book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  However there is the Quintaped! Curious?! Click away to know more! 

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Harry Potter sees the Thestrals for the first time in this book. What is the significance of these fantastic creatures in Book 5: Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix? What other magical beings are we introduced to, in this? Let us check them out in Part IX of these series of articles.

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JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

Did you know that the Niffler really exists? Or does it? Well! There is a Poggle in the real world that looks rather Niffler-like! 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire holds so many keys to the seven book series and it also has some interesting creatures hidden within the pages.

In this Part VIII of our articles on Fantastic Beasts in the Harry Potter books you will be surprised at what we unearth! 

 (Representational Image of under the water where merfolk and selkies are found:  Photo by Christina Spiliotopoulou on Unsplash) 

JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part VII, of this series of articles we look at the rest of the magical creatures found in Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The image used is a representational one for a full moon, werewolf time.   

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JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part VI, of this series of articles we look at the magical creatures found in Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The image used is a representational one for a sky full of dementors.  (Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash)  

JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part V, of this series of articles, we dive right back into Book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to conclude our dicovery of the magical creatures that pepper this book. The image used is a representational one for a fire salamander that is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (Photo by Igor Lepilin on Unsplash ) 

JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part IV, of this series of articles, we dive right into Book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to discover the magical creatures that 'potter' around in this world the second book. (Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash) 

JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part III, of this series of articles, we conclude our journey into the magical beasts we find in Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Are there creatures in mythology and animals in our world where these may have been inspired from? To know more, click on FIND OUT MORE.

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JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: Are They In The Real World Too?

In this, Part 2, of this series of articles, we jump right into Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and see where this journey into magical creatures takes us. To know more, click on FIND OUT MORE.