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Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 1)

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 1)

byJ.K. Rowling
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Janelle Dazzlepants
5.0 out of 5 starsSad but great insights into our fave side characters!
Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2019
Oh man, Pottermore weren't lying when they included the word "hardship" in the title - this collection of short stories is bleeeeeeeeeak.

It's a collection of McGonagall, Lupin, Trelawney, and Kettleburn's back stories and they're all depressing as HELL. It's fantastic to see into their lives and how they came to be the characters we know and love, but Christ these characters have been through a lot! Lupin's story alone will break your heart all over again!

Thankfully Rowling ends the book on a high note with Kettleburn's bio, which is more funny than sad - and I will never look at flobberworms the same!
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot What I Expected
Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2022
Short stories? These are the character notes, not short stories.
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Janelle Dazzlepants
5.0 out of 5 stars Sad but great insights into our fave side characters!
Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2019
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Oh man, Pottermore weren't lying when they included the word "hardship" in the title - this collection of short stories is bleeeeeeeeeak.

It's a collection of McGonagall, Lupin, Trelawney, and Kettleburn's back stories and they're all depressing as HELL. It's fantastic to see into their lives and how they came to be the characters we know and love, but Christ these characters have been through a lot! Lupin's story alone will break your heart all over again!

Thankfully Rowling ends the book on a high note with Kettleburn's bio, which is more funny than sad - and I will never look at flobberworms the same!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected
Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2022
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Short stories? These are the character notes, not short stories.
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Dragon lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2017
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Great to have background on several main characters from the books. Fascinating insights to what made the characters the way they are
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Hamish Blair
5.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories from Hogwarts H
Reviewed in Australia on 10 September 2016
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awesome! I noticed that most of them had at least one muggle paret. JK Rowling haz done it again! Wizarding biographies really enjoyable.
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julie kennedy
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Australia on 6 October 2016
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Quick, light read. Interesting background of the stars of the series. Fun facts, looking for Moore stories to read. Yes!
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A.Lund
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written.
Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2017
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A very nice collection of backstories and a nice light fast paced book, a must read for Potter fans. xx
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David Powers
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2.0 out of 5 stars For the diehards
Reviewed in Australia on 17 January 2020
The diehard fans will appreciate the extra background to Hogwarts and its characters.

As for me, I'd rather have a real novel rather than background notes and outtakes.

There are some jewels lurking there, and fortunately it's short - but it's not value for money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for any Harry Potter fan
Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2021
I’d recommend any Harry Potter fan to read this book. It was a great insight into the history of some of the characters regardless of how small a part they played.
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Amber
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and a little bit funny
Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2021
While this book is purely about some of the professors of Hogwarts, the care and thought taken into the writing process is just as thorough as the actual Harry Potter series.
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Rebecca Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars werewolf man
Reviewed in Australia on 20 March 2020
finally! some backstory on werewolf man. i actually really like this, mainly cause of werewolf man. also, werewolf man was the nicest teacher the golden trio ever had.
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