2016 is turning out to truly be the Year of Harry Potter, and who ever would have thought? Although the final book of the original series was published a whole nine years ago, this year has seen the stage adaptation of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as well as the print publication of the original play, and the first installment of a new film trilogy, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be released in November.
To top it off, it was announced Wednesday that there will be three new Harry Potter books released in September. From a statement published by The Independent:
The Pottermore Presents series will launch in September and is intended to supplement the Harry Potter book series with short-form content that is entertaining, creatively curated by the Pottermore staff and accessed easily on mobile platforms.We also recognize that not all Harry Potter fans who want to read more about the wizarding world visit pottermore.com so we've developed Pottermore Presents to reach those fans through other channels. The titles will be available on the Pottermore shop and via leading online retail outlets.
The books have already been listed on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple's iBook store: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists will reportedly tell the story of Professor Umbridge and detail how Horace Slughorn came to meet Lord Voldemort; Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies is the story of Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin; and Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide is a tell-all book containing the secrets of Hogwarts.
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