''Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies'' is an e-book written by

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and Philanthropy, philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to ...

, a guide to

Hogwarts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry () is a fictional Scotland, Scottish boarding school of Magic in Harry Potter, magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Pot ...

' teachers.

Publication history

This book was released at the same time as two others '' Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide'' and '' Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists'' as a part of a series named ''Pottermore Presents''. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time.

Content

In this guide, the readers find information about

Minerva McGonagall Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series. Professor McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, the head of Gryffindor House, the professor of Transfiguratio ...

Remus Lupin Remus John Lupin is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' book series written by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Lupin remains in the s ...

Sybill Trelawney The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ''Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their positions Teachers and staff members The following teachers and staff members do not ha ...

and

Silvanus Kettleburn The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ''Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their positions Teachers and staff members The following teachers and staff members do not ha ...

Reception

Kate Samuelson of

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expressed that the book contained a lot of surprising and intricate details about the characters as well as insight into the history of the wizarding world and interesting revelations of Rowling’s writing regrets. Some fans reacted negatively to the fact that most of the book's content had already been available for free online at

Pottermore Wizarding World Digital is the digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment and news company. It offers news, features, and articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by J. K. Rowling regarding the Wizarding World. The site featu ...

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References

External links

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