Harry Potter Slytherin House Editions Hardback Box Set

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The Hogwarts uniform consists of plain work robes in black, a plain black hat, a pair of protective gloves, and a black winter cloak with silver fastenings. Witches and wizards cannot Apparate or Disapparate in Hogwarts grounds, except when the Headmaster lifts the enchantment, whether only in certain areas or for the entire campus, so as to make the school less vulnerable when it serves the headmaster to allow Apparition. Theory has it that Rowena Ravenclaw came up with the name of Hogwarts after dreaming of a warty hog that led her to a cliff by a lake. This design is foiled by his defeat and death, after which Slytherin becomes more diluted in its blood purity, no longer remaining the pure-blood bastion it once was.

Whether you're Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin or Ravenclaw, you can own the Harry Potter books themed around your house, with unique covers and bespoke content representing each one. HP5] [HP7] The house mascot is an eagle (raven in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films) and the house colours are blue and bronze (blue and silver in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films). Rowling has suggested that she may have inadvertently taken the name from the hogwort plant ( Croton capitatus), which she had seen at Kew Gardens some time before writing the series, [31] although the names "The Hogwarts" and "Hoggwart" appear in the 1954 Nigel Molesworth book How to Be Topp by Geoffrey Willans. The diadem is finally destroyed when Crabbe fills this version of the Room with what Hermione believes to have been Fiendfyre; a destructive magical fire.One of the sink taps has a snake scratched into its side; when a command in Parseltongue is spoken, it opens to reveal the mouth of a dark, slimy chute, wide enough to slide down, that gives onto a stone tunnel. The only known instance of this occurring is a passage to the Hog's Head that forms in Deathly Hallows. Students who cannot afford their supplies can receive financial aid from the school, as happened with the young orphan Tom Riddle. Celebrate all things Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw with a glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback and paperback.

She further explained that this had resulted from her creating only forty characters for Harry's year. When the founders worried how students would be selected after their deaths, Godric Gryffindor took his hat off and they each added knowledge to it, allowing the Sorting Hat to choose the students by judging each student's qualities and placing them in the most appropriate house. Models of Alnwick Castle and Durham Cathedral were also built to create more integration between the model and on location shots.

In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.

The seven books in this collection are accompanied by a magical miscellany of exciting feature articles, quizzes and fascinating fact files packed with trivia about the history and alumni of each individual house. However, some translations translate or otherwise adapt the name: French Poudlard ( lard = " bacon"), [37] Latvian Cūkkārpas shortened from cūka = "pig" + kārpas = " warts", Dutch Zweinstein modified from zwijnsteen = "pig rock", [37] Norwegian Bokmål Galtvort (galt = boar, vort = wart) ( Nynorsk keeps " Hogwarts"), Finnish Tylypahka ( pahka = " wart"), Hungarian Roxfort (playing with the name of Oxford in tribute to Harry Potter's home country), [37] Slovenian Bradavičarka ( bradavice = "warts")), Czech Bradavice means simply " warts". They pull a basilisk fang from its skeleton to use to destroy the Horcrux made from Helga Hufflepuff's cup. Hogwarts is a coeducational, secondary boarding school, taking children from ages eleven to eighteen, [6] in line with real-world combined secondary and sixth form institutions in Britain.To make it appear, one must walk past its hidden entrance three times while concentrating on what is needed. The seven books in this collection are accompanied by a magical miscellany of exciting feature articles, quizzes and fascinating fact files packed with trivia about the history and alumni of Slytherin house – ideal to dip into and enjoy time and time again. When Tom Riddle opened the Chamber, Myrtle was sulking in a stall after being teased by student Olive Hornby. The Gryffindor common room is in one of the castle's highest towers, and its entrance is on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and is guarded by a painting of The Fat Lady, who is garbed in a pink dress.