

Harry sitting on a bench, unaware of someone in the bushes Uncle Vernon: " And you, boy?" Harry: " I'll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I'm not there." - Vernon Dursley and Harry Potter Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past reveals dark secrets? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects. But then the real trouble begins - something is attacking Hogwarts students, making them rigid like statues. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girl's bathroom.

But just as he is packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.Īnd strike it does. "Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harris’s blue Ford Anglia would become immortalised in Rowling’s fiction as Ron Weasley’s family car and he would be described in the dedication in her second book as "getaway driver and foul weather friend".Ĭover of the US edition, by Mary Grandpré He would park under the Severn Bridge and together the pair dreamed up better futures for each other. In 1982, he drew up outside the family home in his blue Ford Anglia and whisked Jo Rowling away from the grim stillness of Tutshill to the concerts and bars of Bristol.

Harris, getaway driver and foul-weather friend"Įscape came in the form of a new pupil at Wydean Comprehensive, Sean Harris, who quickly became a firm friend.

HP diehards (and wannabes), enjoy this large dose of nostalgia as The Hollywood Reporter takes a look back at the magical creatures that have made their way through all preceding Harry Potter movies.ĭisclaimer: There are some creatures on this list with debatable magical powers. 18, it’s time to pull a Hermione and study up on the beasts and beings we’ve met so far in the Harry Potter book series. With the release of the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them fast approaching Nov. Grab your wands and practice your Patronus -the magical Wizarding World is returning to the big screen.
