Hehehe...
Berasa jadi murid Hogwarts
Wish Prof. Hagrid give me an "O" (Outstanding) for the next OWL exam since I already have them all in mind ;p

I received this set for my birthday and couldn't wait to dive into the books.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - I'm sure there are plenty other mystical beasts and beings that could have been included, but the descriptions were nonetheless entertaining, fuelling my imagination. Harry and Ron's scribbles were hilarious.

Quidditch Through the Ages - I honestly thought I'd enjoy this book less, but it did not disappoint. In fact, I was just as engaged with the history of this magical sport. The flow of details is smooth and the illustrations and news clipping insertions were delightful.

I'm definitely sharing this set with my children. The magic must spread further.

My sister gave this to my son for his birthday. Neat idea and he loved the sketches/scribbles on the pages of Harry's "notebooks."

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As being a sort of spin off of the Harry Potter books I am in LOVE with this set. I absolutely loved reading these small books. I think that their worst fault is that they are a bit short and small and do not really look as though they are true books you would find in Hogwarts. Although I find that the actual content is amazing. I would recommend this to any Potter fan ;) They look cute on my bookshelf too. Thanks for reading my review! Mischief Managed ;)

The most recent Harry Potter books to be released was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which came out during the summer of 2000. The next book in the series of seven, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been slated for a summer/fall 2002 release. The question remains to the many, man fans is what to read in the meantime? Fortunately J. K. Rowling has produced two chapbooks, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, whose proceeds go towards Comic Relief.

“Comic Relief is one of Britain’s most famous and successful charities. Begin in 1985, the organization has raised more than $250 million for such charities as the Red Cross, Oxfam, Sight Savers, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, and Anti-Slavery International. A special ‘Harry’s Books’ fund has been created where proceeds from the sale of Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them will go to support children’s causes throughout the world. Every book sold counts! Fifty cents will send a child to school for a week – and change his or her life forever” – A Note from J. K. Rowling.

Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (WhizzHard Books, 56 pages. 14 sickles 3 knuts): For the first time ever, a most unique book has been published and released into the muggle world. In these pages you will find not only complete details on how to play the amazing wizard sport of Quidditch, but also a comprehensive history of the game, from its beginning stages to how it is currently played. There is also a complete listing of all the Quidditch teams of Britain, as well as some of the major international teams, including America’s own Sweetwater All-Stars from Texas, and the Fitchburg Finches from Massachusetts.

In this book will also be found a history of the many brooms that have been used in the world of Quidditch, as well as a full listing of the major moves that can be performed during the game. Enough of baseball and football, Quidditch is the game of the future!

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (Obscurus Books, 42 pages, 14 sickles 3 knuts): Paired with the release of Quidditch Through the Ages, there is the concise compendium of monsters and beasts. You know you’ve seen strange things, shapes and shadows you can’t explain; monsters you tell yourself don’t exist, especially not in any book! Well, with Fantastic Beasts you will find out the truth: what the beast is called, how dangerous it is, what it exactly looks like, and how to beware it. The book is arranged in alphabetical order, along with a special foreword by none other than Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Together with a Ministry of Magic (M.O.M.) Classification on how dangerous the beast is: XXXXX – Known wizard killer/impossible to train or domesticate (like the Acromantula); XXXX – Dangerous/requires specialist knowledge/skilled wizard may handle (like the Demiguise); XXX – Competent wizard should cope (like the Fwooper); XX – Harmless/may be domesticated (like the Ramora); and X – Boring (like the Horklump).

This book is a must for all who wish to survive in this unusual world where you know everything that goes bump in the night.

Originally published on March 18th 2002.

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These books were so exciting to read. Very interesting to be able to delve a little farther into the Harry Potter universe. The only downfall to these books is that they are quite easy reads. So now as an adult who grew up reading Harry Potter, I would have like these books to be slightly more challenging. I do recommend them to any dedicated Harry Potter fan.

This was a delightful supplement that any Harry Potter fan should have in their collection. I enjoyed both the clever history of Quidditch and reading about Beasts of the magical world, some of which I was already familiar with from the books. A quick and enjoyable read…

Yes, I've even read these. They're fun and I love them.

review ini lebih ditujukan untuk buku Fantastic Beasts...

gila,,lucu bgt!! lengkap dengan coretan2 harry, ron, dan hermione di pinggiran2 buku ini. tulisan hermione kecil2, rapi dan rapat2; tulisan harry gak gede dan gak kecil; tulisan ron berantakan abesh,,kayak cakar ayam,,he=p lengkap dengan coret2an pas mereka lagi main HangMan,,hahaha... oh,,dan di bagian penjelasan tentang Troll, Ron menggambar sesuatu di pinggirnya,, itu bodoh bgt yaaa... hehehe=) dan harry dengan seenaknya mencoret beberapa bagian dan dia koreksi sendiri karena dia punya pengalaman langsung ama binatang itu, misalnya di bagian acromantula, yang rating bahayanya ditambahin seenak-udelnya sama ron,,hehehe. BACA!! it's a must read=)

gw jadi pengen tau,,mungkin gak ya diterbitin Buku Monster tentang Monster...? *GRRrRAOOOOOOOOOO.........*


this is the review of Fantastic Beasts...
it's sooo funny,,and i think it's crazy!! you see,,what makes this book is so interesting is not only the 'information' it gives, and the fact that Rowling uses her playful spirit to write this book, but also the 'original' hand writing of Harry, Ron, and Hermione! equipped with doodles that Ron and Harry made (a troll--represents goyle--and a hangman game), it makes this book a real fun to read.
this book is a real-must-read=)

When I was a little girl I desperately wanted to be a Hogwarts student. I always knew that I would be in Gryffindor and on the Quidditch team (Seeker, beater, chaser, keeper-it didn't matter) and I would excel at Defense Against the Dark Arts (what can I say, I'm quick witted:P). It was a dream that would lull me until I was fast asleep and made me envy every kid I saw in Movie Magic Magazine sporting a House scarf. Though never entirely serious about getting my Hogwarts letter late and taking the first train to England, I did really wish that I could step into the Great Hall and listen to Dumbledore's powerful voice as he told us of the upincoming year. I know I'm not the only one who had these dreams, I was one in a thousand. So when my brother found these books and bought them (bless you, baby Jay!), it only transformed me into the HP world further with actual textbooks so that I could learn just like Harry, Ron, and Hermione. This was yet another brilliant Rowling success and she made her fan base so much deeper with these encouraging books that let us, at least every time we picked the books up, be a part of this dynamic, magical world.

I read Quidditch Through Ages completely, but did not manage to read everything on Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, they are very interesting as a collector's piece and also for a Harry Potter fan is always good to have some extra info on them. The characters' notes on the books, scribling and etc was the best part.