First edition of philosophers stone book sells for. When harry arrives at hogwarts for his fifth year in the. Hi, my name is laura ward, and ive been looking up about the first edition printing of the first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, it has to have the dumbledore on the back cover with the brown beard, just inside the front cover it has to have the number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, and for the authors name it will. Correcting mistakes chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. Is there a printing mistake on your prisoner of azkhaban book.
The unique copy was one of only 500 firsteditions to feature multiple mistakes, including misspelling the title harry potter and the philosphers. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. What mistakes and errors in the harry potter series has jk. The publisher must be listed as bloomsbury at the bottom of the title page. Harry, ron and hermione dont have enough magic in their bodies to reverse these mistakes.
Yet in the first book, harry mentions that his 11th birthday was july 31st, on a tuesday. New listing harry potter box set trilogy hardback books ted smart 1st edition 2334 prints. When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to the countryside. Here is the potter family account book, ripclaw said, passing over the book. What are the biggest plot holes and errors in harry potter. Recently we asked the buzzfeed community which harry potter movie mistakes really bothered them, and people focused in on all the differences between the books and movies that felt contradictory. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. Oct 10, 2019 the book, which was kept by a pair of retired civil servants in a codelocked briefcase, is expected to fetch up to.
A rare first edition of a harry potter book featuring a misspelled title fetched. The mistake is that july 31, 1991 fell on a wednesday, not a tuesday like the book said. The harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the. A harry potter fan has rewritten the passage about hedwig in the deathly hallows book and its amazing. May 06, 2016 harry potter and the philosophers stone released in some territories as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 britishamerican fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban mistakes made. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003.
When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to the. Mistakes chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. Nov 07, 2018 a harry potter fan has rewritten the passage about hedwig in the deathly hallows book and its amazing. Nope, no amount of wizard magic can cover up these mistakes. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. Harry potter, he replied, grinning inwardly as her eyes bugged out of her head. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes harry potter has no idea how famous he is. The 1 wand error in harry potter and the philosophers stone. From inflating his aunt to letting pettigrew escape here are lessons to learn. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. We have to remember it is a book, and anything not specifically stated is not a flaw, and probably has an answer if you were to ask jo. Harry cant be blamed for being so surprised, as snakes dont have movable eyelids.
Mar 28, 2019 the unique book is one of only 500 first editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone and features a variety of misspellings and replications. But some of the plot holes were made solely in the films, namely in scenes where they didnt follow the book and tried to make the movie more. For the longest time i wanted to see him, with all his beauty, with all his cruelty. Feb 25, 2020 harry potter s 10 biggest mistakes that we can learn from the boy harry potter makes tons of mistakes from his time at hogwarts. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33. That means a fair number of copies containing the mistake are in circulation.
How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your. I know what youre thinking harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the closest booktofilm translation youve ever seen. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. But other than that you answered most of the mistakes. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, book 1 audible audio. A list of all the characters in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter every funny moment in the series duration. Therefore, the book takes place in 1992, and since harry is currently 12 years old, he was born in 1980.
Buy 1st edition harry potter books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. A copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone book is. Thats because hes being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified harry will learn that hes really a wizard, just as his parents were. If 1 wand appears at the top and bottom of the list, then youve got one of. The harry potter film franchise gave us eight movies brimming with magic, and made warner bros a buck or two besides. The cover of prisoner of azkaban american version clearly depicts the night that harry and hermione save sirius and buckbeak.
The book features a few mistakes that have rendered it, and other. Harry potter mistakes, gaffes and continuity errors. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series. When the third harry potter novel was manufactured, there were a number of errors in the. Correcting mistakes chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban mistakes made by j. One of the most memorable scenes in harry potter and the philosophers stone is harry accidentally letting loose a boa constrictor in a zoo. The repetition of 1 wand on the list of harrys required equipment for hogwarts does indeed appear in true first editions, but in fact also appeared in later printings. The unique book is one of only 500 first editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone and features a variety of misspellings and replications. When hagrid brought harry to diagon alley for the first time, harry heard a woman say seventeen sickles an ounce for dragon liver. As the first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers.
Many of these book mistakes were corrected in later versions, so the mistake may not appear in your hp book. Others have criticised the writing style although we found it to be an excellent book to read to our son and, once he got a little older, help him learn to read himself. Such a massive franchise as harry potter is bound to have at least some plot mistakes and inconsistencies. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Nov 20, 2017 5 of the biggest harry potter plot holes. This is the evans family account book, he continued, passing over a much larger book and a much thinner book. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book mistakes, goofs.
Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. Theres nothing better than seeing your favorite series come to life, but as with any booktofilm adaptation, there are some oversights and mistakes. Harry, ron and hermione dont have enough magic in their bodies. Aug 15, 2016 if you have one of the books in question, youll notice that 1 wand appears twice on this list, time reports.
The first book in the harry potter series and a fantastic introduction to the wizarding world. A book signed by one of the illustrators is much less valuable. Were both huge fans but weve noticed some mistakes in the books. But there are some goingson in the movies that go beyond the explanation of. In the sorcerers stone, harry says his birthday is on a tuesday, the day after dudleys favorite tv show the great humberto.
I noticed in the first book jk rowling says something about dudley having a playstation but that book was supposed to take place in 1990 and the playstation didnt come out till 1994 at the earliest. Whether its a spelling mistake, a change of eye colour in one of the characters, a different number of doors that lead off one room, or anything else, theyre bound to happen occasionally. Appearances harry potter and the halfblood prince first appearance. In book 1, on page 27 american paperback, it mentions that the snake in the zoo winked at harry. Not only is the wizarding world strange enough to have only developed one sport, the single sport that they have makes zero sense. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in some territories as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 britishamerican fantasy film directed by. Harry potter books with this rare typo could be worth thousands.
While i am rational enough to know that it was impossible to fit every detail of the books into the movies, here are the top 20 differences between books and movies that annoy me most. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone we know that harry s birthday is on july 31 because that is the same day as the break in at gringotts. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. Then in the fifth book harry potter and the order of the phoenix. At nicks 500th deathday, which occurs on 31 october clearly stated in the book, it says that he died in 1492. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing.
Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. Part 1 2010 in the diner, when both hermione and ron aim their wands at dolohov, the boxes of amaretti cookies explode off the shelf behind him. Harry potter, hermione granger, ron weasley, hagrid, albus dumbledore, voldemort, draco malfoy, neville longbottom, professor mcgonagall, professor snape, professor quirrell, vernon dursley, petunia dursley, dudley dursley. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake 8. Hermione granger and ronald weasley read this pamphlet on the day of their apparition test in 1997, although it did not prove useful to soothe their nerves. The students at hogwarts are so young when the sorting hat picks their fate, its no wonder theres a few wrong choices made throughout harry potter. I hope he never finds me standing in this small spot.
Its possible that there was an extremely high wind that opened the book, but highly unlikely. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book mistakes. Aug 18, 2016 if your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. Okay, so the entire goblet of fire story is one big plot hole, book and film. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Apr 25, 2016 theres nothing better than seeing your favorite series come to life, but as with any booktofilm adaptation, there are some oversights and mistakes. Jul 11, 2014 i know what youre thinking harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the closest booktofilm translation youve ever seen. However, in the following shot one amaretti box facing the wall is still on the shelf, then vanishes and reappears once again. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Why did harry potter change this one random sentence in new editions of the book. And there are hundreds more over at movie mistakes. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Several items in the press have recently suggested that a typo found on p. Me and my cousin were discussing the harry potter books today.
The harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters covered include. I would be the first to say that i have made mistakes in the books, but this was not a. But in a 2004 interview at the edinburgh book festival. There werent many mistakes in harry potter and the deathly hallows. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book. In the list of school supplies harry needs for hogwarts, the item 1 wand is listed twice by mistake. This is your black family juvenile trust account book, and this is your potter family juvenile trust account book. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. Common apparition mistakes and how to avoid them was a ministry of magic leaflet on their apparition course.
Harry potters 10 biggest mistakes that we can learn from the boy harry potter makes tons of mistakes from his time at hogwarts. If your copy of harry potter has a typo on page 53, you could be. It had been absolutely careless of me to tell him i was leaving. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. Harry potter book mistake prisoner of azkaban mistake. A harry potter fan just fixed one of the book s biggest mistakes. A harry potter fan just fixed one of the books biggest.
A harry potter fan just fixed one of the books biggest mistakes. But some of the plot holes were made solely in the films, namely in scenes where they didnt follow the book and tried to make the movie. The book next to hermione is closed in one scene and open in the next without anyone touching it. Some of them were made by the writer, for example, when she introduced the timeturner that fans named the worst invention of the magic universe. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim.
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