The fifth book in the Harry Potter series, now in a special edition paperback with colorful stenciled edges! A must-have collectible for fans and a beautiful gift for book lovers of all ages.
There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. exams; a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a disgruntled house-elf; or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends beyond what even he knew, boundless loyalty, and unbearable sacrifice.
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first was published asHarry Potter and the Philosophers Stonein the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity,Quidditch Through the AgesandFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, andThe Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play,Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.
Her other books for children include the fairy taleThe IckabogandThe Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for lSê