Bogsamlingen fra Hogwarts-biblioteket: Den samlede Harry Potter-bogsamling fra Hogwarts-biblioteket

J.K. Rowling (Author)
J.K. ROWLING er forfatteren bag de populære Harry Potter-bøger. Hun fik idéen til Harry Potter på en forsinket togrejse i 1990, hvor hun skrev et udkast til hele serien på syv bøger. Den første bog, Harry Potter og De Vises Sten, udkom i UK i 1997. Det tog ti år at færdiggøre serien, som sluttede i 2007 med udgivelsen af Harry Potter og Dødsregalierne. Harry Potter-bøgerne er blevet solgt i over 600 millioner eksemplarer på 85 sprog, er blevet lyttet til som e-bog i over én milliard timer og er blevet filmatiseret med otte blockbusterfilm.

J.K. Rowling har skrevet tre korte bonusbøger: Quidditch gennem tiderne, Fantastiske skabninger og hvor de findes og Barden Beedles Eventyr til støtte for Lumos, hendes internationale velgørenhedsorganisation for børn. Fantastiske skabninger og hvor de findes har sidenhen inspireret en ny filmserie om magizoologen Newt Scamander.

Harrys voksenliv bringes til live på scenen i teaterstykket Harry Potter og det forbandede barn, som J.K. Rowling skrev sammen med dramatikeren Jack Thorne og instruktøren John Tiffany, og som lige nu bliver sat op flere steder i verden.

Hun har også forfattet en populær krimiserie under pseudonymet Robert Galbraith samt to selvstændige børnebøger, Ickaboggen og Julegrisen.

J.K. Rowling har modtaget mange priser og hædersbevisninger for sit forfatterskab, inklusive en OBE og Companion of Honour samt et gyldent Blue Peter-mærke.

Hun støtter en lang række velgørenhedsorganisationer gennem Volant og har grundlagt den internationale velgørenhedsorganisation Lumos, der har fokus på at reformere familieplejeområdet, og Beira's Place, et støttecenter for kvinder, der har været udsat for seksuelle overgreb.

J.K. Rowling bor i Skotland med sin familie.

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Newt Scamander (Author)
Newton ('Newt') Artemis Fido Scamander was born in 1897. His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogriffs. Upon leaving Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. After two years at the Office for House-Elf Relocation, years he describes as 'tedious in the extreme', he was transferred to the Beast Division, where his prodigious knowledge of bizarre magical animals ensured his rapid promotion.

Although almost solely responsible for the creation of the Werewolf Register in 1947, he says he is proudest of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, passed in 1965, which effectively prevented the creation of new and untameable monsters within Britain. Mr Scamander's work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide bestseller Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Newt Scamander was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in 1979 in recognition of his services to the study of magical beasts, Magizoology. Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Porpentina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler.

Kennilworthy Whisp (Author)
Kennilworthy Whisp is a renowned Quidditch expert (and, he says, fanatic). He is the author of many Quidditch-related works, including The Wonder of Wigtown Wanderers, He Flew Like a Madman (a biography of 'Dangerous' Dai Llewellyn) and Beating the Bludgers - A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch.


Kennilworthy Whisp divides his time between his home in Nottinghamshire and 'wherever Wigtown Wanderers are playing this week'. His hobbies include backgammon, vegetarian cookery and collecting vintage broomsticks.