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Christmas at Hogwarts
From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the story of Harry Potter’s first Christmas at Hogwarts, joyfully illustrated in a heartwarming picture book sure to delight readers of all ages!
“Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.”
So begins Chapter Twelve of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and the heartwarming story of Harry Potter’s first Christmas at Hogwarts. From the Great Hall decked with magnificent fir trees to cozy evenings in the Gryffindor Common Room to the joy of presents on Christmas morning, it’s a holiday filled with warmth, friendship, good food, and magical surprises that Harry will never forget.
With text drawn directly from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and luminous illustrations by artist Ziyi Gao, this favorite moment from one of the most beloved books of all time is now fully illustrated for the whole family to enjoy. Sure to be treasured by Harry Potter fans of all ages, Christmas at Hogwarts is the perfect gift, destined to become an enchanting new holiday tradition.
“Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.”
So begins Chapter Twelve of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and the heartwarming story of Harry Potter’s first Christmas at Hogwarts. From the Great Hall decked with magnificent fir trees to cozy evenings in the Gryffindor Common Room to the joy of presents on Christmas morning, it’s a holiday filled with warmth, friendship, good food, and magical surprises that Harry will never forget.
With text drawn directly from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and luminous illustrations by artist Ziyi Gao, this favorite moment from one of the most beloved books of all time is now fully illustrated for the whole family to enjoy. Sure to be treasured by Harry Potter fans of all ages, Christmas at Hogwarts is the perfect gift, destined to become an enchanting new holiday tradition.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2024
About the author
J.K. Rowling
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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
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August 26, 2024
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Treating trans people with dignity saves lives. Transphobia kills.
It doesn't matter if you understand or not. There is no "just an opinion." Transphobia is violence and there's nothing radical about it.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS 🖕 PERSON IS! BE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT U SUPPORT!!!!
is an acronym that stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminists: The term describes feminists who are transphobic , advocates of radical feminism who do not believe that transgender people's gender identities are legitimate, and who are hostile to the inclusion of trans women in the feminist movement.
Treating trans people with dignity saves lives. Transphobia kills.
It doesn't matter if you understand or not. There is no "just an opinion." Transphobia is violence and there's nothing radical about it.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS 🖕 PERSON IS! BE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT U SUPPORT!!!!
October 4, 2024
This is wild !!!! An abridged version of chapter twelve of Sorcerer’s Stone, with the major book specific plots cut (minus Invisibility Cloak), but descriptions of Hogwarts Christmas kept intact. This is the original text, nothing new is added… but the imagery is to DIE FOR !!! I personally LOVE the art and character style that they went with here and think that it makes the story SOAR. This is the exact type of illustrations that I would KILL to see a Harry Potter graphic novel in, and as an adult who grew up with the books and a librarian who conducts story times… this is pure magic. I know some will view as a cash grab, but I simply love seeing illustrations of the Wizarding World and these are stunning. It’s a really really cool thing that they did reimagining the chapter and condensing the magic into a storybook format. This is a lot more manageable for bedtime than the huge illustrated versions, and a great way to include little ones wanting to keep up in the Harry Potter fun. 20/10 illustrations. Magical. The text was really nothing special in this chopped up context, but can’t emphasize the pictures enough!!!
October 5, 2024
Beautifully illustrated.
October 14, 2024
Mega słodkie
October 15, 2024
An early Christmas present to myself. Lovely 🎄♥️
October 14, 2024
A beautifully illustrated picture book taken from the first Harry Potter book. Any Potter fan would love this book.
October 21, 2024
That was so cute... Now can we please get a Halloween edition? 🥹
October 15, 2024
The mixture of societies ejects and rejects, the filth and the fetishist, bottom feeders and attention seekers will throw a hissy fit and try to mess with the rating. Know that the other books speak for itself and this book like the rest will be memorable and magic.
Don’t let the the vast sea of multi colored hair, anime obsessed “they and thems". coddeled by their sanctimonious woke parents who think activism is virtue-signaling on social media ruin THE MAGIC for you or your children
Just watch the thems cope in the review section cause jealous, purposeless and rootless, Haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate, roaches gonna rotate.
Don’t let the the vast sea of multi colored hair, anime obsessed “they and thems". coddeled by their sanctimonious woke parents who think activism is virtue-signaling on social media ruin THE MAGIC for you or your children
Just watch the thems cope in the review section cause jealous, purposeless and rootless, Haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate, roaches gonna rotate.
October 21, 2024
Uvek me zadivi s kojom lakoćom mi Hari Poter glupost izbije pare iz džepa. Simpatične ilustracije skraćenog poglavlja knjige po ceni cele knjige. 💸🎄
November 22, 2024
A stunning short illustrated story about Harry’s first Christmas at Hogwarts. I couldn’t resist adding to my collection!
November 13, 2024
The artwork was absolutely gorgeous.
November 5, 2024
Ayyy o kadar safe hissettirdi ki anlatamammm!!!! Çizimleri desen hayran olunası!! Çok sevdim, arada açar açar huzur dolarım✨💌🌲🍎🌧️☕️✨🍂🌜🌛⭐️
October 25, 2024
Art is definitely a 5/5, but come on... I already gave my stars to the series. All is good. This is... okay.
November 18, 2024
the longest most provocative read of this year! i did so much self reflection after this one. i don't think i will ever be the same... keep me up all night just thinking about it yknow 😛
October 17, 2024
Most beautiful art.
October 15, 2024
Turbo słodkie i piękne 🥺 Polecam bardziej dla dużych fanów Harry’ego, bo nic to nie wnosi do historii, a stanowi przepiękny dodatek do kolekcji 😍
October 21, 2024
Text excised from the first Harry Potter book, but the illustrations are amazing. Beautiful and with the words pulled from the book it is a wonderful book for Christmas. Highly recommend
November 19, 2024
this was too cute😭
October 24, 2024
It's just so wonderful to celebrate Christmas in Hogwarts... this will become a traditional Christmas read for sure
November 2, 2024
Harry Potter palette cleanser 🪄
November 13, 2024
Så otroliga illustrationer
October 16, 2024
So excited for anything Harry Potter related JKR releases!!
November 15, 2024
Viisasten kiven luku 12 hyvinkin typistettynä mutta muutoin alkuperäisenä – olisin kaivannut enemmänkin tekstiä, mutta poistetut kohdat mahdollistavat joulun kuvauksen irrottamisen romaanin juonesta. Kuvitus on aivan ihana ja sopii täydellisesti Harry Potterin kontekstiin! Vaikka romaanit on moneen kertaan luettu, niin mielikuvissa elää hyvin vahvasti filmatisoitu Harry Potter – eli kiva nähdä välillä vähän erilaista, täysin tekstiin perustuvaa kuvitusta.
November 9, 2024
Ben yeni bir hikaye okuyacağımızı sanıyordum meğer felsefe taşından noel hikayesini alıp illüstrasyonlu şekilde basmışlar. Ben koleksiyon olarak topladığım için aldım ama çokta gerekli bir kitap değilmiş. Çizimler Noel'i ve Harry Potter evrenini güzel yansıtan iç ısıtan çizimlerdi.
November 9, 2024
So cute! I love the illustrations.
November 12, 2024
Set during the philosophers stone.
Kids enjoyed me reading this to them
Kids enjoyed me reading this to them
November 16, 2024
Upean kodikkaat kuvitukset vaikka tarinalliset elementit jäivätkin hyvin suppeiksi. Luin koko kirjan Suomalaisen kirjakaupan hyllyjen välissä, joten se on varsin nopea selata läpi, mutta mukavan lämpimään joulufiilikseen sillä pääsi siitä huolimatta!
November 16, 2024
Beautiful Harry Potter Christmas book. Gorgeous illustrations. My kids and I both loved it. Def a must have for Harry Potter fans.
October 15, 2024
Absolutely the perfect little book to read and reread every Christmas! ❤️ ALWAYS!
October 18, 2024
When I saw this book was released, I HAD to buy it. My just-turned 10 year old is currently reading the 3rd Harry Potter book, and we just got back from celebrating her 10th birthday at Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood. We LOVE Harry Potter in our home.
This book was absolutely beautiful. The illustrations are gorgeous and whimsical and I felt captured Hogwarts beautifully. It's been probably 15 years since I read the Chamber of Secrets, so I can't tell if this book was word for word snippets from the book or not, but it seemed pretty close. So I love that the younger kids in families can be a part of the Harry Potter fandom earlier now with this amazing picture book.
This is a book that will now be added to our Christmas bedtime book lineup, along with several of our other favorites, such as The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Reindeer Christmas.
This book was absolutely beautiful. The illustrations are gorgeous and whimsical and I felt captured Hogwarts beautifully. It's been probably 15 years since I read the Chamber of Secrets, so I can't tell if this book was word for word snippets from the book or not, but it seemed pretty close. So I love that the younger kids in families can be a part of the Harry Potter fandom earlier now with this amazing picture book.
This is a book that will now be added to our Christmas bedtime book lineup, along with several of our other favorites, such as The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Reindeer Christmas.
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