From the Wizarding Archive
Curated Writing from the World of Harry Potter
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Narrated by:
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Evanna Lynch
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Hugh Quarshie
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Finlay Robertson
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Lara Sawalha
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Written by:
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J.K. Rowling
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Evanna Lynch - foreword
About this listen
Winner, 2024 Good Housekeeping Kids’ Book Award
If you’ve ever wondered why Squibs are never offered a place at Hogwarts, what happened when Vernon Dursley first met James Potter, or how Dumbledore and McGonagall formed their lifelong friendship, From the Wizarding Archive should go straight to the top of your wish list. Containing 80 articles written by J.K. Rowling for the original Pottermore website and available for the first time in audio, exclusively from Audible, Harry Potter fans everywhere are in for a treat.
If there’s one thing Harry Potter fans have in common (apart from impeccably good taste), it’s questions… so many questions. From the simple details that perplex us all – was Professor Umbridge always that awful? Why don’t wizards just use phones? – to the personal details that bring us closer to J.K. Rowling’s writing process – from her least favourite school subject and its impact on Professor Snape’s career, to the personal significance of King’s Cross and why it’s always where the Hogwarts Express departs – this is a veritable treasure trove of answers.
Narrated by Evanna Lynch, Hugh Quarshie, Finlay Robertson and Lara Sawalha, and with an exclusive foreword by Evanna Lynch, this spellbinding audiobook is essential listening for any Harry Potter aficionado.
The articles in From the Wizarding Archive were originally written by J.K. Rowling for pottermore.com and remain free to read in English on wizardingworld.com. 35 of the 80 articles were originally published across three Pottermore Presents eBooks. This is the first time any of the content has been available in audio format.
Theme music composed by Sara Carvalho.
Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
©and ℗ 2024 Pottermore Limited. All Rights Reserved. First published on Pottermore.com between 2012 and 2016.
Watch Evanna Lynch deliver 10 fun facts from the wizarding archive!
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- Dr Rif Kamil
- 2024-10-01
a brilliant addition to the Wizarding World
it's bloody brilliant with knowledge that would even have stumped Hermione. There is information here to enthrall anyone who loves the Harry Potter Universe with fantastic detail to background characters and stories. it's amazing to read the detailed creations that the author used to populated her universe more authentically. I'm grateful that we also share in the creative process.
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- Smol
- 2024-09-07
Annoying background music
A “true” HP fan won’t find much new in this book. It was still fun, but the background music was quite distracting and in my opinion, unnecessary.
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- Ariel Saele
- 2025-02-16
wonderful storytelling
I loved the way the information was presented. it draws you right into the Wizarding world. I loved hearing all the context to the books and the characters and their back stories
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- Jessica B.
- 2025-03-09
Incredible
Very well done, I wish it was longer!! I need more content from the wizard in world!
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-08-31
So fun to learn more about the wizarding world!
It was so nice taking a walk down memory lane and learning more about the world I cared so deeply about for such a large part of my childhood
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- Allison Campbell
- 2024-09-06
All answers given!!
all my unanswered questions were answered.. loved it!!! A indepth look into Harry Potters world
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- Shaun
- 2024-09-08
Great behind the scenes view of the magical world
A great read letting us see into the mind of J.k. Rowling and learn about the characters from her view point. It also gives a lot more depth into her magical world
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- Dave
- 2024-10-09
Not very revealing
This book is framed as a behind the scenes looks for true hp fans. In reality, it’s more of a brief guide to the wizarding world with some occasional interesting facts. If you’ve read the books you won’t find much new. The book also felt inconsistent. It lacked on some really important parts and delved super deep into things we don’t really need to do. It was super annoying when it talks about a topic and completely forgets about something’s vital. Some of the lore didn’t make sense and it was overall pretty frustrating for a potterhead like me.
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