The summer holidays are dragging on and Harry Potter can't wait for the start of the school year. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) Potions and Divination lessons to be attended. But Harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him.

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A hugely imaginative and darkly humorous adventure, with a richly layered plot and brilliantly quirky characters. The first book in a Magykal series.

Full title: 'The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter'. This guide analyses the complex mysteries embedded in J K Rowlings' books, including all the puzzles and brain-teasers that she has painstakingly hidden within the Harry Potter story.

An analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It explores the Harry Potter series' literary ancestors and the moral and ethical dimensions of Harry's world, including objections to the series raised within some religious circles.