Rowling has also lifted copyright restrictions for educators, allowing teachers to remotely share the Harry Potter series with their pupils by recording videos of themselves reading the books aloud, reports Joey Nolfi for Entertainment Weekly. Superfans can test their Potter trivia knowledge through a series of quizzes, while newcomers to the wizarding world can read interviews with some of the film franchise’s actors or learn how to draw a niffler. A collaboration between Rowling and Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic, the website is chock full of craft tutorials, educator resources and more. Rowling announced the launch of Harry Potter at Home, a new online hub that aims to cast “a Banishing Charm on boredom”-particularly for students and teachers seeking relief from the doldrums of quarantine. Luckily, spellcasting is a social distancing-approved indoor activity-and Muggles and magicians alike can now use a wealth of online resources to keep their wand-waving skills up to snuff.Įarlier this month, Harry Potter author J.K. Up first is Radcliffe, who portrayed the franchise's titular character in the film adaptations of Rowling's books.Īs the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, magic, it seems, has never been a more necessary force.

Audio versions of the read-alongs will be posted on Spotify. Rowling's Harry Potter at Home hub, the Wizarding World team announced yesterday. Rstoplabe14 via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0Įditor's Note, May 6, 2020: Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Fry, David Beckham, Dakota Fanning and other celebrities will take turns reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone aloud in special video recordings released on J.K. Enroll in Hogwarts classes, find out which house you belong in, and listen to the audiobook version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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