With the recent worldwide devastation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, people are bound to stay back at home. Eventually, with the huge demand, the people are reliving their nostalgic years of childhood and young adulthood with the re-telecast of various yesteryear’s TV shows. Then, how could the ‘Potterheads’ stay back. Well, J.K. Rowling has casted the ‘Banishing Charm’ on boredom!
Rowling said on Twitter, “Parents, teachers and carers working to keep the children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I’m delighted to launch harrypotterathome.com.” https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
The project, ‘Harry Potter At Home’ is a combined resource of Harry Potter UK and US publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholasticc, Pottermore Publishing, leading spoken-word producer and provider Audible, library supplier OverDrive, and of course, the magic makers at wizardingworld.com.
The Hogwart’s doors are open again for everyone, in fact, the first Harry Potter audiobook is available for free on Audible’s new platform, https://stories.audible.com/start-listen. To add to the magical charm, Harry Potter at Home hub has got some special activity kits from Bloomsbury to Scholastic, to nifty magical craft videos, fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and lots more. You may visit the Harry Potter At Home hub, anytime you wish. But remember, just like the Hogwart’s staircase, the pages will keep changing.
This is not the end. Harry’s first adventure, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will be made available for free for all OverDrive library patron online as an eBook or audiobook in over 20 lamguages. All you need to do is, visit the website https://my.wizardingworld.com/register. NO DROP IN OF LETTERS BY OWLS! Your package will be delivered straight into your inbox.
Potterheads! Get ready for the Sorting Ceremony. It’s time to find out your Hogwarts House.
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