The biggest book mistakes you never noticed in harry potter and the goblet of fire. The harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the philosophers stone. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. Harry potter and the mysterious printing error telegraph. V it cant be true, sirius thought desperately as he found himself on the grounds of a destroyed potter cottage, please god it cant be true. Harry potter series 7 primary works 16 total works orphan harry learns he is a wizard on his 11th birthday when hagrid escorts him to magicteaching hogwarts school. Assuming my calculations are correct dumbledore, that would mean the world cup talked about in book 4 takes place in 1895. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to.
Laila banjar, nine, noticed that in harry potter and the goblet of fire, crouch, a member of the ministry of magic, vanished on one page only to reappear a few pages on without explanation. K download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The complete harry potter collection kindle edition by rowling, j. First editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone may be worth thousands thanks to a typo in 500 hardback copies of the novel. Copies of the hottest book of the year are appearing on ebay. An entire generation of book lovers are likely to have wellthumbed harry potter books lurking in cardboard boxes at their parents houses. In the list of school supplies harry needs for hogwarts, the item 1 wand is listed twice by mistake. I was looking through my collection tonight and decided i wanted to do some research, as on ebay this book is going anywhere from 6,000 to 45,000 dollars.
What are the biggest plot holes and errors in harry potter. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book although it reappeared in some later printings. Like most enduring books aimed at younger readers, the harry potter books also have wide appeal to adults and there is a strong market among collectors for first editions. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake 8. The fourth harry potter film marked another turning point for the franchise in terms of tone. This copy was among the first 500 editions of the book which had to be reprinted thanks to multiple printing errors when the book was first. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each.
A copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone book is. As the first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone has a special place in the. Of course, the harry potter and the philosophers stone uk hardback first edition is not the only valuable harry potter book. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing. In book 4, it states that it is the 422nd annual quidditch world cup. Nope, no amount of wizard magic can cover up these mistakes. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix rare misprint. The complete harry potter collection kindle edition by.
The book features a few mistakes that have rendered it, and other copies like it, especially valuable. It will not include mistakes that have since been amended, and it will not include mentions of things happening on the wrong day of the week for that year, because the majority of the dates in the books was found to be wrong. Harry potter may be one of the most beloved series in the world, but that. Harry potter and the deathly hallows misprint tamebay. In quidditch through the ages, it states that the first world cup took place in 1473. It brought back the feared lord voldemort and first introduced the moments of true darkness the later films would center on while putting the central characters through their most developing moments of teenage angst. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands.
It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. So what i have is a 1st edition hard cover harry potter and the chamber of secrets. I would be the first to say that i have made mistakes in the books, but this was. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. The unique copy of was one of only 500 first editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone to bear the original impression that. If your copy of harry potter has a typo on page 53, you. Over the years of reading and rereading this series ive noticed the odd mistake or two.
By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in. How to spot a rare and valuable harry potter book the. When the third harry potter novel was manufactured, there were a number of errors in the hardcover edition. Latest blog posts the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33.
Production was halted halfway through after printers noticed that the name joanne rowling was emblazoned on the front cover instead of jk rowling. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete harry potter collection. At the moment though the few hundred errors from the 8. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series. While some of the mistakes in the harry potter books were easily fixed in later editions, others were so deeply wound into the plot that theyve.
Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. Not only is the wizarding world strange enough to have only developed one sport, the single sport that they have makes zero sense. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same. Slytherin marcus flint was stated to be a sixth year in harry potter and the philosophers stone, yet he was still at the school in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban two years after his debut. Bonhams head of books and manuscripts matthew haley said. When riddle was trying to convince dippet to let him stay at hogwarts, why didnt he go with professor, the muggles have evacuated everyone to the. Home news harry potter and the deathly hallows misprint. One harry potter book containing the error is set to be. Brown hair, scar, glasses, green eyes, and pale skin. Then in the fifth book harry potter and the order of the phoenix.
Do you own a valuable harry potter book with a tiny error. This copy was among the first 500 editions of the book which had to be reprinted thanks to multiple printing errors when the book was first published in the united kingdom in 1997. As the first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone has a special place in the affections of the millions of. Errors in the harry potter books harry potter books. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki.
Its not that big of mistake, really, but the error is making these books super valuable. A copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone book. Mistake and nonmistakes in the text of hbp the harry potter. First editions of all the novels are valuable as are proof. Harry potter character analysis harry potter brave, curious, funny, intelligent, and caring. Rowling admitted that this was a mistake, but gave it an explanation by saying that he had to repeat his last year due to failing his exams. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom.
Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. Just ask these auctioneers who recently sold the first edition of. The errors in the harry potter books will be noted on this page, from one chapter to the next one with a mistake. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Rowling is the author of the recordbreaking, multiawardwinning harry potter novels. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a comingofage story.
Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. A first edition of jk rowlings debut novel, which features a rare mistake, is going up for sale at bonhams fine books and manuscripts sale on 9th november in london and its expected to. James potter, his best friend, screw best friend, his brother had been in hiding with his wife lily and their newborn son, harry. And there are hundreds more over at movie mistakes. The mistakes will be corrected in future editions of the book.
Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. It hasnt yet been 20 years sinceharry potter and the. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version.