The Ultimate Wizarding World Student Handbook (Illustrated Edition)

You'll be enchanted by this stunning new edition of the bestselling Hogwarts Handbook! This comprehensive tome examines the endless details of life at Hogwarts, the most famous school in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Inside, you'll find an extraordinary assortment of insights and information about how the school works, how it's organized, what classes are taught, who teaches them, what secrets or mysteries might be discovered and much more! Certain to make reading (or re-reading) the Harry Potter series that much more intriguing, this book explores the traditional and extraordinary in equal measure, uncovering details about the school that you'll savor, including: - The history and traditions of Hogwarts, including notable alumni - Details of the four founders, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin - How the school is organized with teachers, prefects, headboys and headgirls - Holidays, feasts and celebrations - The castle layout, classrooms, common rooms, courtyards, dungeons, secret rooms and more - Details into the "living" artwork throughout the castle - Artifacts, enchantments, protections and secret passageways - Hagrid's Hut, the Whomping Willow, The Forbidden Forest and beyond! - A visitor's guide to Hogsmeade - Castle inhabitants, including professors, ghosts and staff - Details of student life, academics, text books and much more! New to this edition is the inclusion of 16 stunning illustrations by artist Nick Beecher, as well as 16 highly detailed maps. The Ultimate Wizarding World Student Handbook is the next best thing to attending Hogwarts itself, providing more magical insight, detail and fun than ever before.