Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon Book

A Note to the Reader     xi
Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction: We're Off to See the Wizards!     xv
The Real World of Joanne Rowling
Chronology     3
The J. K. Rowling Story   Stephen McGinty     7
Bryony Evens on Submitting Harry Potter     23
Novel Places: The Literary Landscape of J. K. Rowling     25
Making Your Way around Jolly Old England     29
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): General Things People Need to Know about J. K. Rowling     31
A Concordance: The People, Places, and Things in Joanne Rowling's Life     36
Give a Hoot! No Owls for Pets!     43
Footprints on the Heart: Catie Hoch and Joanne Rowling     46
The Catie Hoch Foundation     48
One-Parent Families and J. K. Rowling     49
J. K. Rowling on Being a Single Parent     50
Multiple Sclerosis and J. K. Rowling     51
J. K. Rowling on Multiple Sclerosis     53
J. K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall in London: One Author and 4,000 Children     54
Scholastic Essay Contest Winners     55
The Art of Illustration: Mary GrandPre     57
It's about Time: Harry Potter's Cover Story     58
Muggles Visit the Wizarding World: HP FanTrips     61
Harry Potter Fan Trip 2004   Catherine Collins     68
Harry Potter Conferences     78
Some Topics Presented at Lumos     83
Collecting Autographs     87
J. K. Rowling on eBay     92
Notable and Quotable: The Real World of J. K. Rowling     93
A Writer's Life
The Magic of Words: A Storyteller's World     103
Which Potter Book Is Best? A BBC Poll     108
Coffee and Cafes Fuel Rowling's Creativity     110
Harold Bloom, Stephen King, and Harry Potter: Strange Bedfellows Indeed     113
Stephen King at the National Book Awards     115
Harry Potter, Censorship, and Book Banning     117
The American Library Association     119
So You Want to Be a Novelist? Advice for Budding Writers about Writing and Publishing     121
A Dozen Tips for Publishing Success     123
If You Like J. K. Rowling, Try These Authors     127
Notable and Quotable: On Writing and Publishing     132
Harry Potter-Screen Magic
The Power of Imagination: The Reality of Fantasy in Harry Potter     143
Notable and Quotable: Film Quips     147
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone     165
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets      172
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban     177
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire     182
Notable and Quotable: Film Clips     186
A look at the Books
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone     193
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets     200
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban     205
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire     209
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix     213
Fan Travels Halfway around the World for Phoenix     219
Almost [pound]308 a Word: Rowling's Outline for Book Five     220
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince     223
Magic at Midnight: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Is Released in the U.S.     230
Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Conversations with J. K. Rowling     233
Comic Relief     234
The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie about Rocking and Rowling     237
Barry Trotter: The World's Most Famous Wizard     239
Notable and Quotable: The World of Book Publishing     241
The Final Exam: A Trivia Quiz for Muggles     253
Books about Rowling and Harry Potter     265
Spellbinding Storytellers-J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving in New York City, August 2006
The Press Conference: J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving Read from Their Books at Radio City Music Hall (August 1-2, 2006)     283
The Haven Foundation and Doctors Without Borders     297
August 1, 2006: The First Night's Reading     300
August 2, 2006: The Second Night's Reading     316
Harry Potter Websites
The Official J. K. Rowling Site     329
The Official U.K. Book Publishing Site     329
The Official U.S. Book Publishing Site     329
The Official Film Site     329
Rowling's Literary Agent     330
Official Merchandise     330
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)     331
Publisher's Weekly     331
USA Today Newspaper     331
The Harry Potter Lexicon     332
HPANA     333
Mugglenet     333
Immeritus: The Sirius Black Fan Club     334
The Leaky Cauldron     334
The Scotsman     335
Appendices
Books by J. K. Rowling: In Print and Audio     339
Filmography and Videography     345
Key Collectibles: Books     349
Rowling in Dough: Peter J. Rowling Sells His Harry Potter Novels     354
Harry Potter Collectibles      359
Whirlwood Magick Wands     363
Whimsic Alley     365
Stan Goldin: A Wizard at Words     366
The Prophecy Fulfilled     371
About the Author     375
About the Contributors     377