Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
- By Newt Scamander
&
Quidditich Through The Ages
- By Kennilworthy Whisp
First of all before any of us make any assumptions about merchandising, I must make this very clear that both of these books. are written by J.K Rowling for a charity called Comic Relief UK .
About Comic Relief:
Comic Relief is one of Britain’s most famous and successful charities which began in 1985. The Harry Potter booksrepresent a new opportunity in Comic Relief’s quest to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. A special Harry’s Books fund has been created where twenty percent of the retail sales price less taxes from the sale of 'Quidditch Through the Ages ' and 'Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them' will go to support children’s causes throughout the world.
Apart from this the notes written on 'Fantastic Beasts...' which is a textbook at Hogwarts by Harry and Ron are funny enough. Although I found the 'Quidditich through...' a bit boring but my lack of interest in sports might justify that. Though the reason for the publication of these books and the fine details with which they have been printed is really appreciable and is therefore worth a good read :)
Also there are foreword notes from Dumbledore who expresses his views on these books being distributed among muggles and reluctance of Madam Pince (Librarian at Hogwarts) who is speechless at this piece of information and reluctantly agreed to hand over the book.
Then theres also a mention of 'A thief curse' which in muggle terms has been placed on the books to prevent piracy.
Note: You might have noticed I refer muggle world as separate that is because I don't count myself as a part of it. I prefer Rowling's version of the wizard world than the muggle one ;)
