The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.Featuring content adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name, this book examines the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic, and how they relate to the Hogwarts curriculum and Harry Potter stories.

**Step into a wintry forest where seven iconic fairy tales unfold,**retold with keen insight and touches of humor.There once was a frozen forest so cold you could feel it through the soles of your boots. It was a strange place where some kisses broke enchantments, and others began them. Many said witches lived there — some with cold hearts, others with hot ovens and ugly appetites — and also dwarves in tiny houses made of stones. In this icy wood, a stepmother migh...

You can’t ask for true friendship, because it’s not something anyone can just give. It grows over time. You share experiences, you play together, you help each other through the hard times. Then, one day, you’re looking back on those memories and you realize you have it, and that you wouldn’t trade it for anything.Levend is just twelve when he meets Mr. Ben Ice, a gruff fisherman whose peg leg, eyepatch and hook hand all but prove a lifetime of piracy. But life in Yalova is hard, a...