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regarding the games
some of the games are listed as one game but they are not. the first movie got at least 3 different games based on it that are very different. the pc game is different from the playstation 1 game to such a degree that they are different games. the playstation 2 game was made later and is also a different game. i know this because i have played them. i do not know how long they made different games for different systems however. please find out for me and improve the article.84.213.45.196 (talk) 00:15, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Killing Curse did not rebound from disarming jinx, Rowling states "impossible"
The Avada Kedavra killing curse did NOT rebound from the Expelliarmus disarming jinx, as Rowling stated many times throughout the books that the curse is unblockable. The reason the spell rebounded was that the wand in question, according to the book, "refused to kill its master". The article should be changed to reflect this correction. i agree-84.213.45.196 (talk) 00:18, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, could you provide a link to J.K Rowling's statement? As this article is classified as a good article it's risky to change content without verifying it first. If author did indeed say that I've got no problem changing that. Otherwise another editor might reject it claiming it's original research -- Chamith   (talk)  02:22, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * By the way, I found this while researching for a source myself.


 * "Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backwards, arms splayed, the slit pupils of the scarlet eyes rolling upwards. Tom Riddle hit the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the white hands empty, the snake-like face vacant and unknowing. Voldemort was dead, killed by his own rebounding curse, and Harry stood with two wands in his hand..."


 * So, the book explicitly mentions he was killed by his own rebounding curse. If J.K Rowling later said otherwise please provide a source. -- Chamith   (talk)  02:34, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Re A brief explaination about 7 Books resulting in 8 movies
The initial summary of the franchise states that the 7 books have been made into 8 successful movies. I added a brief bracketed explaination here as to why the numbers differ (the reason of course being that the final book was split into 2 movies), to clarify what might seem like a confusing mismatch for anybody not familiar with the franchise. This small explaination has quickly been reverted with the reasoning "is there anyone on the planet who isn't familiar with the franchise?"

If this is the mindset that we will adhere to, the question must be asked, why have a Wikipedia article about Harry Potter at all? If everybody is familiar with the franchise then what's the point of having an article explaining it? Even if the article exists simply to elaborate on the more obscure aspects of the franchise, surely we could cut out all the introductory/summarizing sections of article to save space, seeing as how everyone already knows everything in it?

I always thought that Wikipedia was structured so that in theory, someone who had never had any contact with society would be able to use it to learn about our world an our society. Is it instead meant to be a place where anything that is so pop-culture "everybody" knows about it anyway is never mentioned or clarified?

If someone wants to nix the clarification on the basis that it's too finicky an elaboration, I can appreciate and accept that. But if we are going to stop clarifying things here that "everybody already knows anyway", I think that's a big problem for the concepts upon which Wikipedia is based. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.148.183.5 (talk) 08:17, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

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Elephant Cafe picture
Hello there, may I suggest moving the picture of the Elephant Cafe nearer to where you discuss the writing of the books rather than besides the plot? Just makes it a bit easier to see what's relevant and such :) Robotsbackspaceraomeow (talk) 14:18, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Eighth Book?
I've seen a lot of websites calling "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" the eighth Harry Potter book, and it essentially is the eighth book - just in script form rather than prose form. Shouldn't it be included in the infobox list of books? I added it at one point, but it seems to have been removed...though the date of its publication is still included. Alphius (talk) 01:24, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

I think it should be included. The cursed child is going to be a play. I think it should be included because it's basically a book that came out of a play. So I agree with you,Alphius. Zzendaya (talk) 22:08, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

I think the cursed child should be added along in the series though it is a play only since it seems fair and also it is the continuation after a long time Shivaanisrinivas11 (talk) 17:16, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * It is not out yet though. Mezigue (talk) 19:27, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

I thought Rowling stated that this actually isn't the "official eighth chapter" in the series. Irishlady85 (talk) 04:39, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

It's not.Technically,The deathly hallows is "the final chapter."The cursed child is not a book,it is a script. Annaloveshungergames27 (talk) 21:58, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Really?
So I changed Philosopher's to sorcerer's and now it's back to philosopher's.Wow.Just wow! Annaloveshungergames27 (talk) 00:45, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Just wow! It's like magic!  (It's also the book's original and most used title ). Mezigue (talk) 08:16, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it was only called that in America, I believe, because the publishers were afraid Americans wouldn't know what they meant by "Philosopher's" (which is British for sorcerer). -- Gestrid (talk) 14:29, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Cursed Child?
In "Pending Changes", I reverted an edit that tried to insert the Cursed Child, but only succeeded in messing up the infobox. Then I re-inserted it correctly. But I'm not sure if it belongs here. The lede says this article is only about the 7 books. Please feel free to revert me if my insertion doesn't comport with the local consensus. David in DC (talk) 15:20, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It does not belong as it is primarily a play. There is some frantic adding and removing going on so I am adding a note to the infobox.  Mezigue (talk) 20:36, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I requested semi-protection to prevent IPs from doing the same thing again. KGirlTrucker81talk what I'm been doing 20:55, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Adding to the Pottmore Section
I think that there needs to be information added to the Pottermore section of the Wiki, since a few more quizzes have been added to the site.

Here is a blurb I typed up that can be used or modified to add more information.

"In 2016, the Pottermore Website added new features to it's information based layout. In addition to the traditional Hogwarts Houses that one can be sorted into and explore, one can be sorted into their Ilvermorny House which is the United States equivalent of Hogwarts. One can also find out what their wand is made out of and what their Patronus is. The quizzes that one takes to find out the results from the different sections that were mentioned above are fun, interesting, and makes one think before choosing an answer."

Sammiwolter217 (talk) 17:27, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 October 2016
On the number of books writtten its now 8 so it should be changed cause its out of date.

Goldfish1968 (talk) 12:39, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * ❌ there are only 7 novels, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the script of a play, not a novel - Arjayay (talk) 14:56, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2016
Lachlan mirey (talk) 23:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC) i would to help editing the Hermione part of the page for it is not entirerly accurate
 * How so?  JTP ( talk • contribs) 23:52, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 05:06, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2016
Please change the following: "The franchise has also generated much tie-in merchandise, making the Harry Potter brand worth in excess of $15 billion." The Harry Potter brand is estimated to be worth $25 billion, not $15 billion.

Sources: - https://money.com/billion-dollar-spell-harry-potter/ - http://fortune.com/2015/12/24/star-wars-value-worth/

Reberp (talk) 05:51, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅  JTP ( talk • contribs) 14:40, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 November 2016
In the introduction, it's supposed to be, 'The Sorcerer's Stone', and not, 'The Philosopher's Stone'. You might want to change it. Breakdancebrendan (talk) 17:05, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
 * That's only in the US. Please see the note near the top of this page, or the relevant article. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:09, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2017
Portal:Quidditch 210.10.133.65 (talk) 07:53, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No question asked. Use "Please change X to Y" format Jim1138 (talk) 07:57, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

8th book is out cursed child
cursed child pottermore — Preceding unsigned comment added by I am a girl (talk • contribs) 17:39, 4 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Strictly speaking, it's been on release for nearly a year, mentioned in genesis for a couple of years, has its own page - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - and a section in the Harry Potter article - Stage production - however as it's considered primarily a play not a novel, it doesn't get mentioned in the infobox. Chaheel Riens (talk) 18:13, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Sophie Potter
Sophie Potter is a Harry Potter character that is one of the most important but unknown characters. She is Chris's future girlfriend and is lovely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.67.230.240 (talk) 04:38, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Sophie Potter
Sophie Potter is a Harry Potter character that is one of the most important but unknown characters. She is Chris's future girlfriend and is lovely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.67.230.240 (talk) 04:40, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

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The name of the first book is the Sorcerer's Stone, not the Philosopher's Stone as on the book list on the right hand corner of the first page. 2602:306:CF46:2870:9D6E:8A7D:158C:1B55 (talk) 18:52, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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New covers
try getting images of the new covers of HP

The white wons
 * Please sign your future comments. --Rævhuld (talk) 16:36, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Potential Good Topic nomination
I notice that all seven Harry Potter novels are Good Articles, which is amazing, and I think they should form a Good topic. I believe that the articles already meet all of the criteria – and Harry Potter could be the lead article – but the criteria page recommends consulting the major contributors to the topic before making a nomination; many of them seem inactive, so I am posting here to see if anyone has any arguments against a GT nomination, or any other thoughts on the subject. (The criteria page also recommends that nominators have detailed subject knowledge; while I haven't worked on any of the articles in question, I've read most of them from top to bottom and am a huge, huge fan of the series.)

Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Title of first book
The first book is NOT the philosophers stone it's the scorcers stone. Please fix this. Randiigiirl (talk) 17:20, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind... turns out American is just screwy. Who knew? Randiigiirl (talk) 17:24, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

Placement of JKR image
I have moved the image of JKR to the left and the logo to the right because this image has her looking off to our right and placed on the right side of the page, the reader's eye will look at her face and tend to move right. This image is designed for the left side so she looks into the page and reader's eyes stay on the page. The logo image can be put on either side, I have adjusted it to the right.Al Leluia81 (talk) 15:35, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2016
Change of text in Spin-off Prequels under Adaptations:

Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them is no longer a trilogy and will be a 5 movie series. For proof see these:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/13/13276124/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-five-movies-jk-rowling

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/13/entertainment/fantastic-beasts-five-movies/ diako4 (talk) 11:49 am, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Harry Potter was written by J.K Rowling — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.0.114 (talk) 16:36, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Categories
I noticed this page isnt in many categories. Could somebody please add it to Category:English novels?

Category:English Novels — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.0.114 (talk) 16:40, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Suggested changes to the lead
I think this should be introduced as a media franchise as it consists of novels, films, memorabilia and other merchandise. We could split them into relevant sections for the novels, films series and spin-offs. Please discuss.--NadirAli نادر علی (talk) 02:30, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2018
Wikimakemaster (talk) 01:38, 11 January 2018 (UTC) I need to write what I like or dislike about this HP stuff. Wikimakemaster (talk) 01:38, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This is an encyclopedia, not a blog.  JTP (talk • contribs) 02:09, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Diction Editing Ideas
Hello, everyone who might be reading this! I am a new user of Wikipedia for a class I am currently taking.

I enjoyed reading the page, but I did have a few minor suggestions for some diction choices, as follows:


 * The second sentence of paragraph 1 claims that the novels chronicle the life of the characters, but that is untrue. The novels chronicle their childhoods, and only the seventh briefly mentions what is happening in their lives past the age of 17.
 * Under "Achievements," the first section heading is "Cultural Impact." The term "impact" should only be used in cases of a collision or medical issues, such as impacted teeth
 * Again, under "Reception" is "Social Impact," which should be changed.

Thank you for considering these ideas for change on the page. Elizabeth4400 (talk) 21:16, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll address your points in turn:
 * This depends on how you define childhood. The Wikipedia article on this begins "Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence", with adolescence beginning at puberty – so the books span both childhood and adolescence. I think it is less contentious to write "life".
 * The avoidance of the adjective form is non-standard prescriptivism, but in any case, "impact" is used as a noun in the phrase "Cultural impact", which is uncontroversial.
 * Same reasoning. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 23:28, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Missing thumbnail
The thumbnail picture is missing...Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mljg71 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

The thumbnail picture is missing...Picture on facebook is empty...I miss it! Thanks:) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mljg71 (talk • contribs) 18:00, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Why do we use the American logo at the top of the page? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use the logo in the British editions?
Harry Potter is a British book series, Shouldn't we use either the old British logo that is lower in the page or the one currently used by Bloomsbury? https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/themes/BloomsburyHP/Content/images/logo.gif Superegz (talk) 01:25, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm a Brit and I find the U.S. logo a lot more iconic than the font Cochin. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 11:30, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Template:Wizarding World TFD
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Too Much Information
This article is very well done. It contains a lot of information about Harry Potter. The plot summaries, however, are a bit long. It may be a good idea to find a way to shorten it. There is some irrelevant information to the main plot in the summary-Nabusada (talk) 05:45, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Usage of quotation marks
I am confused over whether double or single quotation marks should be used in articles relating to the Harry Potter books. Many modern British publishers including Bloomsbury and Little Brown, who publish Harry Potter in the United Kingdom, use single marks for primary quotation and double marks for secondary quotation. However, the mainstream media tends to use double marks for primary quotation as used in American English and the Wikipedia Manual of Style says to enclose most quotations in double marks (see:Manual_of_Style) although I seem to recall it saying Oxford spelling should be used if it is used in the novel e.g. in The Lord of the Rings. Tk420 (talk) 16:18, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Please correct misspelling?
I would fix it, but locked for edits. Towards the end of the second paragraph from the very top: “instalment”.

Thanks!
 * Yes check.svg Done Good catch, thanks. Jusdafax (talk) 04:29, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Reverted - "instalment" is correct as per WP:ENGVAR. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:31, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * While generally knowledgeable about English English, that one has escaped me. This being a high profile article, I suggest putting hidden text in the coding to prevent others like myself from wasting time. Jusdafax (talk) 08:31, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I see where you're coming from - and I think it may have been done already in one of the other HP articles, but I can't find it at the moment. I also know that a similar comment exists in Dredd over the spelling of "storey" ( 200-storey high-rise block ) but it may be considered the thin end of the wedge.  There are 5 instances of "instalment" - should all of them have a comment?  Just the first usage?  What about other examples such as "colour", "defence" etc?
 * The article already has several indicators that it's in BrEng, and I think that's enough, even though it requires frequent good faith reversions. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2018
i want to edit it 2405:204:70C0:CED9:8CF6:7102:6D1B:378D (talk) 07:51, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Due to either vandalism, (for examples of vandalism, see your own edits on Women in Egypt, Jhelum, Copyright law of the United States and three separate edits to Gender inequality in Egypt,) or the insertion of good faith but incorrect details, this article has been protected so that only registered users can edit. That's why it has a little padlock up in the top right hand corner.  If you want to edit it, you need to register and create an account.
 * If you don't want to do that, you can instead make another edit request like this one but ask somebody else to make the edit you want on your behalf. Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:04, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Reception section is anglocentric
I would be very interested to read more about the reception of Harry Potter in the world outside the U.S. and Europe, considering that HP is a global phenomenon. At the moment the Reception section is entirely UK-sourced, except for a bit of U.S. Any keen and knowledgable editors out there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Northtowner (talk • contribs) 15:22, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Neville Longbottom
Hello everyone, I Finished an article about Neville Longbottom because I think he deserves his own page since he made great impact in the movie people are contesting to delete it since he already have a Neville Longbottom section in his article Dumbledore's Army this is the link to the article please make a fair vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Longbottom_(Fictional_Character) --Moeelmekkawy (talk) 01:16, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2019
Harry Potter is a fine piece of literature and anyone who thinks otherwise is seriously lacking in brains. Like they need to see a doctor immediately. Strwbree (talk) 15:20, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
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Living legend
Maybe in § Early years link "living legend" to living legend (person). --77.173.90.33 (talk) 19:32, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done with thanks, NiciVampireHeart</b> 00:12, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2019
In the Early years section of the plot, please change "confining him to a cupboard without meals and treating as their servant" to "confining him to a cupboard without meals and treating him as their servant". Nerdswears (talk) 16:21, 14 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Done. Thanks for pointing that out! † dismas †|(talk) 18:00, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Is something missing from this article?
I couldn't find what I thought would be the most basic thing about Harry Potter in the article: a list of the titles of the seven Harry Potter books. The closest I can find is that all seven titles happen to be mentioned in the 2500-word "Plot" section, but that seems a very poor way to render the information. Ultimately I had to go (via this article's hatnote) to Harry Potter (disambiguation), which had a "See Also" section which listed an article List of Harry Potter-related topics, which redirected to Outline of Harry Potter, which had a section "The original books" which give the titles. It seems to me (someone not steeped in the Harry Potter milieu), that not having (or at least pointing to) the list is a significant defect for the base article about Harry Potter. --R. S. Shaw (talk) 04:00, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

The new game, Wizards Unite needs to be added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davemoser123 (talk • contribs) 13:49, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Highest grossing
Since the lede says HP is the 3rd highest grossing film series, I inserted the names of the top 2 so readers won't have to go looking (like I did).--Daveler16 (talk) 18:46, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Scotland?
What is the evidence, or citation, that Hogwarts is in Scotland (as it states in the "early years" section)?--Daveler16 (talk) 22:19, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * , I don't know if this is canon, but I think it's stated in the Prisoner of Azkaban film that Dufftown is not far from Hogwarts. Adam9007 (talk) 23:18, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

all on one line, or separate line for date?
The current film list in the infobox lists the film, then the date on a new line. This was changed recently ("Unnecessary line breaks") and reverted ("not unnecessary, better visually"). I think that the line breaks are unnecessary, and the list looks better all on one line, and advocate the change to a single line per entry. What are other editors opinions?

Ping QuestFour and Nick Mitchell 98 for inclusion. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:13, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Support single line for book title and year per my original WP:BOLD edit; line breaks between the book title and year are simply not needed in my opinion (and unecesarily lengthen the infobox). – Nick Mitchell 98 talk 14:16, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Three weeks since the original comment and no input, so I think it's safe to assume we can make the change. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:20, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Four weeks on, and QuestFour has reverted with the comment of "restore original formatting, reasons given for the change are arbitrary and subjective" - if you wanted to lend more weight to your argument, you could have made it when relevant. As it is, two different editors have expressed preference for the single line, and both have contributed here in discussion.  A lack of this on your part (and the time passed) has resulted in your preferred version becoming the new proposal.  Please clarify your own arbitrary and subjective reasoning to have the titles and dates on different lines.
 * Thanks. Chaheel Riens (talk) 20:11, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
 * the discussion was started on the first of this month, and involved only two editors, so I don't think that enough time or input has been made to warrant the original version "becoming the new proposal". That being said, I understand that I didn't reply at the time that I should have. Please revert back the original version, the one before all the edit warring, and let's discuss the changes here. Regards, QuestFour (talk) 21:35, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Nope, sorry. You agree that the conversation was started four weeks ago - which is plenty of time - and that you should have been involved then.  You were pinged and made aware, so the discussion could have involved three editors instead of two but you chose not to respond.  You cannot hold us responsible for your own lack of input, and then complain when that lack of input led to a result you're unhappy with.
 * Why don't you discuss here the changes you'd like to apply, and why they are preferable to the current version? In all your changes you haven't actually done this, apart from saying that the preference for all one one line is "arbitrary and subjective".
 * For the record, having each entry on a single line keeps things neat, and makes it obvious which title is relevant to which year. It keeps the infobox shorter, and as pointed out in other articles that contain multiple entries, the preference there is for single line entries:
 * Alex Rider
 * Indiana Jones (franchise)
 * Alien (franchise)
 * Terminator (franchise)
 * Chaheel Riens (talk) 10:31, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Harry Potter for deletion
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Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2019
In paragraph 4 in Plot on the sources of harry potter mythology...

However, the basic idea of muggles is from Mongol beliefs, with the word 'muggle' being linked to 'muggled' and simultaneously, a corruption of 'Mughal'. This is self-evident as a character Rabastan ('lord of stans') Lestrange is later mentioned, and the style of apparition is based upon the whirling, disappearing mongol 'dancing devil'. 115.186.172.31 (talk) 22:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. Please provide reliable source(s) for this information.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 01:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * The reliable source is the real author, dimwit. But the book is itself evidence... if you can learn to read. Which most muggles (the christians in the book) evidently can't do.
 * The character Rabastan is important despite never being directly seen, because while the identity of the 'death eater' in book 5 (order of phoenix), who experiences an aging effect, must be worked out... it is clear that his progression from baby to adult and vice versa under the influence of the time turners is actually a reflection of the book title... wherein the phoenix is rising from the ashes, and is reborn... it is clearly a mongol link, not a christian resurrection link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.172.31 (talk) 05:38, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * The character Rabastan is important despite never being directly seen, because while the identity of the 'death eater' in book 5 (order of phoenix), who experiences an aging effect, must be worked out... it is clear that his progression from baby to adult and vice versa under the influence of the time turners is actually a reflection of the book title... wherein the phoenix is rising from the ashes, and is reborn... it is clearly a mongol link, not a christian resurrection link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.172.31 (talk) 05:38, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Still ❌. Please avoid personal attacks.  Please provide reliable  source(s) for this information.  Your own interpretation constitutes original research and is not permitted on Wikipedia.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 13:06, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2019
After 2nd paragraph in Themes... this is gross, and needs correcting, hp is not christian. jk rowling is being disingenous about a christian theme... 'your treasure is where your heart is', plus 'the last enemy to be conquered is death' when placed together on gravestones etc means simply that your weakness will be found. And harry's weakness is found in godric's hollow, because his holly wand is broken.

The following statement should be added...

'These references have helped to reduce criticism from evangelical groups in America that the Harry Potter books were promoting paganism and were unfit for christian children.' 115.186.172.31 (talk) 23:43, 18 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. Please provide reliable source(s) for this information.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 01:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * The protests by evangelicals in 1999 to 2002, with some refusing to let their kids read HP, are fact and can be found in news archives. Some at the time understood the book to be making childish statements about western culture, where black haired harry was contrasted with blond haired 'dud' or dudley, an apparent cousin of hp who is described as a 'pig in a wig'...
 * It led to the hp books being mocked in the book title, Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody... but the author of that work overestimated muggle (christian) intelligence... amazingly, most western readers never worked out that pig school (hogwarts) and 'pig in a wig' are jokes about pork eating christians... ;)
 * Of course, what makes for confusion is that Harry then apparently eats english breakfasts with bacon and drinks butterbeer, after these insults in the book, but it was impossible to avoid that act of 'normalisation' in the book, as western kids reading it would get the plot if HP was eating breakfasts of toast and egg only. It would be a dead giveaway...
 * 115.186.172.31 (talk) 06:13, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Of course, what makes for confusion is that Harry then apparently eats english breakfasts with bacon and drinks butterbeer, after these insults in the book, but it was impossible to avoid that act of 'normalisation' in the book, as western kids reading it would get the plot if HP was eating breakfasts of toast and egg only. It would be a dead giveaway...
 * 115.186.172.31 (talk) 06:13, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * 115.186.172.31 (talk) 06:13, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Still ❌; no sources provided for any of this. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 13:08, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2019
I can't be bothered checking everything, but Paragraph 8 under Social Impact, needs to be deleted. There is no link between Private Harry Potter who is buried in Palestine (erronously, written as Israel) and the subject of the Harry Potter series.

In real life, HP is deeply anti-jewish and anti-christian. In the books, the monopolising owners of 'the only wizard' bank, Gringotts (your grins are got)... are goblins, or jews... and are named for everything unclean... from Urg the unclean to bogrod (bog meaning toilet in slang)...

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bogs

Sooner or later, wikipedia (and perhaps the ghost writer, jk) is going to be sued by the real author for allowing these unpleasant associations to israel to continue. 115.186.172.31 (talk) 00:17, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. Please provide reliable source(s) for this information.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 01:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Not answered
 * There is no evidence of a link to Private Harry Potter other than a coincidence of name. Where's your reliable source that allows the article to make insinuations that the HP of the book is linked to Israel? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.172.31 (talk) 05:51, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * There is no evidence of a link to Private Harry Potter other than a coincidence of name. Where's your reliable source that allows the article to make insinuations that the HP of the book is linked to Israel? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.172.31 (talk) 05:51, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Still ❌. The article makes no insinuations that there's any link other than the coincidence of the name.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 13:12, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment - additionally, where is your source to show that JK Rowling is a ghost writer and not in fact the real author of the books? Chaheel Riens (talk) 14:14, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2019
add "a series of 8 books and add the eighth book to the book list. KingMcDevitt (talk) 12:18, 17 September 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌ - if you're referring to The Cursed Child, it's a play not a novel so isn't included in the list. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:37, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

English 1 harry Potter in summary
27.56.69.41 (talk) 13:12, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Danski454 (talk) 13:16, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2019
{do not really trust this website it lets people edit and write there own stuff want to--60.227.197.86 (talk) 08:14, 18 November 2019 (UTC) know more about harry potter watch the moviesBold text --60.227.197.86 (talk) 08:14, 18 November 2019 (UTC)Italic text

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:49, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2019
{do not really trust this website it lets people edit and write there own stuff want to--60.227.197.86 (talk) 08:14, 18 November 2019 (UTC) know more about harry potter watch the moviesBold text --60.227.197.86 (talk) 08:14, 18 November 2019 (UTC)Italic text

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:49, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

British author
I believe it is a bit strange to put British author as if it were an author from America I don’t expect you to put American author so please change this if you think it’s needed. Unkownandy (talk) 07:33, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't understand your comment "as if it were an author from America." Are you saying that we should assume all authors are British unless we specify otherwise? That makes no sense to me. Are you saying that we should not list the citizenship of any authors? I don't know if there is  a policy on whether that should or should not be done, but certainly many of our articles about books do list the citizenship of the author in the lead. Meters (talk) 07:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Stephen King
 * Bram Stoker
 * Agatha Christie
 * Charles Dickens
 * Leo Tolstoy
 * Enid Blyton
 * Neil Gaiman
 * John Wyndham
 * etc, etc.
 * It's standard practice to list nationality. Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:19, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Include Controversies
Suggestions for an edit:

A short paragraph detailing the controversies this book has caused, namely it's portrayal of Gringotts and the use of anti-Semitic tropes in descriptions of the goblins there.

87.74.178.197 (talk) 10:49, 23 June 2020 (UTC)


 * There's an article for that, the Controversies section of this article already points to Politics of Harry Potter. Subsection Racism, mistreatment of minorities and totalitarianism, where no less than Christopher Hitchens says "The prejudice against bank-monopoly goblins is modeled more or less on anti-Semitism and the foul treatment of elves is meant to put us in mind of slavery". -- 109.79.169.6 (talk) 06:10, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2020
Further clarify the names of the Dursley family in the following content to "The Plot" section:

- Aunt Petunia - Uncle Vernon - and Dudley Dursley BarnesRd123 (talk) 16:15, 7 September 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. This wouldn't add any understanding of the article. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 16:29, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Christian Science Monitor "sic"
Not sure why a sic is required when the article quotes the Christian Science Monitor, to wit, "a "disturbing trend in commercial storytelling and Western society" in that stories' "moral center [sic] have all but vanished from much of today's pop culture ...".

The article cited provides in the relevant part: "I'm not advocating for the kind of didacticism that dominated Puritan and Victorian children's fiction. Times change. Arguably, postwar, post-Depression America needed the escape value of Disney's adaptations of "Snow White" and "Cinderella." It was a marriage of storytelling and meaning-making quite apart from what the Brothers Grimm envisaged a century before. But while Disney's focus was entertainment, the moral still mattered. And that moral center has all but vanished from much of today's pop culture."

Perhaps the this article's illustration of the CSM article needs to be reworked to more accurately reflect the article by Sawyer. Jborgzz (talk) 17:08, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The sic denoted that the grammatical error was in the original and not added by us. But it looks like the CSM has since corrected it, so I made our quote match the current version and removed the sic. - MrOllie (talk) 17:11, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Commercial Success Edit Suggestion
I was reading through the article and was surprised to see that there was no mention of the sale of Harry Potter toys, like wands. According to CNBC, toy sales make up 7.3 billion dollars worth of the brand's 25 billion dollar valuation. I feel that a reference to these sales would add to the quality of the commercial success section as toy sales make up a significant portion of the valuation. This may have been thought of already and excluded intentionally for some reason, however, I decided to write this in the event that it hadn't been fully considered yet. Just wanted to share my thoughts, Lal579 (talk) 01:38, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2021
NameBella (talk) 22:20, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

In 2016, the total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at $25 billion,[4] making Harry Potter one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. This wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises clearly states that Harry Potter was estimated at $32 billion in 2016. Please change it.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The values in that chart you link to includes revenues from after 2016, so it is not the same thing as mentioned in this article. RudolfRed (talk) 18:08, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Incorrect info
The first book is listed several times as the philosophers stone; when it should be Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone.

I am new and don’t know how to fix this incorrect page. Inastinson (talk) 12:32, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the observation, but as per WP:ENGVAR the correct title is the British release of "Philosophers stone" Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:53, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2021
Number of Harry Potter Video Games Is Incorrect, it is closer to 22 official video games, most of these being spin offs Ellis Donnelly (talk) 01:20, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.--Paul &#10092;talk&#10093; 15:53, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2021
I want to change some of the spelling and change something that is wrong Dat-0n3-93r50n21 (talk) 15:14, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Please provide the specific edits you'd like to make. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:17, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note that when you say "change some of the spelling and change something that is wrong" - this article is written in British English, and some apparent errors may not be errors. The classic examples are "instalment" not "installment", "colour" not "color" and of course "Philosopher" not "Sorcerer".  Chaheel Riens (talk) 20:48, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Young adult fiction
Why is it listed as such? This source says, "Harry Potter is not technically YA, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t change the way YA is made and marketed". <b style="color: black;">Kailash29792</b> (talk)  07:30, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2021
It is an ever growing fandom full of diversity and controversy. 174.0.163.1 (talk) 23:25, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Terasail &#91;✉&#93; 23:31, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2021
Hi i am a huge harry potter fan i have notice that they have made a error and i would personally like to change it 63.143.93.117 (talk) 16:45, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:52, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Also note the above comment in a previous Edit Request: This article is written in British English, and some apparent errors may not be errors. The classic examples are "instalment" not "installment", "colour" not "color" and of course "Philosopher" not "Sorcerer".  Chaheel Riens (talk) 21:18, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2021
Just a small change I’m requesting. Could you change “happy but poor “ to “poor but happy.” I feel like the first phrase has an air of the Weasleys being overly optimistic but the second is basically “money can’t buy happiness. 203.145.94.51 (talk) 07:04, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ I did change as you requested (see here), but I reverted it back. I feel that "Ron Weasley, a fun-loving member of an ancient, large, happy, but poor wizarding family," brings better contrast than "Ron Weasley, a fun-loving member of an ancient, large, poor, but happy wizarding family."  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  15:50, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on the last day of school in September
Harry Potter's birthday was on the last day of school 78.146.19.166 (talk) 12:20, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 14:09, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2021
2600:8801:3016:7200:A51F:8FC9:EA77:FC3D (talk) 00:07, 14 August 2021 (UTC) Harry Potter is still on on some channels😊
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. –– Sirdog9002 (talk) 00:14, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

harry potter films
the harry potter series of books were also made into a series of 8 extremely successful films, followed later by the fantastic beasts and where to find them series.
 * The main articles about these films and books are at Harry Potter (film series), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film). What exactly are you trying to say here? Liamyangll (talk to me! &#124; My contribs!) 10:06, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2021
201.103.156.27 (talk) 22:29, 24 November 2021 (UTC) Please a a potter fan an i know a lot did you know that in the book harry has his scar in the middle! And in the movies in the left or right!!
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:42, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2021
I would like to edit this post to better fit with the current situation. 41.80.4.7 (talk) 02:45, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 03:23, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 December 2021
Hogwarts resembles a medieval university-cum-castle with several professors who belong to an Order of Merlin

The word “cum” should be removed. Clasmind (talk) 07:53, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: No reason to remove it. It is a perfectly acceptable English usage to show that both nouns are applicable. Meters (talk) 08:55, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Adding fanon
I wish to add some fanon to this page, hence I need to edit this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.72.131.199 (talk) 04:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:ELNEVER
Per WP:ELNEVER, links to accioquote are a policy violation and should not be used, without exception. I have commented them out, and they need to be replaced or removed. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  19:42, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Book Publisher
Harry Potter Books are published by Bloomsbury (India) in India, can I add this information on the wiki page. SadX (talk) 11:46, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Trimming
The article has a readable prose size of 12,500 words, exceeding the recommended 10,000 words in WP:Length. I think many sections, in particular the plot, can be trimmed down. What do people think? Olivaw-Daneel (talk) 03:20, 8 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Trim away! Along with Plot, Reception is a big issue.  It warrants its own article, summarized back to here with one paragraph. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  15:47, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The "Cultural impact" section includes statements such as "those who read the books were significantly different from those who had not", based on just one paper: . Would this fall under WP:MEDRS (need for review articles)? Olivaw-Daneel (talk) 21:16, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep, the kinds of statement being made based on that "study" can't be made based on Facebook responses--that fails the duck test even without MEDRS! Unless some better source can be found (meaning, not a Facebook survey), that paragraph should probably go. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  21:45, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't see anything about Facebook; the study surveyed school children in Italy and the UK. It's not a review, however. Olivaw-Daneel (talk) 22:46, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * We're now below 9500 words! Next on my list is a rewrite of Literary criticism from book sources. Olivaw-Daneel (talk) 00:54, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

I agree that the article should be trimmed for the sake of clarity. I think there is room for trimming in the Literary Criticism part, as there are strong claims mentioned such as blaming the series for the result of the 2016 election that does not directly relate to the book series itself, but has more to do with the Harry Potter franchise or JK Rowling which are separate articles. I think this article can be more focused on the books themselves and their impact, instead of the impact of the entire franchise. Ekg34 (talk) 14:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2022
Under the "Early years" subheading of the "Plot" heading, change "...house of the Dursleys, his aunt, uncle and cousin." to "...house of the Dursleys, his aunt Petunia, uncle Vernon and cousin Dudley."

This edit request is a part of an Outreachy'22 microtask linked here Diyawaghmare (talk) 22:18, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. The plot is already overlong, so naming minor characters is unnecessary. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:34, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Suggested Edits to the controversies section
Should information be added about the certain controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling and the trans community? Loki friggason (talk) 19:40, 3 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Loki friggason If you find information directly related to the series sure, but I think most of the controversy is already well covered in Political views of J. K. Rowling. Poirot09 (talk) 20:06, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I missed that page in my search! Thank you for pointing it out. Loki friggason (talk) 20:34, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

This is true, but I feel at this juncture it is inappropriate to avoid mentioning Rowling's politics on the main Harry Potter page, as they are now an important part of contemporary discussion of the series. Examples: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html,https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/it-kind-rocked-me-my-core-trans-harry-potter-fans-n1229176, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-transgender-harry-potter-fan_n_5ee17ed4c5b6c727a2a491c5. (Articles found via a search for "harry potter trans news.") Birdsinthewindow (talk) 18:06, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Introduction too long
Hello

I think the introductory part of the page is giving out too much information of Voldemort. It's a bit mouthful and reduces the readability. And Harry's most of the struggles are against followers of Lord Voldemort rather than with Voldemort himself.

So I think the following text needs to be changed.

Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people).

To

Harry's struggles against a power hungry Dark Wizard Voldemort and his followers.

I would like to hear your thoughts on reverting the change as well. LakshmanReddy72 (talk) 19:21, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

@Poirot09 please do contribute to the discussion if you are interested. LakshmanReddy72 (talk) 19:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @LakshmanReddy72 Disagreed, for a seven book series the lead is pretty concise in my opinion. Poirot09 (talk) 16:52, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 October 2022
92.239.153.215 (talk) 17:27, 9 October 2022 (UTC) please can i eddit
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.

Unfortunately this article has seen a high degree of disruptive editing in the past, and has been semi-protected to prevent future disruption. Please feel free to suggest any changes here, ideally in the "change X to Y" format with reliable sources where necessary. Thanks. Sideswipe9th (talk) 17:31, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2022
Last sentence of paragraph three of the introduction, second paragraph after the pictures and tile section (whatever it is called)…

“ The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final ‘instalment’ selling roughly 2.7 million copies in the United Kingdom and 8.3 million copies in the United States within twenty-four hours of its release. “

Single quotes added to show misspelling, should be ‘installment’.

Thanks.

Nug. Nugboy420 (talk) 05:03, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: I think the one L instalment is UK spelling - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/instalment - if you've got evidence that the two L version is more common in the UK as well feel free to reopen the request with a link Cannolis (talk) 05:17, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Harry Potter
Introduction is too long. Nothing else. 🙂 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.195.201.123 (talk) 16:30, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Like Bread & Butterbeer
A Hogsmeade shop called 'Like Bread and Butterbeer', that sells baked goods which grant the consumer abilities for a limited time, as well as Hogwarts Alumni notes and cheat sheets. Located between Whimzical Wizardry and Honeydukes. Lesbianpatronus (talk) 16:16, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2023
This is not a comment on whether the books have antisemitic themes; just double-checking the facts here, given that this part of the article could be controversial.

Looking at:

The phrase in quotes comes from a Forbes article (not referenced in the Wiki page), and I haven't found this in the books (and this Stack thread supports that).

It looks like there's a chance to clear up that Rowling did not use this specific quote. It could be relevant to mention how the goblins looked in the movies.

I'd suggest replacing the sentence with NablaBreve (talk) 17:46, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ with some minor rewording. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 23:42, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Printer
The lead section says, among other things, "«All versions around the world are printed by Grafica Veneta in Italy.»"

Isn't this a little too all-encompassing ? I have here two hardcover copies: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, cover illustrations by Jason Cockroft, edition 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4; and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, cover illustrations by Jason Cockroft, First Edition. Both have near the bottom of the colophon (titlepage verso) "Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc" and "www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter". — Tonymec (talk) 04:07, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed - I've just pulled my box-set and checked, all the books from 1-7 also contain the "Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc" text. Sourced claim or not, I've removed it, at least for the time being.  Chaheel Riens (talk) 06:29, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Re-wording?
Sorry, just created an account to mention this, so please forgive my newbism... But can we change "He meets a half-giant named Hagrid who invites him to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." to "He meets a half-giant named Hagrid who delivers a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." as that would be more accurate/true to the novel? Thanks SwottyWatty (talk) 09:13, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Re-wording?
Sorry, just created an account to mention this, so please forgive my newbism... But can we change "He meets a half-giant named Hagrid who invites him to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." to "He meets a half-giant named Hagrid who delivers a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." as that would be more accurate/true to the novel? Thanks SwottyWatty (talk) 09:13, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Incorrect facts
Lily and James Potter were not magicians, they were witches and wizards. 31.94.34.248 (talk) 16:05, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * While magicians can just mean "a person who is skilled in magic", I rephrased this line to fit more in-universe phraseology. Darkage7 [Talk] 16:39, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! 2A02:C7C:D7AB:5E00:39D5:4533:8132:7B5 (talk) 07:22, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2024
Daphne Eicher was a Slytherin and a background character in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince DaphneMalfoy123 (talk) 00:28, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 00:35, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2024 (2)
I want to add Sofia Black as a character because she was not mentioned. Elonmusk 12 (talk) 05:42, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 13:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2024
I found a typo, as though it might confuse young kids as you said governing body, as maybe you could have not added body and acr as many people(younger) may not understand! Notyoubri (talk) 13:55, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: that's not a typo. M.Bitton (talk) 14:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

"Onomatopoeic"
From #Style and allusions:


 * Their names are often onomatopoeic: Malfoy is difficult, Filch unpleasant and Lupin a werewolf.

This is not onomatopoeia (which requires the word to sound like what it means). These names evoke the qualities of their people by etymology. The name "Lupin" doesn't sound like a wolf, it's just an allusion to the Latin word for it; if he were named "Awoooo" that might be onomatopoeia. Not sure what the correct phrase would be or how to change this without inserting original research. The cited sources require an account to see what they say. Tagging with "Clarify". Kane5187 (talk) 17:18, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think there is a word for this, but I'm not sure which. Etymological? Descriptive? Something else? — Tonymec (talk) 06:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Allusive? (Incidentally, I think Malfoy means "bad faith" rather than "difficult") - Ian Dalziel (talk) 13:41, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The names in the Harry Potter series are actually aptronyms https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/aptronym-slang-definition#:~:text=Aptronym%20is%20sometimes%20used%20in,John%20Bunyan%27s%20The%20Pilgrim%27s%20Progress]. The etymology of the names are suited to the characters in an apt way, for instance Remus Lupin's first name alluding to the Greek legend of Remus and Romulus who were brothers raised by wolves. https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0228843 A few of the names refer to certain characteristics of the characters such as Draco, which refers is the latin word for dragon. https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/etymology-behind-harry-potter-character-names]. Some of the names, such as Ron Weasley's, makes direct omnastic references to cultural characters such as one of King Arthur's most trusted advisors in his royal courts. https://schwa.byu.edu/files/2016/01/Sutherlin_Character_06.pdf] AStein12 (talk) 06:12, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2024
I need to fix a typo Kmk23456789 (talk) 22:55, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 22:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Adding a section on influence on popular culture
Considering the book and movie or to be precise the universe on the whole having such a profound impact on people, it would be helpful to add a section on how much depth of impact it has on people and also on popular culture. VerseVoyager8 (talk) 15:53, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

The other book.
It mentions all the Harry Potter books except one. Harry Potter and the cursed child is technology a book in the series even if theres no movie about it. 101.115.169.239 (talk) 10:52, 2 April 2024 (UTC)


 * It's mentioned in the intro and in the Stage production section, which talks about it how it is a play based on a story co-authored by Rowling. —C.Fred (talk) 10:57, 2 April 2024 (UTC)