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Name of Book: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Author: Newt Scamander (J.K Rowling) ISBN: 0-439-29501-7 Publisher: Scholastic Part of a Series: Harry Potter Type of book: animals, guide, reference, magic, children, wizards Year it was published: 2001 Summary: A copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them resides in almost every wizarding household in the country. Now, for a limited period only, Muggles too have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world, which means that the dollars and Galleons you exchange for it will do magic beyond the powers of any wizard. If you feel that tis insufficient reason to part with your money, I can only hope most sincerely that passing wizards feel more charitable if they ever see you being attacked by a Manticore. Albus Dumbled...

Name of Book: Quidditch Through the Ages Author: Kennilworthy Whisp (JK Rowling) ISBN: 0-439-29502-5 Publisher: Scholastic Part of a Series: Harry Potter Type of book: History, Quidditch, magic, Harry Potter Year it was published: 2001 Summary:  If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. This limited edition is a copy of the volume in Hogwarts School Library, where it is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921. Albus Dumbledore Characters: There aren't any characters in the book, just a general version of Quidditch his...