The Rowling Library is an online medium that publishes a digital monthly magazine, has reported exclusive news, and has done several fan projects, such as the Rowling Index.
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The Rowling Magazine Issue #73 · January 2023
That Skeeter Woman
“Attractive blonde Rita Skeeter, forty-three, whose savage quill has punctured many inflated reputations…” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Warming up the Quick Quotes Quill Rita Skeeter is a talented journalist who uses her gifts not for good or evil but for commercial gain: to profit the Prophet. Introduced in Goblet of Fire, […]
The Rowling Magazine Issue #71 · November 2022
After seven in Rowling’s words
After the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling kept revealing facts from the lives of the main characters, especially what happened to them after the events of the seventh book. Some of these revelations were done during interviews or reading events, some of them in pieces that she published in Pottermore, […]
The Rowling Magazine Issue #50 · February 2021
Harry Potter for Grown Ups
The way the Harry Potter stories address life is very different from how many mainstream/fantasy franchises engage with love, death and emotion. In Harry Potter, feelings are deeper than a set-piece. They ring true. And these books are full of nods and winks to more grown-up distractions. So let’s look at the life lessons and […]
The Rowling Magazine Issue #35 · November 2019
The Melodies of the Magical World
Magic is at the heart of the Wizarding World, but even witches and wizards have an appreciation for music. During Harry’s first welcoming feast at Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Albus Dumbledore takes a second to acknowledge that music is a magic of its own. “Ah, music,” he said, wiping his eyes. […]