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It was interesting to learn more about Professor McGonagall and Lupin. But honestly these short stories are just there. Like I feel no different after reading this. I feel like these belong in like a character encyclopedia of the wizarding world, which I think is what these Pottermore Presents stories are going to become. They're going to probably release each one as a short story through ebook and then bind them all up in a beautiful hardcover edition of all Pottermore writings.
Although I said I feel no different after reading this I will still continue to read each story because they were interesting and I'm kind of intrigued to learn more.

readingmissfroggy's review against another edition

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5.0

I love these characters so much, I had to wipe a tear or two away.

mls8957's review against another edition

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3.0

I wish the stories had been longer or more detailed. A few of them (Trelawney) contained very little information.

bookmarksandespressoshots's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tbchic's review against another edition

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5.0

This collection of short stories is one of the three new books in the series Pottermore Presents (and they are only available in ebook format).

In these short stories we get additional information about 4 characters: Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin, Sybill Trelawney and Silvanus Kettleburn (to refresh your memory a bit - Silvanus was the Care of Magical Creatures teacher before Hagrid). My initial expectation was that all the characters would get roughly the same amount of pages in the book, but deep down I was sort of hoping that Remus would get a bit more (because I love him okay, he's one of my faves). My hopes were luckily not shattered because for most of the book you're basically reading about McGonagall and Remus, which is understandable, you know, they sort of are fan favorites. Still, I don't think it's quite fair that McGonagall and Remus get like 80% of the book and Silvanus gets barely a page or two.

Overall it's your typical JK Rowling style, nothing we haven't seen before. It's quite short and easy to read so you can easily read it on your daily commute without reading the same page over and over again in frustration. I'd definitely recommend it to any fellow Harry Potter fans.

But beware, McGonagall and Remus' stories are quite sad, if not even depressing at times. God, I loved reading about them, I really did, but the sadness factor is just so strong with these two that I can't even. You just want to hug them and shower them with flowers and affection, but every next page just brings something even worse. But oh well, what can you do.

angelica87's review against another edition

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4.0

I adore Pottermore, and the short stories and histories contained within. I of course just had to read these little collections when they were released and I very much liked this one. The background stories of McGonagall, Lupin, Trelwany and Kettleburn were very interesting. Although, I think I would have enjoyed them better if they were told in a more prose format instead of the academic textbook way in which their stories are presented. Still, it goes to show that if JK writes it, I will read it.

momloves2read's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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