Hello everyone. 
I would just like to say hi and take the time to express my love for the Harry Potter series. I started reading them when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had just come out in 1997, when I was just a little girl of 8 years. I guess I've just gotten hooked on them ever since!
- Emily
"Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon..."
- Hermione Granger
Hi, Book_lvr46, welcome to the club!
Beedle the Bard is the name of a fictional "Mother Goose" type author whose name was introduced in Deathly Hallows -- one of his fairy tale (for wizard children) stories was used as a plot device in that book.
After JKR finished her series, she wanted to give a special personal present to six people who had helped her throughout her publishing career. She decided to compose and hand write a little anthology of five fairy tales from "Beedle The Bard", including pen and ink drawings that she did herself, and have them bound in leather with silver ornaments and a dfferent semi-precious jewel on each cover. She gave those to the six people. She then made a seventh copy (the "moonstone" edition) and sold it at auction for charity- it sold for $3.98 million dollars.
Readers of Harry Potter wanted the stories, too, though, so she had those stories typeset for publishing and added comments from Dumbledore throughout the book. It is a very small book and all her profits from it go to charity.
It is not a "year 8" of the Harry Potter story. In fact, I don't recall Harry being mentioned at all in the book. It is more like the last two small Harry-related books she did for charity, Fantastic Beasts and Quidditch Through The Ages.
I hope this helps!
book_lvr46 wrote:
Well hello Connie I just started reading the harry potter series and have so far only finished four, but i loved them and can't wait to read the rest. i was wondering if someone could answer a question for me...What is beetle the bard all i know is that it is not year 8 or is it i am so confused please help!SOS -Me
NerdOnFire wrote:Hello everyone.
I would just like to say hi and take the time to express my love for the Harry Potter series. I started reading them when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had just come out in 1997, when I was just a little girl of 8 years. I guess I've just gotten hooked on them ever since!
- Emily
"Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon..."
- Hermione Granger
Welcome, Emily!
book_lvr46 wrote:
Well hello Connie I just started reading the harry potter series and have so far only finished four, but i loved them and can't wait to read the rest. i was wondering if someone could answer a question for me...What is beetle the bard all i know is that it is not year 8 or is it i am so confused please help!SOS -Me
Welcome, book_lvr46. Psychee has answered your question with her usual accuracy and style! ;D
its my favorite book of all time and i love just sitting down and spending a couple hours just reading the books. I check mugglenet for updates on the movie and i can't wait to see it! it looks really good and i can't wait for July!! Harry Potter is an amazing book and i encourage everybody to read it Iv'e seen all the films and i started reading them in first grade....
bookluver22 wrote:
Hi im suhasini and i cant remember a time where i haven't read harry potter
Welcome, Suhasini! That's quite something that you can't remember a time when you haven't read Harry Potter. You must be young enough for that to be true! We hope you enjoy the club!
pirit is what makes us unique,what gives us strength,and it is what lives on after our bodies are no more.
Raestar15 wrote:I am in book 6 but I love the series so far.My brother spoiled a few surprises for me though.
Welcome, Raestar! We're glad to have you with us. I'm sorry your brother spoiled a few surprises to come in the series. It's probably difficult to avoid them at this point, though. Certainly, don't read much here yet if you don't want to know about Book 7! Fair warning!
