Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my publishers in New York and
London, and my agents, who introduced the book to them: Susan
Allison, Lara Robbins, Kimberly Lionetti, Leslie Gelbman, Michael
O’Mara, and his colleagues, Al Zuckerman, Sophie Gorell Barnes,
Maja Nikolic, Clare Hulton, Amanda Li, Samantha Mackintosh, Jacqui
McDonough, Elaine McQuade, Adele Minchin, Leah Thaxton, Julia
Bruce, Nigel Hazle, Julie Howson, Shannon Park, Penny Worms, and
John Fordham.
I’d like to extend a special thanks to the
publishers and translators of the book’s international editions,
whose insights have contributed greatly to this revision.
Thanks also to my parents and sisters, editors
all, for their expert advice. Lena Tabori’s aid was essential. Dr.
Christine D. Myers, Nora Freeberg, Andréa Swan, Evan Michael
Williams, and Gili Bar-Hillel offered sharp insights. Special
thanks to Martin Berke, Laurie Brown, Max and Emily de La Bruyère,
Linda Dudajek, and Debbie Malicoat of R. R. Donnelley; Natasha
Tabori Fried, Katie Kerr, Lyuba Konopasek, Miles Kronby, Arif
Lalani, Laura Poole of Archer Editorial Services, Edward Samuels,
Stacy Schiff, Ben Shykind, John Ward of Ward & Olivo, Terry
Wybel and Continental Sales, and Bristol Books in Wilmington, North
Carolina.
The editor and publishers gratefully acknowledge the following for permission to reproduce copyright material in The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter.
The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London
Latin for all Occasions
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The Hero with a Thousand
Faces by Joseph Campbell, © 1949 by Bollingen Foundation
A Wizard of Earthsea by
Ursula K. Le Guin. Copyright © The Intervivos Trust for the Le Guin
children
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Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from Aelian: On the Characteristics of Animals, Loeb Classical
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Classical Library is a registered trademark of the President and
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“The Playing Fields of Hogwarts,” The New York Times, October 10, 1999. Copyright ©
Pico Iyer. Reprinted by permission of Pico Iyer. The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft by
Rosemary Ellen Guiley (New York, Facts on File, 1999). Copyright ©
1999 Rosemary Ellen Guiley, reprinted by permission of Facts on
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