The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) in Pop Sugar's Annual Ultimate Reading Challenge

Mar 31, 2014 Stephanie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: short-stories

Some of these were really cute, with some of the commentary being strangely wizard political ("there are rewrites of this story because they encourage muggle/pure blood relations" etc etc). And don't lie to me, Dumbledore, you know you had the Elder Wand the whole time.

Popsugar Challenge Notes:
- A book of short stories
- A book you can finish in a day

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Dec 04, 2015 Bookish_predator rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015-reading-challenge

4 stars

Loved this!! I've had a few days without reading, a mini slump if you will, and this was ideal to get my back to it to complete my other reading challenge of the year. ...more

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Jul 24, 2016 Karen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, short-stories

I feel a little weird giving a Harry Potter book only 3 stars but I would also feel weird giving such a short collection of (admittedly not life changing) stories more than that...so. 3 it is.

To sum it up, story by story:
-The Wizard and the Hopping Pot was pretty forgettable.
-The Fountain of Fair Fortune was my favorite! Plus the Dumbledore commentary on this story was absolutely hilarious and definitely the best in the book.
-The Warlock's Hairy Heart actually rubbed me the wrong way. I felt lik ...more

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