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| − | A '''biography''' is the story of someone's life in a book or picture. Many were done with the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''. During her career, [[Rita Skeeter]] wrote several biographies about prominent individuals, although usually they seemed to be more unflattering speculation than actual fact. |
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| + | A '''biography''' is a book about the life of an individual. Such books can be first-person accounts, in which case they are called '''autobiographies''', or written by someone other than the subject. |
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| + | Biographies about the lives of [[wizardkind|wizards and witches]] were sometimes called '''wizardographies'''.<ref name="cosf">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{see image|File:Wizardographies.png}}</ref> [[Flourish and Blotts]] had a section of their book shop dedicated to wizardographies.<ref name="cosf" /> During her career, [[Rita Skeeter]] wrote several biographies about prominent figures in the [[wizarding world]], although these typically seemed to contain more unflattering speculation than actual fact. |
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===By [[Radolphus Pittiman]]=== |
===By [[Radolphus Pittiman]]=== |
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*A [[biography of Uric the Oddball]]. |
*A [[biography of Uric the Oddball]]. |
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*''[[Wizard of the Month]]'' {{Comment|[[Daisy Hookum]]}} |
*''[[Wizard of the Month]]'' {{Comment|[[Daisy Hookum]]}} |
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*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' {{Comment|Possibly mentioned}} |
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' {{Comment|Possibly mentioned}} |
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[[Category:Biographies]] |
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Revision as of 08:32, 1 May 2016
The wizardographies section of Flourish and Blotts
A biography is a book about the life of an individual. Such books can be first-person accounts, in which case they are called autobiographies, or written by someone other than the subject.
Biographies about the lives of wizards and witches were sometimes called wizardographies.[1] Flourish and Blotts had a section of their book shop dedicated to wizardographies.[1] During her career, Rita Skeeter wrote several biographies about prominent figures in the wizarding world, although these typically seemed to contain more unflattering speculation than actual fact.
Known biographies
By Radolphus Pittiman
By Rita Skeeter
- Armando Dippet: Master or Moron?
- The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
- Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?
- A biography of Harry Potter
By Kennilworthy Whisp
Others
- A biography of Harry Potter in seven volumes
Known autobiographies
- Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart
- My Life as a Muggle by Daisy Hookum
- My Life as a Squib by Angus Buchanan
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Bloomsbury Harry Potter website
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Wizard of the Month (Daisy Hookum)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Possibly mentioned)