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Plot[]
James Potter II goes to his second year at Hogwarts, now joined by Albus, Scorpius Malfoy, and Rose Weasley. As the year passes, he uncovers the secret of the Gatekeeper's descent to Earth and questions Merlin's good-will, while also facing the secret of Voldemort's bloodline.
Reception[]
The novel was as acclaimed as the first novel, gaining more than 40,000 readers at launch. [1]
Response by Rowling[]
On 19 November, 2007, The Scotsman reported that Rowling had threatened legal action against Lippert for allegedly violating her intellectual property rights by producing and publishing the novel.[2] A specialist in intellectual property law at Strathclyde University commented that, "If an insubstantial character from a novel is taken and built up by another author in a new story, that can be a defence against copyright infringements."[2]
However, after Lippert offered Rowling an advance copy of the novel, Rowling dismissed her threat[3] and said she supported the novel and any others like it.[3] After the novel first appeared online in early November 2007, some Harry Potter fans on the Internet initially speculated that the site might be part of an elaborate viral marketing campaign for an official continuation or spinoff of Harry Potter, one either written or at least approved by Rowling herself. On November 9, 2007, Rowling's agent Neil Blair denied that Rowling was in any way involved with the purported project, and Warner Bros., the studio which owns the rights to the Harry Potter film series, denied that the novel was in any way connected to the official Harry Potter franchise.[4]
Sequels[]
The book is the second in the James Potter series:
- Book 1: James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
- Book 2: James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
- Book 3: James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
- Book 4: James Potter and the Morrigan Web
- Book 5: James Potter and the Crimson Thread
References[]
- ↑ Lippert, George (2008). The Curse of the Gatekeeper. James Potter. Retrieved on 19 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ross, Shan (2007-11-19). Rowling goes Potty over US bid to post Harry's son's story on web. The Scotsman. Retrieved on 19 November 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 On Eve of James Potter Sequel, Harry Potter fan Fiction Heats up: Unlikely Author Poised to Keep the Story Alive. PRWEB (2008). Retrieved on 20 July 2010.
- ↑ CHEESER (2007-11-09). Elder's Crossing, James Potter, Book 8, RIP. Retrieved on 9 November 2007.