Hamburg (dpa) – magic for Muggles at midnight: The eighth Harry Potter story appeared in the night to Saturday in English. For the sale of the first copies of “Harry Potter and the enchanted child” opened the book of acts, part in the night – in the hope of impatient Fans.
The seventh and final novel of J. K. Rowling’s series about Harry, Hermione and Ron had appeared nine years ago. The new Hogwarts adventure is a script book for the play, the since 30. July in London.
In Germany, Harry-Potter-Central the Hamburg-based Carlsen Verlag new year’s eve the mood was, as a publisher, boss Renate Herre at midnight revealed the first stack of Books, with the Countdown in the gold shower of confetti and the cheers of the Fans. To read the eight, the publishing house had invited more than 200 guests, including many bloggers, who were witches or wizards. Than they would have received as Harry’s personal letters from the Hogwarts school of wizardry and witchcraft, expressed Fans happy, the new books from the Potter universe.
The night of nights was celebrated Carlsen very true to style: from the “sorting hat” from which the guests pulled out their Hogwarts house division, via Polyjuice potion, and Amortentia love potion to the warning of “moaning Myrtle” at the toilet door. To set the mood, there was a Trimagic tournament, in which representatives of the houses Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw in spells and in the table-had to prove Quidditch. The winner received not only the trophy, but also the first book copy.
a number of bookshops took to the witching hour, the light. In Berlin, some 100 Fans of the former sorcerer’s apprentice huddled in the “kulturkaufhaus Dussmann”, to be among the first to hold the new Potter book in their hands. The real Harry-Hype no longer wanted to pay. Nevertheless, Dussmann spokeswoman Bianca Krömer showed buoyancy satisfied with the night’s Fan. “Harry Potter sells always, now through Christmas.”
At the bookstore Mayersche Droste on the Königsallee in düsseldorf, around 50 Fans of Harry, Hermione and Ron stood in line to buy the long-awaited new book.
The snowy owl, Hedwig brought a sibling pair in Munich at midnight is the sequel of the “Harry Potter”. The seven-year-old Sarah and her little brother Noah got the Band in the middle of the night in your garden delivered – however, as an E-Book Reader. A real book would have been for the owl to be difficult.
With an initial print run of 800,000 copies has sent Carlsen Harry and Co in the first round. A reprint of 100 000 other books in the printing house already in the works, said publishing boss Herre. The English Original of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is, since the 31. July also available in Germany and in the meantime, in this country, the best-seller lists.
“Harry Potter on place 1 of all the bestseller lists – never before has managed to create a piece of theater ever,” said Herre. “Since the 31. July have been sold in the USA, 4.5 million books, 1.2 million in England and 700 000 E-Books in the world.” Carlsen was the first publisher to bring out a Translation of the new history, reported to the Publishing Manager.
The two Translator Klaus Fritz und Anja Hansen-Schmidt, each had two weeks time for the Translation. The book had surprised him in many ways, said Fritz on the edge of the read eight. “Harry’s son is developing quite differently than Harry himself thinks and makes friends with the son of the competitor, Malfoy,” said Fritz, “and other Surprises”.
“Harry Potter and the enchanted child” plays 19 years later. Harry is now an employee of the Ministry of Magic and the father of three children. During his past catches up with him again and again, fighting son Albus with the legacy of his family.
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