""Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow." So begins Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and the heartwarming story of Harry Potter's first Christmas at Hogwarts. From the Great Hall decked with magnificent fir trees to cozy evenings in the Gryffindor Common Room to the joy of presents on Christmas morning, it's a holiday filled with warmth, friendship, good...

"Featuring an astounding array of entries exploring everything from classrooms to feasts to forbidden library books, The Unofficial Harry Potter Hogwarts Handbooks highlights all there is to know about the wizarding world's most famous school as gleamed from the Harry Potter universe. Packed with a full semester's worth of intel about the school's layout, academic calendar, courses, grounds and beyond, it's a must-read for any fan who has ever wished...