The Wizards Bowl

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The Wizards Bowl

• Hogwarts vs Roke

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J.K. Rowling

• Born Joanne Kathleen Rowling on July 31, 1966 in
  Chipping Sudbury near Bristol, England.
• Graduated from Exeter university then worked as a
  secretary and later spent time teaching English
  in Portugal.
• She eventually moved to Edinburgh, Scotland with
  her daughter.
• Rolling first thought up Harry Potter in his full
  form on a train in 1990.
• Thought she thought up Harry Potter in the 1990
  she didn't put together the pieces until the
  mid-90s.
• Not being able to afford even a typewriter she
  started the earliest drafts of Harry Potter and
  The Sorcerers Stone in longhand.
• Rowling never expected the book to take off as
  well as they did.
• She also understands why adults like the books as
  much as children do because she writes the
  stories for herself.

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Accomplishments

• 103 million books in print.
• Each title has been 1 on the wall street
  Journals, USA today and the New York Times Best
  sellers lists.
• The sixth title Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
  Prince set a new world record for a first
  printing, with 10.8 million copies.
• Rowling has won many awards some being the Hugo
  Award, the Bram Stroker Award, the Whitbread
  Award for the Best Childrens Book and a special
  certificate for being a three time winner of the
  Smaties Prize.
• Sales from the books as well as the royalties
  from the films and merchandise have made Rowling
  a billionaire and the 620 wealthiest person in
  the world.
• Rowling has also been named an officer of the
  British Empire.

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Harry Potter

• Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was
  published in 1997.
• Renamed Harry Potter and the Sorceress Stone for
  its American release in 1998.
• The series has exceeded any other series of books
  with world wide sales exceeding 300 million
  copies.
• Initially targeted for the age group of 9 to 15
  year olds, the book are popular in all age
  groups.
• Each book chronicles approximately one year in
  Harry potters life at the Hogwarts
• There are seven books planned for the series each
  book a little darker then its predecessor as
  Harry ages and his nemesis, lord Voldemort gains
  power

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Harry Potter

• The first three books The Sorcerers Stone, The
  Chamber of Secretes, the Prisoner of Azkaban all
  won the Nestle Smarties Book prize for the 9-11
  age group.
• By the time the fourth book, Harry Potter and The
  Goblet of Fire was published in 2000 the series
  had become well known and the released received
  more publicity then the usual new book release.
• In 2001 the first movie was released on the first
  book and was accompanied by video games and other
  merchandise.
• The next two Publications in the series The order
  of the phoenix and the Half-Blood Prince with
  midnight launch parties hundred of bookstores in
  the UK and around the English Speaking World.
• Order of the Phoenix became the first
  English-language book to top the booksellers list
  in France
• The second and third movies based on the second
  and third books were also blockbuster hits

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Harry Potter

• Harry Potter and the Philosophers (Sorcerers)
  Stone 1997 (UK) 1998 (US) 17 million copies sold
  in the US.
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1998 (UK)
  1999 (US) 14.7 million in US sales.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1999
  (UK/US) 123.8 million in US sales .
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2000 (UK/US)
  12.3 million in US sales .
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2003
  (worldwide) 13.7 million in US sales. 5 million
  in the first 24 hours.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005
  (worldwide) 20 million in US sales. 7 million in
  the first 24 hours, initial printing 10.8 million
  copies( world record)

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Ursula K. Le Guin

• An American author born on October 21, 1929.
• Le Guin lives in Portland, Oregon.
• Although she is written novels, poetry,
  childrens books and essays she is known for her
  science fiction and fantasy novels.
• Her mother Theodora Kroeber was a writer and her
  father Alfred L. Kroeber was a anthropologist.
• Interested in literature at an early age she
  submitted her first story to Astounding Science
  Fiction at the age of eleven, which was rejected.
• She attended Harvard universitys Radcliffe
  college and Columbia university.
• She is known for her exemplary style and for her
  exploration of Taoist anarchist feminist,
  psychological and sociological themes.

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Accomplishments

• Le Guin is Regarded as one of the best modern
  science fiction authors.
• Le Guin received several Hugo and Nebula Awards.
• She was awarded the Gandalf Grand Master award in
  1979.
• In 2003 she received the Science Fiction and
  Fantasy writers of America Grand Masters Award.

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Hogwarts vs Roke
The hero

Harry Potter vs
Sparrowhawk (Ged)

• Born with the name Duny.
• Lives with his father.
• Studies magic at a young age with his aunt the
  town witch.
• Saves his town from a massacre.
• Magic comes naturally to him.
• He has trouble understanding what his masters are
  trying to teach him.
• Always tries to prove himself to other people by
  attempting to perform magic that he can not
  control.
• Chased by a shadow who is looking to destroy him.
  
• Attends the wizards school on Roke

• Parents, both very powerful in the craft, were
  killed at a young age.
• Lives with his rich uncle here he is treated
  poorly.
• Brought to the Hogwarts school of wizardry by
  Hagred
• Magic comes naturally to Him
• Well mannered child who listens to his
  professors.
• Chased by Voldemort, the evil wizard who killed
  his parents, who is looking to finish him off.
• Takes on many adventures agents evil to save
  himself, his friends and the school.

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Hogwarts vs Roke
The heros friend

Ron Weasley vs
Vetech

• A shy and clumsy both
• Comes from a poor background
• He is loyal to Harry and accompanies him on his
  adventures.
• Lacks the charisma that Harry has.
• Several family members of his family that
  practice magic.

• A fellow prentice in the school
• He is a level above Ged.
• He is the only student how really speaks to Ged
  when he comes to visit him at his bed side.
• Loyal to Ged and accompanies him on his Adventure
  to find and destroy the Shadow

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Hogwarts vs Roke
Father like figure

Rubeus Hagrid vs
Ogion the Silent

• A giant who is the grounds keeper at the school.
• He is very close to nature. He tends to the
  animals in the school.
• Is sent out into the Forbidden wood to collect
  Herbs and Roots needed by the school.
• He is always willing to sit and speak with Harry.
  
• He cares very Deeply for Harry. We see this when
  he shed tears as he leaves Harry as a baby with
  his Aunt and Uncle.

• A great wizard who has stopped an earthquake and
  saved many people.
• He is very close to nature. Knows alos of the
  herbs, flowers and animals.
• Know to take long walks through the country side
  to observe nature.
• He was trained to only speak when absolute
  necessary.
• Try's to pass this philosophy on to Ged.
• He cares for Ged very much. When Ged says you are
  my master Ogion replies no You are mine.

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Hogwarts vs Roke
Evil enemy

Lord Voldemort vs
The shadow

• Killed Harry Potters parents.
• Was a Powerful Wizard who went bad.
• Looking to destroy Harry to finish what he
  started years earlier.
• Gave Harry a scare of lightning bolt on Harrys
  forehead.
• He is trying to escape death and regain his
  power.
• Travels around as a shadow whispering to Harry.
• He doesnt understand love so he cant physically
  touch Harry because there is still love left in
  Harry from his mother.

• Was release into the world because Ged tries to
  do magic that is to advanced for him to control
• Is actually part of Ged and share his name
• Scares up Geds face during one of his attacks
• He is trying to consume Ged and take his power
  for evil.
• Is in the shape of shadow and whispers to Ged
• Was finally defeated when Ged calls him by his
  name and he is consumed by Ged.

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Hogwarts vs Roke
Nenemisis at school

Draco Malfoy vs
Jasper

• An arrogant, rich snob from a long line wizards.
• He feels he is better then the poorer students
  because of his background
• He is jealous of Harry.
• He gets progressively meaner throughout the
  stories
• We see he may turn out to be the next Voldermort.

• An arrogant, Rich Snob who comes from royalty.
• He feels that he is better then the poorer and
  the younger prentices
• He is jealous of Geds Power
• He feelers that Ged shouldnt try to understand
  where he comes from because he comes from a poor
  background.

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Hogwarts vs Roke
Home life of the hero

Life with the dursleys vs
life with father

• Comes from a unloving home.
• Lives with his rich uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia
  and Cousin Dudley
• Petunia Dursley is the sister of Harrys mother
  who was jeoluse of her sisters Lilys powers and
  takes it out on Harry.
• They blame Harry for everything that goes wrong
  and punishes him.

• Comes from a unloving home
• Lives with his father and spends time with his
  aunt who is the town witch.
• His father doesnt want Ged to waist time with
  magic and wants him just to learn the
  bronze-smiths trade.
• When Ged is trying to conger up the spell to save
  his town his father yells at and hits him. He
  tells Ged that he should stop making noise and go
  hide in the corner somewhere.