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Vietnam to celebrate 20 ‘perfectly magical’ years of Harry Potter

Vietnam to celebrate 20 ‘perfectly magical’ years of Harry Potter

Friday, May 05, 2017, 19:07 GMT+7

A series of activities will be taking place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this month during a major event in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first novel in the world-famous Harry Potter series

The series, written by British novelist J. K. Rowling, chronicles the life of teenage boy Harry Potter as he discovers that he is a wizard and defends the wonderful world of magic against evil forces.

Rowling’s debut work in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was first published in 1997 by Bloomsbury.

Named ‘Perfectly Magical – 20 Years of Harry Potter’, the upcoming event in Vietnam takes its name from the very first sentence of the first Harry Potter book, which reads “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”

Co-organized by the British Council, Tre (Youth) Publishing House and HogwartsVN™  – the largest group of Harry Potter fans in Vietnam, the event is a chance for Harry Potter lovers to experience the magical world of Harry potter in real life.

The highlight of the event will be a competition between fans to win the ‘House Cup’, a prize at the magical school of Hogwarts awarded at the end of every school year to the house with most points.

Fans with the best knowledge of the Harry Potter universe and British culture will be selected through an online test before gathering at the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street next Saturday to compete for the House Cup.

Other contests and events sponsored by the British Embassy in Vietnam will be held throughout the month for prizes of Harry Potter books and other franchise gear.

The first Vietnamese-language Harry Potter book was published in Vietnam in 2000 by Tre Publishing House after the conclusion of negotiations between Rowling and the Vietnamese translator Ly Lan.

Vietnam was among the earliest countries to gain publishing rights to the book.

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