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Welcome to the [[{{w:Wiki|wiki]]}}-based annotated text and analysis [[Main Page|Wikibook]] for the highly popular [[{{w:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]}} novels by [[{{w:J.K. Rowling|J.K. Rowling]]}}. It is organized to minimize accidentally revealing [[{{w:|Spoiler (media)|spoiler]]}} information and strives to provide insight into the literary value and techniques of this extremely popular work. In the process, it must include extensive detailing of the Harry Potter universe.
== Book Contents ==
Please see the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Contents|Contents]] page for a full list and organizational overview of the book. If you wish to browse the entire Muggles' Guide, use this page to move through the book. A [[Media:Muggles' Guide.pdf|PDF]] of the book is also available.
If you are interested in contributing, please see the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Project Standards|Project Standards]] page.
== Where To Start ==
This book is structured to handle several different levels of readers of the Harry Potter series. Therefore, the book has several pages available that detail suggested reading guides for specific reading levels:
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Introduction/Beginner|Beginner]] – Readers who are new to the Harry Potter series in general. This page should be used by readers who have read only a small amount of the Harry Potter books or are just interested in a general overview of the storyline and biographical information.
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Introduction/Intermediate|Intermediate]] – Readers who have read most of the Harry Potter series and are familiar with many of the principal characters and places. Analysis for characters, places, and events and detailed summaries of the books.
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Introduction/Advanced|Advanced]] – Readers who have read the entire series and are looking to develop detailed knowledge of the books' content and realize the greater picture. A slight step up from the intermediate level, almost every topic in the book is covered, providing a comprehensive view of the series.
All text is available to anyone who wants to read it; we do not "turn off" text if you are not at the proper level. Also, the level warnings mark an end to specific levels: beginners who do not want their reading experience spoiled by having plot points prematurely revealed should only read up to the "Beginner warning" or "Spoiler warning" tag. Intermediate readers similarly should read only up to the "Intermediate warning" tag. Advanced readers presumably have already read the entire series, and are fully knowledgeable about what happens in each novel, so their enjoyment in reading the series is undamaged by anything in this book. Thus, there is no tag for Advanced readers, as there is no place where they should stop reading.
== Major Sections ==
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*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books|Books]] – ''Chapter by chapter guides to the individual books'' {{stage short|100%|23 Apr 2011}}
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters|Characters]] – ''Descriptions and analyses of the major and minor characters'' {{stage short|75%|23 Apr 2011}}
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places|Places]] – ''Where the characters go and what is discovered there'' {{stage short|100%|28 May 2012}}
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events|Major Events]] – ''Analysis of important events that stand out'' {{stage short|100%|1 Jun 2012}}
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic|Magic]] – ''Details and implications related to the use of various magical devices, creatures, spells, and even miscellaneous terms used in the books'' {{stage short|75%|23 Apr 2011}}
*[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Timeline|Timeline]] – ''Chronological overview of actions and events occurring before, during, and after Harry's years at Hogwarts'' {{stage short|100%|23 Apr 2011}}
== Book Goals ==
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