Bloomsbury Launches Quest to Find the World’s Favorite Spell in Honor of Harry Potter Book Night!

by · January 21, 2016

After last year’s success, 2016’s Harry Potter Book Night, an event organized by the British publisher of the Harry Potter novels, Bloomsbury, will soon be upon us! In honor of the occasion, the publisher is launching a global search for the world’s favorite Harry Potter spell!

Starting today, January 21, users can vote for their favorite spell. The poll will be open until February 2, and the results announced February 4! The Bloomsbury poll allows readers to vote for 1 of 29 of the most popular spells from the books – including the Disarming Charm, the Memory Charm, and Full Body-Bind Curse – or write in their own favorite if it doesn’t appear on the list.

From the Press Release:

As part of the celebrations for Harry Potter Book Night: A Night of Spells, Bloomsbury Children’s Books is launching the first official global search to find the world’s favourite spell from the Harry Potter books.

The hundreds of amazing spells created by J.K. Rowling within the pages of the Harry Potter books are legendary. Full of inventiveness and cunning, these famous magical incantations protect and challenge Harry and his friends in all sorts of ways.

Will the favourite be a sly spell, a mysterious charm or a[n] unforgiveable curse like [the Killing Curse]? It’s [up] to the Harry Potter fans across the world to cast their vote.

This is a fun an easy way to celebrate the magic of Harry Potter, and we hope many of our readers will take part! Which spell will you be voting for?

Press Release
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE HARRY POTTER SPELL

‘As you see, we are holding our wands in the accepted combative position,’ Lockhart told the silent crowd. ‘On the count of three, we will cast our first spells. Neither of us will be aiming to kill, of course.’ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

As part of the celebrations for Harry Potter Book Night: A Night of Spells, Bloomsbury Children’s Books is launching the first official global search to find the world’s favourite spell from the Harry Potter books.

The hundreds of amazing spells created by J.K. Rowling within the pages of the Harry Potter books are legendary. Full of inventiveness and cunning, these famous magical incantations protect and challenge Harry and his friends in all sorts of ways.

Bloomsbury has created a list of key spells from the books which can be found at http://bit.ly/HarryPotterSpellVote where visitors can vote. The poll opens on Thursday 21st January and closes on Tuesday 2nd February. The results will be announced on Harry Potter Book Night, Thursday 4th February.

Will the favourite be a sly spell, a mysterious charm or a unforgiveable curse like Avada Kedavra? It’s over to the Harry Potter fans across the world to cast their vote. Vote for your favourite spell at http://bit.ly/HarryPotterSpellVote

Jessica J.

I've been making magic at MuggleNet since 2012, when I first joined the staff as a News intern. I've never wavered from the declaration in my childhood journal, circa October 2000: "I LOVE Harry Potter! If I clean my room, my mom says she'll make me a dinner a wizard would love!" Proud Gryffindor; don't hate.