His overall view of the series was negative-"the Potter saga was essentially patronising, conservative, highly derivative, dispiritingly nostalgic for a bygone Britain", and he speaks of "pedestrian, ungrammatical prose style".

His overall view of the series was very negative-"the Potter saga was essentially patronising, very conservative, highly derivative, dispiritingly nostalgic for a bygone Britain."

The author is said to have written it entirely herself to help dispel rumors, share unpublished material and hint at what's ahead in Book Six, the penultimate volume of the Potter saga.

Where are we now in the Potter saga?

AGES 7 AND UP - The Potter saga is a legend for a reason, and the movie is careful not to trifle with this.

As the eighth and final Potter saga, The Deathly Hallows Part 2, opens this week, it's clear that author J K Rowling, the prime mover of these films, will feature prominently on "rich lists" for the rest of her life.

She will also answer questions about the Potter saga and sign copies of the book.

(Scott) * 'HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE' (PG-13, 150 minutes) Childhood ends for the young wizard with the zigzag scar in the latest addition to the Potter saga, even as the director Mike Newell keeps its British eccentricity, fatalism and steady-on pluck irresistibly intact.