J.K. Rowling will explore Hogwarts in-depth in three new e-books

J.K. Rowling aims to take readers deep inside the lore of Hogwarts in three new e-books.

By Michael Schaub

Aug. 17, 2016 10:15 AM PT

J.K. Rowling just can’t quit Hogwarts.

The “Harry Potter” author will release three new short e-books next month “that dig deep into the Harry Potter stories,” she announced on the Pottermore website Wednesday.

The trio of books, called “Pottermore Presents,” will feature “titbits taken from Pottermore’s archives and original writing from J.K. Rowling,” according to the announcement. The books range from 63 to 79 pages each and will sell for $2.99.

Fans don’t have long to wait: The e-books will hit digital shelves on Sept. 6.

“Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide” will take a closer look at the wizarding school where Harry Potter and his friends learned the ways of magic. It promises to explore “everything from details about the Hogwarts ghosts, to what happens when the Sorting Hat can’t decide on a student’s house.”

“Short Stories From Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies” features profiles of Hogwarts faculty members such as Remus Lupin and Minerva McGonagall (the latter played memorably by Maggie Smith in the “Harry Potter” movies).

And “Short Stories From Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists” will deal with “the darker roots of the wizarding world,” including Azkaban, the island prison where criminal wizards are housed.

Although the original “Harry Potter” book series ended in 2007 with the publication of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Rowling has returned to her old stamping grounds frequently with supplementary books, a play and, soon, a film: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the first in a planned trilogy.

Rowling released two books that take place in the Hogwarts universe in 2001: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a textbook exploring the creatures that inhabit Rowling’s fictional world, and “Quidditch Through the Ages,” a history of Harry’s favorite sport.

“Fantastic Beasts” is being adapted as a trilogy of movies. The first installment, with a screenplay written by Rowling and starring Eddie Redmayne, is set for release on Nov. 18.

Most recently, Rowling continued the boy (well, man) wizard’s ongoing saga with “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a stage play that takes place 19 years after the events of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

The play is in the midst of a run on London’s West End, and tickets to the show are sold out through late next year.

Rowling published the play’s script as a book, which sold more than 3 million copies in North America in the first 10 days of its release. As of Wednesday morning, the script was still the No. 1 bestselling book on Amazon, where it’s been perched for weeks.

The three “Pottermore Presents” books are currently available for pre-order through online retailers Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Apple’s iBooks, and will eventually be for sale on Pottermore.