I began collecting Harry Potter translations somewhat late into Potter collecting at the urging of my best book-friend, Peter who runs the lovely Potter website, ThePotterCollector.com and Instagram page @ThePotterCollector. The collecting idea fit, and once I started, I found I greatly enjoyed hunting down all the different books from the far-flung corners of the world. However, rather than just collect Philosopher's Stone, as most are doing for obvious reasons, I am collecting all the published books available in the many languages of Potter (A lofty idea, I know). Since first beginning to collect translations of these two books, I have also branched out to also collecting the shorter Potter sets (not all 7 books were translated into every language, i.e. only books 1 and 2 were translated into Tibetan); on the rare occasion, I'll purchase a Beedle the Bard translation, but this isn't too common, as I really only purchase those for their cover art, but not necessarily because I want them to complete anything. 

 

My lovely translation collection began because of Peter and was made all the better because of my love of languages and traveling. Now, it continues to thrive because of the many, many people I've met along the way while working to complete it. I knew before I began collecting the Potter translations that the Potter collecting community was full of lovely people, I just did not realize how wide the Potter community extended until I started on my journey Around the World with Harry Potter in the middle of 2015.

 

To Peter, Thank you for ever encouraging me. To all of the many wonderful people I've met and now call friend as well as those I will meet, Thank You. My collection and I are so much better because of you. I can never say Thank You enough.