The Tales of Beedle the Bard by Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is described as a popular collection of Wizarding children's fairy tales, so that while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing. The book Hermione receives in Dumbledore's will is a copy of the original edition of the fictional book. It is described as an ancient-looking small book with its binding "stained and peeling in places". In the novel it is also said the book has a title on its cover, written
The Headmaster (book) The Headmaster (book) The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield is a 1966 book by John McPhee, profiling Frank Boyden, the long-time headmaster of Deerfield Academy, which grew out of a magazine profile in "The New Yorker". The "Kirkus" review called the book an "effortless portrait" and wrote that it was "much more interesting" than Roger Drury's "Drury of St. Paul's" (1964). The "Boston Globe" review noted that the book was not only a depiction of Boyden, but also "a record of the touching and memorable partnership of a man and his wife." Jan Ophus wrote in "Education Week" in