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Jun 27, 2017 okay so harry potter is like the best thing that ever happened and i love the movies although the books a wayyyy better and im so proud its been going for 20 years and yassss my fave character. Lilys sister petunia refused to attend the wedding because her husband vernon did not get along with james potter pm. More than 500 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide. The charts that shows how the uk loves harry potter. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. And, of course, the series topped the most frequently challenged list of 20002009.
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The long lines at midnight release parties, the megapublishing records broken, and the ubiquity of harry potter references across the country ten years after the release. A new british museum exhibit places rowlings fiction beside the cultural traditions that inspired it. French t he reading phenomenon known as harry potter is sweeping the globe, and it truly has an international presence as readers in 200 nations, in over 40 languages, indulge in this series. I have purchased and read all harry potter books when they first came out many years ago and loved them. Parts i and ii is a play which serves as a sequel to the books, beginning nineteen years after the events of harry potter and the deathly hallows. Each book was set in one school year, and grew longer, darker and more adult in theme. Harry james potter was born to james potter and lily evans potter. Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. And, as i mentioned earlier, reading the harry potter books in order is important. A shopping list is given to students attending hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry each year before their first term starting in september, listing what supplies they will need for that year. Harry potter illustrators jim kay and kazu kibuishi to mark 20 years of. Half price books celebrating 20 years of harry potter.
At the moment, there are eight harry potter movies based off the seven original books. Try our nastily exhausting wizarding test to see how much. How are numbers used in the harry potter book series. Since then, it has broken many world records on book sales. In harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the book that started it all understatement of the century, harry potter discovers his true identity in the wee hours of his eleventh birthday.
Sep 01, 2018 the first harry potter book wasnt perfect, but it was magic celebrate harry potters 20th anniversary by rereading harry potter and the sorcerers stone, and become 9 years old again. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. The last book was turned into a twopart film because they wanted to dedicate more time to the book so it could be more accurate to the original work. It has inspired several fan theories and parodies, and it is one lone woman jk rowling who is responsible for all the fan fare. Mar 01, 2020 the fantastic beasts movie series, set 70 years before the harry potter saga, and the twopart play cursed child have encouraged fans, both old and new alike, to revisit the previous books and films. As i gave my copies away, i i thought id get myself some nice hardback copies. Twenty years of harry potter the 20 things we have. Harry potter complete book series special edition boxed set by j. Rowlings boy wizard series has faced more than its share of attempts to see the books limited, banned or even burned in case youve been hiding under a rock or sworn off reading since 1997, rowlings sevenbook series features harry potter, a boy who finds out he is a wizard at age 11.
Twenty years of harry potter the 20 things we have learned. The enduring magic of the harry potter effect 20 years. Harry potter completes 20 years this year and over the years the series have become a classic. The first novel portraying harry potter was published in june 1997, titled philosophers stone, and the series of novels are filed away in the fantasy genre.
Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. For beginners, for novices, for harry potter superfans going 20 years strong, dig deep into the wizarding world with our collection of features. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. Sep 01, 2018 almost exactly 20 years ago, on september 1, 1998, scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first us edition of the uks harry potter and the philosophers stone. Harry potter timeline timeline the harry potter lexicon. Harry potter was actually the first novelbased film to start this recent trend. Aug 28, 2017 the controversies surrounding the books over the past 20 years have only served to underscore the amazing popularity of these books and their impact on reading for enjoyment. Rowling harry potter and the sorcerers stone was published 20 years ago yes, 20 years as part of scholastics yearlong. The principal harry potter book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, was distributed in the united kingdom in 1997. And while they still love it, theyre now teenagers and looking for other fantasy books to read. Jul 18, 2017 bloomsbury will publish two harry potter books, a history of magic, the book of the exhibition and a journey through a history of magic in fall 2017. See the hippogriff in harry potter as a prime example for intertextuality, no grace for james. A special new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of harry potter and the sorcerers stone, with a stunning new cover illustration by. Pat peters in the twenty years since harry potter first arrived on the publishing scene, j.
Harry potter book marks 20th anniversary monday marks 20 years since the world was introduced to harry potter, the boy wizard who captured peoples imagination around the globe. Potterheads celebrate 20 years of stanning books the. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. He was the only child and son of james and lily potter nee evans, both members of the original order of the phoenix. New harry potter book covers revealed for 20th anniversary. Bloomsbury continue to celebrate 20 years on, with events around harry potter book night, and publication of the new house editions of harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Features wizarding world the official home of harry potter. Now, two decades, seven books, eight films and various offshoots later, its filming locations are just as popular and the stories continue to resonate across generations. Harry potter books in order how to complete all 20. Jun 26, 2017 the first harry potter book was released exactly 20 years ago today. Why harry potter books rule over the movies its been 20 years since but the memories of j.
The books have also launched the infamous movie series. Celebrating 20 years of harry potter with anniversary editions of all seven books featuring new covers designed by awardwinning artist brian selznick. Harry potter or, better yet, harry james potter, is the featured protagonist in the harry potter novel series authored by j. We think its fair to say that, 20 years and 500 million books later, harry potter still has the power to transport us to a whole new world within its pages. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. Scholastic releases 20th anniversary editions of the harry potter. Four brand new stories associated with the wizarding world of harry potter are set to be released over 20 years after the first novel was published.
Harry potter paperback boxed set, books 17, author. The first book in the seriesharry potter and the philosophers stoneis published in the united kingdom. Are you looking for books like harry potter for your teenager. The first harry potter book was released exactly 20 years ago today. Twenty years ago, the first book in the harry potter series was published. Twenty years since harry potter and the philosophers stone and you will find the impact of the books in so many places its hard to know where to begin.
An eyeopening article about the popular harry potter movie and books, and the occultic themes contained in them. Its been 20 years since harry potter first hit the shelves, and the popularity is still going strong. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. I am 17 right now and i can proudly state that i have read all the harry potter books and movies. These harry potter books hardback box set version are not worth purchasing.
A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic. Jun 26, 2017 twenty years of harry potter the 20 things we have learned. The harsh green light of the killing curse floods the scene three times cc4. Exactly 9 34 years pass between harry leaving the wizarding world 31oct1 nov 1981 and his returning to the wizarding world 31 july 1991 each year at hogwarts lasts 9 34 months 1 sept to the.
She is able to quit her teaching job and devote her time to writing. We created a video for harry potter fans, made by harry potter fans. Suddenly the publication of a book was made into an event. Additionally, not only does harry get older and the content get darker as the books progress, but the books themselves get longer, which is typically. Rons younger sister, ginny weasley, enrolls in her first year at hogwarts, and finds an.