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    Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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    Harry Potter was born in England, United Kingdom. His parents, Lily and James Potter, were killed by an evil wizard named Lord Voldemort, while Voldemort was trying to kill Harry. Yet Harry escaped with no harm except a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt, and Voldemort ends up dead or is he? Harry is raised by his non-magical Aunt Petunia, Uncle...

    1997 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States)
    1998 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    1999 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    2000 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    The seven books were all adapted into different forms of media, including toys, movies, spin-off movies, TV specials, video games, and a stage play as well.

    Main characters

    1. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe): The hero of the stories. Harry is a special young wizard. Harry's parents, James and Lily Potter, were killed by Lord Voldemortwhen he was a baby. He lives with and is raised by his Aunt Petunia, his mother's sister, and Uncle Vernon, along with their son Dudley for the duration of the series. 2. Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint): Harry's best friend. Ron was born to Arthur and Molly Weasley, a large magical family, with five older brothers and one younger sister....

    Other characters

    1. Vernon Dursley (played by Richard Griffiths) is the uncle of Harry Potter. He usually treats Harry badly. 2. Petunia Dursley (played by Fiona Shaw) is Vernon's wife and Harry's aunt. Like Vernon, she usually treats Harry badly. 3. Dobby (voiced by Toby Jones) is a house-elf who used to belong to the Malfoy family. Unlike other house-elves, Dobby wishes to be free. 4. Meropeis the descendant of Salazar Slytherin and is also the mother of Lord Voldemort. 5. Michael Corner(played by Ryan Nels...

    Magical creatures

    The book has many non-human magical characters. Some of them are from mythology and others Rowling wrote herself. Some of these magical creatures have their own culture and some are like animals. According to the real-world book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Ministry of Magic makes three groups of creatures: Being, Beast and Spirit. Beings are creatures like humans and house elves, who are smart enough to manage their own business and Beasts are not. 1. Centaurslive in the For...

    Official sites

    1. J.K. Rowling's personal website 2. All you need to know about Harry Potter 3. Official Harry Potter movies website (Warner Bros.) 4. Harry Potter on Bloomsbury.com (International publisher) Archived 2005-08-06 at the Wayback Machine 5. Harry Potter on Scholastic.com (US publisher) 6. Amazon.com Official Harry Potter Store Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine 7. Harry Potter on Raincoast.com (Canadian publisher)

    Other resources

    1. Harry Potter Wikia 2. Harry Potter Bibliography 3. Hermione Granger's Biography Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

  2. The Wizarding World [1] [2] (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) [3] [4] is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling.

  3. Harry James Potter is the protagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series. The books cover seven years in the life of the orphan who, on his 11th birthday, learns he is a wizard and the son of magical parents Lily and James Potter.

  4. The Harry Potter Lexicon is a fan-created online encyclopedia of the Harry Potter series. Overview. The site was created by school librarian Steve Vander Ark. It contains detailed information for all seven published Harry Potter books.

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