Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about a teenage boy named Harry Potter, a lonely orphan who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. The central story arc concerns Harry's struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate Muggles to his rule. Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and assorted merchandise. The seven books published to date have collectively sold more than 400 million copies and have been translated into more than 67 languages, and the last four books have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history.
- That possible titles for Book 7 were "Harry Potter and the Elder Wand" and "Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest"?
- That Harry Potter marries Ginny Weasley and has 3 children named James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, and Lily Luna Potter?
- That Ron Weasley marries Hermione Granger and has 2 children named Rose Weasley & Hugo Weasley?
- That Draco Malfoy marries Astoria Greengrass and has a child named Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy?
- That Fred and George Weasley were born on April Fools' Day?
- That J. K. Rowling, author of the books, was born on July 31, the same date Harry Potter was born? (Note: JKR was born in 1965, while Harry was born in 1980)
- That the Hogwarts school motto, Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, is Latin for "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon?"
- That Dumbledore means "Bumblebee" in Old English?
- That Severus means "Grumpy" in Latin?
- That George Weasley marries Angelina Johnson, Fred's Yule Ball date, and has 2 children, Fred and Roxanne Weasley?
- Luna Lovegood marries Rolf Scamander, great-grandson of naturlist Newt Scamander, and has twin boys called Lorcan and Lysander?
- Bill and Fleur have 3 children called Victoire, Dominique and Louis?
- That Hannah Abbot goes on to marry Neville Longbottom and owns the Leaky Cauldron?
- That Ginny Weasley played professional Quidditch for the Holyhead Harpies?
- That Ron Weasley helped his brother George with Weasley Wizard Wheezes before working with Harry at the Auror office?
- The original release date for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film (21 November 2008) was pushed back to July 2009. Instead, the movie Twilight was put in its original release date.
- Dobby: "Harry...Potter..."
- Luna Lovegood: "A Wrackspurt - they're invisible, they float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy," she said. "I thought I felt one zooming around in here."
- Harry Potter: "I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur."
- Draco Malfoy: "Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something."
- Severus Snape: "Oh, very good," interrupted Snape, his lip curling. "Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent.'"
- Albus Dumbledore: "Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them."
- The Marauder's Map: "Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that (Professor Snape) ever became a professor."
- Ginny Weasley: "There's the silver lining I've been looking for," [When Harry admits dating possibilities on the run are pretty slim]
- Hermione Granger: "I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, EXPELLED!!"
- Sirius Black: "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
- Hermione Granger: "It's kind of fun isn't it ... breaking the rules." Ron Weasley: "Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger!"
- Ron Weasley: "Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?"
Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (born 1881), is a character in the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling. Dumbledore also appears in all five film adaptations. Dumbledore in the series is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series, and is a leading character for most of the series in the fight against Voldemort. Dumbledore is described as tall and thin, with long silver hair that looked long enough to tuck into his belt and a long beard.
He is famous as an alchemist who has worked with Nicolas Flamel, the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, and is credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood. He is known to be able to conjure Gubraithian Fire (magical everlasting fire). He holds the Order of Merlin, First Class, for Grand Sorcery. He is also the Chief Warlock on the Wizengamot (wizard court) and Supreme Mugwump for the International Confederation of Wizards.
- The date for The Deathly Hallows Part two has been changed to July 15th 2011.
- 2009: Warner Bros. announces that the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film will be released on July 15, 2009 instead of the original date; November 21, 2008.[1]
- July 31, 2008: Scolastic announces in a press release that The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published on December 4, 2008 with proceeds going to charity. [2]
- March 13, 2008: Warner Brothers announced that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie will be released in two parts. Part 1 will be released in November 2010 and Part 2 will be released in May 2011. [3]
- July 21, 2007: The Deathly Hallows was released at midnight
- May 8, 2007: With nearly 11 weeks to go till the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Amazon.com announced this morning that it has taken more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide and that it has lowered the price once again for the book.[4]
- May 8, 2007: JK Rowling has updated her web site's FAQ section on the books, answering questions about Draco, Voldemort's birthday and what houses Tonks and Myrtle were in.[5]
- March 28, 2007: The cover art for the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been announced! The covers for the UK version and US version were released. The US version is drawn by Mary GrandPre, and the UK version is by Jason Crockcroft. [6]
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Official Sites
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News Sites
- Mugglenet: This site has News, information, games, editorials, and media; with a featured Podcast.[7]
- HPANA (Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator) This site has News collected from most Harry Potter sites on the internet and updates often[8].
- The Leaky Cauldron: This site is a news site which features a huge picture gallery, a new video gallery, and also its own podcast.[9]
Information Sites
Merchandise Sites
- Harry Potter Merchandise: This site offers Harry Potter collectibles including books, DVDs, LEGOs, video games, trading cards, movies and clothing.
Fan Fiction Sites
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