Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The series chronicles the adventures highlighting the wizardry adventure of a young boy, Harry potter.



25 Interesting Facts About Harry Potter
1. The idea of writing Harry Potter fell into the novelist, J. K. Rowling' head in a four hours delayed train boarding from Manchester to London.

2. Not less than eight publishers rejected Harry Potter's first series, Philosopher's Stone, before Bloomsbury agreed a deal with the novelist. The release was on 30 June 1997.

3. The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999.

4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was then published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999 and in the US on 8 September 1999.

5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic.

6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published worldwide in English on 21 June 2003.

7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published on 16 July 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.

8. The seventh and final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of release, selling 2.7 million copies in the UK and 8.3 million in the US.

9. The plot concerns Harry's quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, one who aims to become immortal, conquer the wizarding world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter.

10. With over 450 million copies sold worldwidely, it rack up the best-selling book series in history.

11. It have been translated into 73 languages such as Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Welsh, Afrikaans, Albanian, Latvian and Vietnamese. The first volume has been translated into Latin and even Ancient Greek

12. A series of many genres, including fantasy, coming of age and the British school story (with elements of mystery, thriller, adventure and romance), it has many cultural meanings and references.

13. Its main theme is death. Themes like prejudice and corruption also emanates.

14. Having being published ny so many publishers across the globe, the series was originally printed in English by two major publishers, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States.

15. While the film series is by Warner Bros. Pictures, reportedly the highest-grossing film series as of October 2014.

16. The philantropist novelist, Rowling, in 2001, released short stories - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages to support charity.

17. Imbibed elements includes: element of mystery, adventure, thriller, and romance as portrayed in the artistic work.

18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was completed on 11 January 2007 in the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, in room 552.

19. The word Muggle was originated from Harry Potter, becoming one of few pop culture words to land in the Oxford English Dictionary.

20. Both MuggleCast and PotterCast have reached the top spot of iTunes podcast rankings and have been polled one of the top 50 favourite podcasts.

21. There are eleven Harry Potter video games, eight of which correspond with the films and books, and three other spin-offs. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone went on to become one of the best selling PlayStation games ever.

22. All seven Harry Potter books have been released in unabridged audiobook versions.

23. It fosters on culture and has social impact

24. Faced criticism by religion sect, especially Christians poiting out that it focus and promotes Wicca and Witchcraft among children.

25. It is written by a female writer.



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26. BONUS. List of the series are as follows:
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows