Question: What year was the harry potter series set in?

Disambiguated questions and answers:
context: The entire "Harry Potter" series is set from 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 November 1981, and the epilogue of the seventh book, which takes place on 1 September 2017. At various points throughout the Harry Potter timeline, flashbacks and flash-forwards depict the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1940s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 2010s, and the 2020s. The depiction of the Wizarding World is centred on magic, which not only imbues objects such as wands, but is portrayed as an inborn ability. It is also centred on the separation of the wizarding world from the non-wizarding (Muggle) world. Despite being an inherent talent, magic is honed through study of various branches of magic and practical training into a skill.
question: What year did the very beginning of the Harry Potter series take place in?|What year was the opening chapter of the first book of the Harry Potter series set in?
short_answers: 1981
wikipage: Fictional universe of Harry Potter
context: Since the release of the first novel, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", on 26 June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger readers and are often considered cornerstones of modern young adult literature. , the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making them the best-selling book series in history, and have been translated into eighty languages. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final instalment selling roughly eleven million copies in the United States within twenty-four hours of its release.
question: What year were the Harry Potter books first released?
short_answers: 1997
wikipage: Harry Potter
context: After extensive casting, filming began in October 2000 at Leavesden Film Studios and in London itself, with production ending in July 2001. "Philosopher's Stone" was released on 14 November 2001. Just three days after the film's release, production for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", also directed by Columbus, began. Filming was completed in summer 2002, with the film being released on 15 November 2002. Daniel Radcliffe portrayed Harry Potter, doing so for all succeeding films in the franchise.
question: What year did the Harry Potter series (film) begin?
short_answers: 2001
wikipage: Harry Potter
context: An epilogue "Nineteen Years Later" (set on 1 September 2017) describes the lives of the surviving characters and the effects of Voldemort's death on the Wizarding World. In the epilogue, Harry and Ginny are married with three children, and Ron and Hermione are married with two children.
question: What year did the Harry Potter series epilogue take place in?|What year is the epilogue of the Harry Potter series set in?
short_answers: 2017
wikipage: Harry Potter
context: The entire "Harry Potter" series is set from 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 November 1981, and the epilogue of the seventh book, which takes place on 1 September 2017. At various points throughout the Harry Potter timeline, flashbacks and flash-forwards depict the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1940s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 2010s, and the 2020s. The depiction of the Wizarding World is centred on magic, which not only imbues objects such as wands, but is portrayed as an inborn ability. It is also centred on the separation of the wizarding world from the non-wizarding (Muggle) world. Despite being an inherent talent, magic is honed through study of various branches of magic and practical training into a skill.
question: What years were Harry Potter set in?|What years did the Harry Potter series take place in?
short_answers: 1990s
from 1991 to 1998
1991 to 1998
1991-1998
wikipage: Fictional universe of Harry Potter

Long-form answers:
long_answer: The first Harry Potter book was released on 26 June 1997. The entire "Harry Potter" series is set in the 1990s. The story is set in 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 November 1981, and the epilogue, which was called "Nineteen Years Later", of the seventh book, that takes place on 1 September 2017. The first film based on the book came out in 2001.