Harry Potter

### Published on

June 26, 1997 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone), July 2, 1998 (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, July 8, 1999 (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), July 8, 2000 (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, June 21, 2003 (Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, July 16, 2005 (Harry Potter and the Half Blood-Prince), July 21, 2007 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), July 31, 2016 (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child)

### Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Harry Potter is a series about a boy, named Harry, and his friends, Hermione and Ron whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry battling evil monsters along their adventure. The books were written by a British author J. K. Rowling. The great success of the novel has resulted in a movie franchise and fanbase.

## Books and Films

There are 7 harry potter books and 8 harry potter movies in the franchise (The last book is split into two movies):

### Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone/Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone

The novel tells about a boy, Harry Potter who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of 2 powerful wizards, and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends (Hermione and Ron) who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.

### Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

The novel tells about Harry Potter who gets a warning from a mysterious elf to expect trouble, but nothing can prepare him for trees that can fight, flying cars, and mysterious deadly warnings written in blood.

### Harry potter and The Prisoners of Azkaban

Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts starts off badly when he learns deranged killer Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban prison and is bent on murdering the teenage wizard. While Hermione's cat torments Ron's sickly rat, causing a rift among the trio, a swarm of nasty Dementors is sent to protect the school from Black. A mysterious new teacher helps Harry learn to defend himself, but what is his secret tie to Sirius Black?

### Harry potter and The Goblet of Fire

The fourth movie in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with his friends, Ron and Hermione. There is an upcoming tournament between the three major schools of magic, with one participant selected from each school by the Goblet of Fire. When Harry's name is drawn, even though he is not eligible and is a fourth player, he must compete in the dangerous contest.

### Harry potter and The Order of The Phoenix

Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.

### Harry potter and The Half Blood Prince

As Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for students. Though Harry suspects there are new dangers lurking within the castle walls, Dumbledore is more intent than ever on preparing the young wizard for the final battle with Voldemort. Meanwhile, teenage hormones run rampant through Hogwarts, presenting a different sort of danger. Love may be in the air, but tragedy looms, and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

### Harry potter and The Deadly Hollows (Movie)

**Part 1:** Without the guidance and protection of their professors, Harry, Ron and Hermione begin a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the sources of Voldemort's immortality. Though they must rely on one another more than ever, dark forces threaten to tear them apart. Voldemort's Death Eaters have seized control of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, and they are searching for Harry -- even as he and his friends prepare for the ultimate showdown.

**Part 2:** A clash between good and evil awaits as young Harry, Ron and Hermione prepare for a final battle against Lord Voldemort. Harry has grown into a steely lad on a mission to rid the world of evil. The friends must search for the Horcruxes that keep the dastardly wizard immortal. Harry and Voldemort meet at Hogwarts Castle for an epic showdown where the forces of darkness may finally meet their match.

## Trivia

* The name of the book is changed from the philosopher's stone to the sorcerer's stone so that it could attract American reader's.
* Daniel Radcliffe is the actor of harry potter in all the harry potter movies

## Gallery

Mysterious writings from Harry Potter 2All the Harry Potter movies in order (left to right)