query: when was the first harry potter book released

pos: Harry Potter her publishers to adopt a more gender-neutral pen name in order to appeal to the male members of this age group, fearing that they would not be interested in reading a novel they knew to be written by a woman. She elected to use J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling), using her grandmother's name as her second name because she has no middle name. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was published by Bloomsbury, the publisher of all "Harry Potter" books in the United Kingdom, on 26 June 1997. It was released in the United States on 1 September 1998

pos: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will meet again. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the US), was published by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997 and the second, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", was published on 2 July 1998. Rowling started to write the "Prisoner of Azkaban" the day after she finished "The Chamber of Secrets". Rowling's favourite aspect of this book was introducing the character Remus Lupin, Rowling additionally said in 2004 that "Prisoner of Azkaban" was "the

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Due to its worldwide fame, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" has been translated into many languages. The first translation to be released was the Ukrainian translation, on 25 September 2007 (as "Гаррі Поттер і смертельні реліквії" – "Harry Potter i smertel'ni relikviji"). The Swedish title of the book was revealed by Rowling as "Harry Potter and the Relics of Death" ("Harry Potter och Dödsrelikerna"), following a pre-release question from the Swedish publisher about the difficulty of translating the two words ""Deathly Hallows"" without having read the book. This is also the title used for the French translation ("Harry Potter

neg: Harry Potter screenwriting. A number of other non-interactive media games and board games have been released such as "Cluedo Harry Potter Edition", "Scene It? Harry Potter" and "Lego Harry Potter" models, which are influenced by the themes of both the novels and films. There are thirteen "Harry Potter" video games, eight corresponding with the films and books and five spin-offs. The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts, as was "", with the game version of the first entry in the series, "Philosopher's Stone", being released in November 2001. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" went on to become one of the

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire time a book in the series was published in both countries at the same time. The novel won a Hugo Award, the only "Harry Potter" novel to do so, in 2001. The book was adapted into a film, which was released worldwide on 18 November 2005, and a video game by Electronic Arts. Throughout the three previous novels in the "Harry Potter" series, the main character, Harry Potter, has struggled with the difficulties of growing up, and the added challenge of being a famed wizard: when Harry was a baby, Lord Voldemort, the most powerful Dark wizard in history, killed

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix depicted in the 2011 video game "". The first official foreign translation of the book appeared in Vietnamese on 21 July 2003, when the first of twenty-two instalments was released. The first official European translation appeared in Serbia and Montenegro in Serbian, by the official publisher "Narodna Knjiga", in early September 2003. Other translations appeared later (e.g. in November 2003 in Dutch and German). The English-language version has topped the best-seller list in France, while in Germany and the Netherlands an unofficial distributed translation process was started on the Internet. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter

neg: Harry and the Potters discography the second studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 1, 2004. The album was primarily inspired by the fifth novel in the "Harry Potter" book series. Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love, or Power of Love, is the third studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 4, 2006. The album was primarily inspired by the sixth novel in the "Harry Potter" book series. The engineer is Kevin Micka. Scarred for Life is the first EP released in 2006. It was limited to 1000 copies but

neg: James Potter (series) James Potter (series) The "James Potter" series is an unofficial sequel-series of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe, written by G. Norman Lippert. The novel series centers around the character of James Sirius Potter, Harry Potter's son, a character who makes a fleeting appearance in the novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The series starts with his first year at Hogwarts, set one year before the end of the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series was intended to be released for free on Lippert's website in December 2007. J.K. Rowling threatened legal action against the book's publication

neg: James Potter (series) in November 2007. James Potter (series) The "James Potter" series is an unofficial sequel-series of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe, written by G. Norman Lippert. The novel series centers around the character of James Sirius Potter, Harry Potter's son, a character who makes a fleeting appearance in the novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The series starts with his first year at Hogwarts, set one year before the end of the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series was intended to be released for free on Lippert's website in December 2007. J.K. Rowling threatened legal action against

neg: The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter released in bookstores. When his nephew and nieces received the book, they read it for the remainder of their vacation with him. Colbert, a historian and former head writer on the television quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", became interested in the books and bought the first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", to see what the story was about. As he was reading, he began to notice mythological references in the book. He commented: "I almost laughed out loud when I came across the three-headed dog <nowiki>[</nowiki>Fluffy<nowiki>]</nowiki>. I instantly knew it was a

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Madeleine McCann to be made available to book sellers when "Deathly Hallows" was launched on 21 July 2007, and said that she hoped that the posters would be displayed prominently in shops all over the world. After it was told that the novel would be released on 21 July 2007, Warner Bros. shortly thereafter said that the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" would be released shortly before the novel would be released, on 13 July 2007, making many people proclaim that July 2007, was the month of "Harry Potter". Bloomsbury invested £10 million in

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince US on 8 September 1999. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the longest novel in the Harry Potter series, was released 21 June 2003. After the publishing of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was released 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the UK and 8.3 million in the US. Rowling stated that

neg: J. K. Rowling Smarties Prize. In December 1999, the third novel, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", won the Smarties Prize, making Rowling the first person to win the award three times running. She later withdrew the fourth "Harry Potter" novel from contention to allow other books a fair chance. In January 2000, "Prisoner of Azkaban" won the inaugural Whitbread Children's Book of the Year award, though it lost the Book of the Year prize to Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf". The fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", was released simultaneously in the UK and the US on 8

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the publisher of all "Harry Potter" books in the United Kingdom, on 30 June 1997. It was released in the United States on 1 September 1998 by Scholastic—the American publisher of the books—as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", after Rowling had received US$105,000 for the American rights—an unprecedented amount for a children's book by a then-unknown author. 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. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was then published a year later in

neg: Harry and the Potters (album) of the group's "reading, rocking, all ages" vision. Harry and the Potters (album) Harry and the Potters is the eponymous debut studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released in June 2003. The album was inspired by the first four novels in the "Harry Potter" book series. The origin of "Harry and the Potters" is rooted in accident. After reading the Harry Potter books, Paul DeGeorge formulated the premise for Harry and the Potters where the principle Harry Potter characters would be the musicians: Harry as the front man, Ron on guitar, Hermione on bass and Hagrid

neg: Harry and the Potters (album) Harry and the Potters (album) Harry and the Potters is the eponymous debut studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released in June 2003. The album was inspired by the first four novels in the "Harry Potter" book series. The origin of "Harry and the Potters" is rooted in accident. After reading the Harry Potter books, Paul DeGeorge formulated the premise for Harry and the Potters where the principle Harry Potter characters would be the musicians: Harry as the front man, Ron on guitar, Hermione on bass and Hagrid on drums. Then a crisis of sorts struck

neg: Pottermore chapters of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" were released on 20 December 2012. Chapters eight through fifteen were later released on 10 April 2013. Chapters sixteen through twenty-two were released 31 July 2013, along with a new layout of Pottermore that includes a new gateway, a separate way of going through Harry's story and the user's, and three more moments added to "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The first 11 chapters of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" were released on the site in October 2013. In these chapters, users could do things from the book,

neg: Harry Potter: A History of Magic edits to the US version of this book. The BBC produced an hour-long television documentary examining the British exhibition. Titled Harry Potter: A History of Magic, the documentary premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 28 October 2017. The documentary was narrated by Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter film series. The documentary was released 27 November 2017 on region 2 DVD. The documentary premiered in the United States on 11 April 2018 on The CW. The region 1 DVD was released 30 October 2018. Harry Potter: A History of Magic Harry Potter: A

neg: Harry Potter 31 July 2016. The story is set nineteen years after the ending of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son Albus Severus Potter. The play's official synopsis was released on 23 October 2015: Rowling has expanded the Harry Potter universe with several short books produced for various charities. In 2001, she released "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (a purported Hogwarts textbook) and "Quidditch Through the Ages" (a book Harry reads for fun). Proceeds from the sale of these two books benefited the charity Comic Relief.

neg: The Shakespeare Code after transmission it'd be him, so I thought I'd butter him up first". There are several references to the "Harry Potter" franchise. At one point, Martha says "It's all a bit Harry Potter", which prompts the Doctor to claim that he has read the final book in the series (which would not be released until three months after the episode was aired; the Doctor refers to it as "Book 7" because the title had not been made public at the time of filming). At the end of the episode, Shakespeare, the Doctor and Martha use a word from "Harry Potter",

neg: Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort (, in the films; born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of "Harry Potter" novels. Voldemort first appeared in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which was released in 1997. Voldemort appears either in person or in flashbacks in each book and its film adaptation in the series, except the third, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", where he is only mentioned. Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has "the power to vanquish the Dark Lord". Nearly every witch

neg: J. K. Rowling release of "Goblet of Fire" and the fifth "Harry Potter" novel, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she denied. Rowling later said that writing the book was a chore, that it could have been shorter, and that she ran out of time and energy as she tried to finish it. The sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released on 16 July 2005. It too broke all sales records, selling nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. In 2006, "Half-Blood

neg: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child seven child performers. Four boys will alternate the roles of Young Harry and three girls will portray Luna Potter. Both parts of the stage play's script have been released in print and digital formats as "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II". The first edition, entitled "Special Rehearsal Edition", corresponded to the script used in the preview shows and was scheduled to be published on 31 July 2016, the date of Harry's birthday in the series and Rowling's birthday, as well. Since revisions to the script continued after the book was printed, an edited version was released

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. "Deathly Hallows" shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the "Harry Potter" series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US alone and 2.65 million in the UK. Generally well received by critics, the book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award, and the American Library Association named it a "Best Book for Young Adults". A film adaptation of the novel was released in two parts: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –

neg: The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter "parents may actually appreciate this book more when they realize that their children are receiving subtle history lessons while they read Harry Potter books and actually enjoying it." The "Sunday Tasmanian" noted that "understanding the derivatives of language, both made up and actual such as the French, can only enrich the vocabulary of children." Following the success of "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter", Colbert released the book "The Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends and Facts Behind the Masterpiece"—a guide to J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" novels—in late 2002.

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows et les reliques de la mort"), the Spanish translation ("Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte"), the Dutch translation ("Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood") and the Brazilian Portuguese translation ("Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte"). The first Polish translation was released with a new title: "Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci" – "Harry Potter and the Insignia of Death". The Hindi translation "Harry Potter aur Maut ke Tohfe" (), which means "Harry Potter and the Gifts of Death", was released by Manjul Publication in India on 27 June 2008. The Romanian version was released on 1

neg: Harry Potter (film series) was released in November 2010, and "Part 2" was released in July 2011. Five of the series' eight films are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 36 films to gross over $1 billion, ranking at number ten. Without inflation adjustment, it is the third highest-grossing film series with $7.7 billion in worldwide receipts. Late in 1997, film producer David Heyman's London offices received a copy of the first book in what would become Rowling's series of seven "Harry Potter"

neg: Lego Harry Potter on October 21, 2016, as part of the "Lego Harry Potter Collection", and was also released for the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on October 30, 2018. Lego Harry Potter Lego "Harry Potter" is a Lego theme based on the films of the "Harry Potter" series. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States). Subsequent sets were

neg: Lego Harry Potter Lego Harry Potter Lego "Harry Potter" is a Lego theme based on the films of the "Harry Potter" series. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States). Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The line then went dormant for three years, with sets being released in

neg: Cliff Wright the third Harry Potter book as well. Wright was the first to illustrate the following Harry Potter concepts and characters: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998): "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999): Wright retains the rights to the illustrations. He refused to illustrate the fourth Harry Potter book after Bloomsbury lost his original front and back cover artwork for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". The huge black market of the Harry Potter fandom has been rumoured to be the cause of the disappearance. He also sued Bloomsbury for offering insufficient compensation. The original artwork

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the "Harry Potter" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005) and the final confrontation between

neg: J. K. Rowling Prince" received the Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards. The title of the seventh and final "Harry Potter" book was announced on 21 December 2006 as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". In February 2007 it was reported that Rowling wrote on a bust in her hotel room at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh that she had finished the seventh book in that room on 11 January 2007. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was released on 21 July 2007 (0:01 BST) and broke its predecessor's record as the fastest-selling book of all time. It sold

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire one of those things that a "huge number of children at that age start to think about". "Goblet of Fire" was the first book in the Harry Potter series to be released in the United States on the same date as the United Kingdom, on 8 July 2000, strategically on a Saturday so children did not have to worry about school conflicting with buying the book. It had a combined first-printing of over five million copies. It was given a record-breaking print run of 3.9 million. Three million copies of the book were sold over the first weekend in the

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were concerned with the violence contained in the novel and with morality issues occurring throughout the book. "The New York Times" writer John Leonard praised the novel, saying ""The Order of the Phoenix" starts slow, gathers speed and then skateboards, with somersaults, to its furious conclusion...As Harry gets older, Rowling gets better." However, he also criticises "the one-note Draco Malfoy" and the predictable Lord Voldemort. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was first published by Bloomsbury in

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 24 hours of publication. It is the longest book of the series. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" has won several awards, including being named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 2003. The book has also been made into a film, which was released in 2007, and into a video game by Electronic Arts. During summer vacation with his aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon, 15-year-old Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley are attacked by Dementors. After using magic to save Dudley and himself, Harry is almost expelled from Hogwarts, but the decision is later

neg: Harry Potter (film series) the Wizarding and Muggle worlds. The rights for the first four novels in the series were sold to Warner Bros. for £1,000,000 by J.K. Rowling. After the release of the fourth book in July 2000, the first film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was released on 16 November 2001. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $90 million in the United States alone, which set a record opening worldwide. The succeeding three motion picture adaptations followed suit in financial success, while garnering positive reviews from fans and critics. The fifth film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix",

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for the 1998 Guardian Children's Award and the 1998 Carnegie Award. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal in the 9–11 years division. Rowling also won two other Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". The Scottish Arts Council awarded their first ever Children’s Book Award to the novel in 1999, and it was also awarded Whitaker's Platinum Book Award in 2001. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 23 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. "Harry

neg: Alternative universe (fan fiction) universes can arise inadvertently in fanfiction when the source material is released in a serial form (such as a multi-season television series or a book trilogy) so that fan works are written before further canonical information arrives. For instance, much "Harry Potter" fan fiction written in the nearly three years between the publication of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was written as "continuation" fan fiction, but became AU as soon as the new canonical material appeared. An example is Arabella and Zsenya's "After the End", made AU by "Order

neg: Emma Watson stated she wanted to go to university after she completed the Potter series. Watson's filming for the final instalment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", began on 18 February 2009 and ended on 12 June 2010. For financial and scripting reasons, the original book was divided into two films which were shot consecutively. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" was released in November 2010 while the second film was released in July 2011. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" became a commercial and critical success. The highest-grossing film in the franchise, it grossed more

neg: MuggleNet finishing the first reread of the "Harry Potter" books, the show now releases biweekly episodes alternating between topics suggested by listeners and revisits of specific chapters from the "Potter" books in no particular order. MuggleCast launched in August 2005 when podcasts were still up and coming. Inspired by the passion within the "Harry Potter" community, MuggleNet staff members Andrew Sims, Ben Schoen, and Kevin Steck created a short podcast to discuss some of the recent "Harry Potter" news and the just-released "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". The reception from MuggleNet's audience was great, so the team expanded the shows

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continue. Harry finds out that the locket is not the real Horcrux, containing only a note from someone named "R. A. B.". Harry is so devastated by Dumbledore's death (and upset by its futility) that he tells his friends he will not be returning to Hogwarts. Instead, he will spend the next year searching out Voldemort's Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione insist on joining him in destroying Lord Voldemort for good. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was first published

neg: Harry Potter video games to fans of the Boy Who Lived." The "Official Nintendo Magazine" gave the Wii and DS version 80%, saying that it was "one of the best Harry Potter games ever", however it lacked originality compared to previous Lego video games. Besides the Lego Harry Potter titles, two titles released for the PlayStation 3, using augmented reality. "Book of Potions" and "Book of Spells" both built for the Wonderbook received mixed reviews from critics, specifically for the games' short length, but commended use of the augmented reality within the games. Alex Simmons of "IGN" commented that "Book of Spells" was "shallow

neg: Mary GrandPré of Scholastic contacted her. Though GrandPré initially declined the assignment due to her schedule, he eventually convinced her to take it. GrandPré says, "By the time I was working on Book 3, we knew we were dealing with something very special." GrandPré illustrated all of the American editions of the "Harry Potter" novels. She was one of the few people who were able to read the "Harry Potter" books before they were released to the general public. When she received each new book, she read the story through once, highlighting descriptions that she felt would do well as an illustration.

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter denied the job by Albus Dumbledore, he hid the diadem in the Room of Requirement. Because Voldemort believed himself to be the only one to have discovered the Room, he never placed any curses around the diadem. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry first comes into contact with the diadem when he hastily hides Snape's old potions book in the Room of Requirement. The diadem was mentioned merely as an "old discoloured tiara" in the sixth book; Harry used it to help mark the spot so he could later find where he placed the book. Later, after having

neg: Melissa Anelli By 2004, she had become a full-time reporter for the "Staten Island Advance". Anelli is now a freelance journalist based in New York City. Her first book, "Harry, A History" was released in early November 2008 and debuted at #18 on the "New York Times" Best Seller List. It tells the story of the "Harry Potter" phenomenon through a superfan's eyes. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling wrote the foreword. Tim Cornwell in "The Scotsman" explains that "the book captures the flavour of Pottermania, where fans' e-mails fly...with the latest breathless news of the writer and her progeny." Another review in

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy book written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the "Harry Potter" series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic; in both countries the release date was 8 July 2000, the first

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the soundtrack to the 2007 film of the same name, based on the book by J. K. Rowling. Nicholas Hooper composed the film's score, following John Williams, who scored the first three films, and Patrick Doyle, who did the fourth. Though new to the series, Hooper had worked with director David Yates before. The soundtrack was released 10 July 2007, the day before the film's release. Hooper incorporated into the new score "Hedwig's Theme", the series' theme originally written by John Williams

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 8.3 million in the US. An illustrated version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released on October 6, 2015, with illustrations by Jim Kay. The book carries over 100 illustrations and will be followed by illustrated versions of all seven books from the series by the same artist. In 1999, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1.65 million in 1999). Rowling demanded that the principal cast be kept strictly British but allowed for the casting of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the longest book from the series, yet the second shortest film at 2 hours and 18 minutes. After the publishing of "Order of the Phoenix", the sixth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was published 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies

neg: John Williams the Heroes". In the new millennium, Williams was asked to score the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's widely successful book series, "Harry Potter". He went on to score the film franchise's first three installments. As with his "Superman" theme, the most important theme from Williams's scores for the "Harry Potter" films, dubbed "Hedwig's Theme", has been used in the fourth through to the eighth films ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Harry Potter and

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1997 by Bloomsbury. In 1998, it was published in the United States by Scholastic Corporation under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It won most of the British book awards that were judged by children and other awards in the US. The book reached the top of the "New York Times" list of best-selling fiction in August 1999 and stayed near the top of that list for much of 1999 and 2000. It has

neg: Harry Potter audience. In December 2005, Rowling stated on her web site, "2006 will be the year when I write the final book in the "Harry Potter" series." Updates then followed in her online diary chronicling the progress of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", with the release date of 21 July 2007. The book itself was finished on 11 January 2007 in the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, where she scrawled a message on the back of a bust of Hermes. It read: "J. K. Rowling finished writing "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in this room (552) on 11 January 2007." Rowling

neg: Lego Harry Potter Potter board game that was made available in August. In 2013, The LEGO Group officially discontinued Lego Harry Potter sets. However, a Lego Dimensions add-on pack featuring Harry Potter and Voldemort was scheduled to be released on 27 September 2016. In 2018 it was announced that more sets based on the Harry Potter Universe would be released, starting with a set based on the Great Hall. The first film (titled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the United States) saw the largest number of sets, with fourteen being made in total. Initially, only eleven were produced, however three more

neg: Harry and the Potters discography physical copies are now out of print. All songs were later released on "Priori Incantatem". A split EP by Harry and the Potters and The Zambonis was released in 2006. It was limited to 600 copies and limited physical copies still available for purchase. Harry and the Potters songs were later released on "Priori Incantatem". "The Enchanted Ceiling" is the third extended play from wizard rock and indie rock band, Harry and the Potters. It was released in July 2007. The album was primarily inspired by the first two novels in the "Harry Potter" book series. It was released in

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release. The title of the book refers to three mythical objects featured in the story, collectively known as the "Deathly Hallows"—an unbeatable wand, a stone to bring the dead to life, and a cloak of invisibility. Shortly before releasing the title, J. K. Rowling announced that she had considered three titles for the book. The final title was released to the public on 21 December 2006, via a special Christmas-themed hangman puzzle on Rowling's website, confirmed shortly afterwards by the book's publishers. When asked during a live chat about the other titles she had been considering, Rowling mentioned "Harry Potter

neg: Ron Weasley attends a Harry Potter-themed party hosted by Norman (Rhys Darby), in which Norman disguises as Ron. In "A Very Potter Musical" (2009) and "A Very Potter Sequel" (2010), parody musicals by StarKid Productions, Ron was portrayed by Joey Richter. Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. He is a member of the Weasley family, a pure blood family, who reside in "The Burrow"

neg: Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock! June 2002, Joe had advertised a concert with Ed and the Refrigerators and several other indie bands. The venue was the back yard shed. Perhaps the venue was too modest but while an audience had arrived, the bands did not. To rescue a nearly lost opportunity, while waiting hopefully for a band to show, Harry and the Potters came into existence over the next hour when the two brothers wrote seven Potter-themed songs.The following year, the band released an album, "Harry and the Potters", to critical acclaim. After the release of the fifth Harry Potter book, the brothers started to

neg: Emerson Spartz of his entrepreneurial success to reading these short biographies. Using the WYSIWYG site-building tool Homestead, Spartz founded MuggleNet, a Harry Potter news website and forum, in 1999, at the age of twelve. In fall 2006, while a junior at Notre Dame, Emerson co-authored a book, "MuggleNet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7", which speculated on plot elements of the final Harry Potter book to be released in July 2007. The book remained on the "New York Times" Children's Bestseller List for six months, peaking in the number two position and selling 350,000 copies. In June 2007, Spartz went on

neg: The Casual Vacancy after he shared a dedication in the fifth "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and the seventh "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The book is split into seven parts, and features varying narratives. Each section is headed by a definition from Charles Arnold-Baker's book "Local Council Administration". The novel is split into seven parts, the first depicting the aftermath of the death of local Pagford Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother, who suffers a burst aneurysm in the car park of a local golf course. The inhabitants of the town share the news

neg: J. K. Rowling working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the "Harry Potter" series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was released in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written five books for adult readers:

neg: Harry and the Potters (album) Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released. According to Paul, "We were in a rush to get that stuff done before the 5th book release" and this instinct supports claims it took only two weekends to record the album. He went on to say "it’s kind of cool because it serves as a document and really captures the moment". Despite the band's purported rush to finish the album, Paul and Joe worked particularly hard on the song "These Days are Dark." When the recording sessions for the album were finished, the band had twenty

neg: Harry Potter in translation other languages. The Vietnamese translation, which was originally published in instalments, originally interpreted "Order" as a directive and translated it as "Harry Potter và Mệnh lệnh Phượng hoàng"; when it became clear that "Order" referred to a group of people, the title was changed to "Harry Potter và Hội Phượng hoàng". Rowling released an alternative title for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for use by translators finding difficulty translating its meaning. The alternative title (in English) is "Harry Potter and the Relics of Death". In Italy the title has been translated as "Harry Potter e i doni della morte"

neg: Harry Potter for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", released on 18 November 2005. Newell became the first British director of the series, with television director David Yates following suit after he was chosen to helm "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Production began in January 2006 and the film was released the following year in July 2007. After executives were "really delighted" with his work on the film, Yates was selected to direct "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", which was released on 15 July 2009. In March 2008, Warner Bros. President and COO Alan F. Horn announced

neg: Harry Potter world began holding events to coincide with the midnight release of the books, beginning with the 2000 publication of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The events, commonly featuring mock sorting, games, face painting, and other live entertainment have achieved popularity with Potter fans and have been highly successful in attracting fans and selling books with nearly nine million of the 10.8 million initial print copies of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" sold in the first 24 hours. The final book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" became the fastest selling book in history, moving

neg: 2001 in film 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the "Harry Potter" series, the first of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, the first of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the first of the "Ocean's Trilogy", and the first of the "Shrek" franchise. Significant non-English language films released included "Monsoon Wedding" and "Amélie". "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has grossed $974.7 million; it was the highest-grossing film in the "Harry Potter" film franchise until "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" surpassed it in 2011. "Harry Potter and the

neg: Harry Potter in translation pass off as the translation of the real book by Rowling. There have been several such books, the most famous of which is probably "Harry Potter and Bao Zoulong" which was written and published in China in 2002, before the release of the fifth book in Rowling's series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Other fake Harry Potter books written in Chinese include "Harry Potter and the Porcelain Doll" (哈利・波特与瓷娃娃 or Hālì Bōtè yǔ Cíwáwa), "Harry Potter and the Golden Turtle", and "Harry Potter and the Crystal Vase". In August 2007, "The New York Times" noted that the

neg: Jim Dale Year 2004" for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Best Children's Narrator 2001/2005/2007/2008," "Best Children's Audio Book 2005," two Benjamin Franklin Awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (one of these was in 2001 for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban") and 23 Audio File Earphone Awards. He narrates the "Harry Potter" video games and many of the interactive "extras" on the "Harry Potter" DVD releases. He also holds three Guinness World Records. One for occupying the first six places in the Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada 2005. His second for creating 134 different

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) being presented to Dan Radcliffe on set of "Order of the Phoenix" at Leavesden Film Studios in April 2006. In the United States, the first five Harry Potter films were released on HD DVD and Blu-ray disc on 11 December 2007. The fourth film has since become available in numerous box sets containing the other films released in the series, including the "Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection" and "Harry Potter Wizard's Collection". An Ultimate Edition of "Goblet of Fire" was released on 19 October 2010, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, trailers, additional scenes, and a feature-length special "Creating the World of Harry

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) full-length US teaser trailer was released on 29 July on AOL's Moviefone website. An international teaser was released on 26 October and another teaser trailer was released. The US theatrical trailer was released on 14 November. Another trailer was screened on the Japanese TV station Fuji TV during a screening of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" on 18 January 2009. Scenes from the film were aired during ABC Family's Harry Potter marathon which took place 5–7 December 2008. On 5 February 2009, the first three promotional teaser posters were released, featuring Dumbledore and Harry. On 5 March and

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Five unique video games by different developers were released between 2002 and 2003 by Electronic Arts, loosely based on the book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the "Harry Potter" series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for two weeks. It made a total of $796.7 million worldwide, which made it the second highest-grossing film of 2004 behind "Shrek 2". However, among all eight entries in the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Prisoner of Azkaban" grossed the lowest. The film ranks at number 471 in "Empire" magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. Three unique video games by different developers were released in 2004 by Electronic Arts, loosely based on the book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J.

neg: Potions in Harry Potter be dead, hence the name. It is made from powdered root of asphodel which is added to an infusion of wormwood, and was first mentioned in Harry's first potions lesson with Snape in "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone". It was later mentioned in his first Potions lesson with Horace Slughorn in "Half-Blood Prince" when Harry receives top marks in Horace Slughorn's first NEWT (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) Potions class for brewing this potion so well, having used the handwritten advice in the Half-Blood Prince's book. He is then awarded a small bottle of the potion Felix Felicis as a

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (soundtrack) the Gringotts sequence. The main theme of the film, "Lily's Theme", was performed by Mai Fujisawa, daughter of Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. In the film, several tracks are re-used from previous "Harry Potter" films, which are not included in the released soundtrack: a variant of "Hedwig's Theme"', originally composed by John Williams, which plays during a scene in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", is used twice in Part 2. The first time is when Harry, Ron, and Hermione meet with their friends in the Room of Requirement. Critics have claimed that this has added strongly to the deep,

neg: The Leaky Cauldron (website) interview with Rowling at her home in Edinburgh, Scotland in mid-2005, immediately following the release of the sixth Harry Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". In January 2008, Rowling appeared and was interviewed on "PotterCast"; during the interview, she called Leaky "[her] favorite fan site." Rowling has written the introduction to Melissa Anelli's nonfiction book "Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon", which was released 4 November 2008. The site also has a good relationship with Warner Bros., the studio producing the film adaptations of the

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Years of Film Scores. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1997 novel of the same name. The film is the first instalment in the long-running "Harry Potter" film series and was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. Its story follows Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1997 novel of the same name. The film is the first instalment in the long-running "Harry Potter" film series and was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. Its story follows Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he is a famous wizard

neg: Harry Potter video games following two year, 2012, and 2013, saw two augmented reality game be created, titled "Book of Spells", and "Book of Potions", both for PlayStation 3. The games used the PlayStation Move controller, as well as the Wonderbook accessory for the PlayStation Eye. The Wonderbook accessory was brought out in conjuncture with "Book of Spells", allowing players to see an augmented reality version of real life books. 2017 saw the launch of two Harry Potter - themed character packs for a Toys-to-life console video game Lego Dimensions, released two years prior. One contained Lego figurines of Harry, Voldemort, mini Ford Anglia

neg: Lego Harry Potter were released the next year. Ten sets were produced based on the second film in the series. Two of which were released the year after the second film. These sets were designed to be combined with the sets from the first film. The third film saw eleven sets released, including the first Lego Harry Potter mini set. In addition, the minifigures became fleshed toned, following Lego universal change for licensed characters. Only four sets based on the fourth film were released. The Harry Potter minifigure headpiece was redesigned in this series. Only one set was produced based on the fifth

neg: Harry Potter video games freemium games, such as wait timers, and microtransactions. Following the release of "Pokémon Go", Niantic is scheduled to release "", a similarly augmented reality game to that of "Go", allowing players to see the gameworld through a smartphone in 2019. In addition to game releases, there have been collection titles for the releases of Harry Potter games. In 2005, "World of Harry Potter" was released for PC, containing all of the first four novel games, and the "Quiddich World Cup" game. In 2007, a PlayStation 2 collection known as "Harry Potter Collection", releasing the first three games. In Harry Potter

neg: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 released in the near future. It was actually revealed to be slated for a Holiday 2011 release on 19 May 2011 by an announcement by Warner Bros. and TT Games. In the instruction booklet for various "Lego Harry Potter" 2011 sets, a page shows an ad for the game with Harry and Voldemort having a climactic duel (Harry casting "Expelliarmus" and Voldemort shouting "Avada Kedavra", a scene from the final book/movie). During an exclusive gameplay session with TT Games, it was announced that there would be an iOS version to be released on the iTunes App Store later this year.

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the longest book in the series at 766 pages in the UK version and 870 pages in the US version. It was published worldwide in English on June 21, 2003. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published on July 16, 2005 and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was published on July 21, 2007. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the UK and

neg: Harry Potter 11 million units in the first twenty-four hours of release. The series has also gathered adult fans, leading to the release of two editions of each "Harry Potter" book, identical in text but with one edition's cover artwork aimed at children and the other aimed at adults. Besides meeting online through blogs, podcasts, and fansites, "Harry Potter" super-fans can also meet at "Harry Potter" symposia. The word "Muggle" has spread beyond its "Harry Potter" origins, becoming one of few pop culture words to land in the Oxford English Dictionary. The Harry Potter fandom has embraced podcasts as a regular, often

neg: Harry Potter and Nielsen should have created a separate game-show list when "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" dominated the ratings. In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" where characters from the book are specified as such. After many directors including Steven Spielberg, Terry

neg: The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts is a guide to the fictional "Harry Potter" universe, written by David Colbert. It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels. Colbert conceived the idea for "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" while quizzing his nephew and nieces about the mythological references in the novels. He later wrote the book while teaching a seminar on self-publishing to graduate students at the University of North Carolina. The book was published in March 2001, without

neg: Fictional universe of Harry Potter rest of the world. The term "Wizarding World" refers to the global wizard community that lives hidden in parallel with the Muggle world; the different terms refer to different communities within the same area rather than separate planets or worlds. Any new works taking place in this universe are released under the "J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World" brand. 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. The

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series out of touch with the subtleties of the book world." Ralph Baxter of Publishing News concurred: "For Asda ... it may be seen as mission accomplished, a high-risk strategy to maximise publicity for its "Harry Potter" offer rewarded with television, radio, Internet and newspaper coverage. And the association of Asda with low prices has no doubt been entrenched in a few more minds." Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the "Harry Potter" book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers

neg: Harry Potter (film series) two parts were filmed back-to-back from early 2009 to summer 2010, with the completion of reshoots taking place on 21 December 2010; this marked the end of filming "Harry Potter". Heyman stated that "Deathly Hallows" was "shot as one film" but released in two feature-length parts. Tim Burke, the visual effects supervisor of the series, said of the production on "Harry Potter", "It was this huge family; I think there were over 700 people working at Leavesden, an industry in itself." David Heyman said, "When the first film opened, no way did I think we'd make eight films. That didn't

neg: Harry and the Potters funds for First Book, a non-profit organization that gives children the ability to read and own their first new books. In 2007, the Club raised over $13,000 for the organization. They released their first extended play "The Enchanted Ceiling" in 2007. May 2007 was also the beginning of their large 70-show summer-library tour across the US and Canada called simply "Summer Tour 2007". Like their initial year in 2003, the summer of 2007 would see the release of another Harry Potter book. Harry and the Potters scheduled the mid-point of the tour to arrive back in their home state and

neg: Quidditch (sport) summer when the seventh "Harry Potter" book (and fifth "Harry Potter" movie) was released. Unlike the world-popular Middlebury version, 'Corrigan Quidditch' remains a local event still played on its originating campus. Modified rules with less contact have been used for younger (school age) players. These rules include no tackling, modified hoops, and a little lee-way on calls made by referees. The Australian Quidditch Association has a set of rules for wheel-chair quidditch. It is rarely used elsewhere; however, it is starting to gain traction in several other countries. Quidditch (sport) Quidditch is a sport of two teams of seven players

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 "Half-Blood Prince", did not return for "Deathly Hallows". Instead, Alexandre Desplat was hired to compose the score for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". The film also featured the song "O Children" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The first official picture from the first film was released on , showing Harry, Ron and Hermione in a London street. A clip was officially released on with the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" on Blu-ray and DVD. At the 2010 ShoWest convention, Alan F. Horn premiered unfinished footage from both films. The 2010 MTV

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone family throughout the series, and in his treatment of first Rubeus Hagrid and later Remus Lupin and Sirius Black as father-figures. The second book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", was originally published in the UK on July 2, 1998 and later, in the US on June 2, 1999. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was then published a year later in the UK on July 8, 1999 and in the US on September 8, 1999. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry

neg: Harry Potter magic. I so understand why Voldemort wants to conquer death. We're all frightened of it." Rowling stated that ""Harry Potter" books have always, in fact, dealt explicitly with religious themes and questions" and that she did not reveal its Christian parallels in the beginning because doing so would have "give[n] too much away to fans who might then see the parallels." In the final book of the series "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Rowling makes the book's Christian imagery more explicit, quoting both and when Harry visits his parents' graves. Hermione Granger teaches Harry Potter that the meaning of

neg: Evanna Lynch Michael Dwyer of "The Irish Times" called her the best Irish actress of 2009 for her work on the film. Her performance earned her Scream Award and Young Artist Award nominations, and she reprised her role in the film's tie-in video game. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", the first of two films adapted from the seventh and final "Harry Potter" book, was released in 2010. The film was a success at the box office and drew generally favourable reviews from critics. James Verniere of "The Boston Herald" commented that Luna "is still delightfully lunar," while Simon

neg: Harry Potter in translation expectations of their target market. Adaptation may also extend to vocabulary or grammatical choices that might impair legibility or impart some cognitive dissonance. Readers usually wouldn't be aware of the adaptations, but the choice to change the title of the American edition of the first Harry Potter book from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" highlighted the practice and drew considerable attention. The book's title was changed due to the American publisher's concern that children would be confused by a reference to philosophy. Other translations have also changed the first book's title, for

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published simultaneously in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Along with the rest of the books in the Harry Potter series, it was eventually translated into 67 languages. However, because of high security surrounding the manuscript, translators did not get to start on translating "Half-Blood Prince" until its English release date, and the earliest were not expected to be released until the fall of 2005. In Germany, a group of "hobby translators" translated the book via Internet in less than two days after release, long before German translator

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an action-adventure video game published by Electronic Arts based on J.K. Rowling's novel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and the film of the same name. It was the last "Harry Potter" to be game released for the Game Boy Color and also the last "Harry Potter" game to be released on the PlayStation. The game received positive reviews from critics across all releases of the game and is widely considered the best Harry Potter main series game. The game's core gameplay

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the third in the "Harry Potter" series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban who they believe is one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 8 July 1999 by Bloomsbury and in the United States on 8

neg: Harry Potter (film series) Doubtfire" as influences for their decision. Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay for the first film. He described adapting the book as "tough" since it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books". Kloves was sent a "raft" of synopses of books proposed as film adaptations, with "Harry Potter" being the only one that jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, becoming an instant fan. When speaking to Warner Bros. he stated that the film had to be British and true to the characters. David Heyman was confirmed to

neg: Harry Potter (character) edit some more mature elements from the videos. The musical, re-titled "A Very Potter Musical", was reposted on 5 July 2009, starring Darren Criss as Harry Potter. A sequel was premiered at the 2010 HPEF Harry Potter Conference Infinitus, and released on YouTube on 22 July at 8 pm EST. The sequel was called "A Very Potter Sequel" and featured the Death Eaters using the Time-Turner to go back in time to Harry's first year in Hogwarts. Harry Potter is spoofed in the "Barry Trotter" series by American writer Michael Gerber, where a "Barry Trotter" appears as the eponymous antihero.

neg: Hermione Granger Man", Allison (played by Zooey Deschanel) accompanies Carl (Jim Carrey) to a Harry Potter-themed party dressed as Hermione. In "Harry Cover", a French comic book parody of the "Harry Potter" series by Pierre Veys (subsequently translated into Spanish and English), Hermione appears as Harry Cover's friend Hormone. Hermione also appears in "The Potter Puppet Pals" sketches by Neil Cicierega, and in the "A Very Potter Musical," "A Very Potter Sequel," and "A Very Potter Senior Year" musicals by StarKid Productions played by Bonnie Gruesen in the first two and Meredith Stepien in the third. Hermione is the focus of the