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Overview of Harry Potter Series

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels about the adventures of the wizard Harry Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. The books follow their time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Harry's quest to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal and take over the wizarding world. The Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series in history with over 450 million copies sold worldwide and has been translated into 67 languages.

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Overview of Harry Potter Series

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels about the adventures of the wizard Harry Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. The books follow their time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Harry's quest to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal and take over the wizarding world. The Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series in history with over 450 million copies sold worldwide and has been translated into 67 languages.

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Harry Potter

. Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of a wizard, Harry Potter and his friendsRonald Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose aims are to become immortal, to conquer thewizarding world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter. Since the release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide.[2] The series has also had some share of criticism, including concern for the increasingly dark tone. As of June 2011, the book series has sold about 450 million copies, making it the best-selling books series in history and has beentranslated into 67 languages,[3][4] and the last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history. A series of many genres, including fantasy and coming of age (with elements ofmystery, thriller, adventure, and romance), it has many cultural meanings and references.[5][6][7][8] According to Rowling, the main theme is death,[9] although it is primarily considered to be a work of children's literature. There are also many other themes in the series, such as prejudice and corruption.[10] The initial major publishers of the books were Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom andScholastic Press in the United States. The books have since been published by many publishers worldwide. The books, with the seventh book split into two parts, have been made into an eight-part film series by Warner Bros. Pictures, the highest-grossing film series of all time. The series also originated much tiein merchandise, making the Harry Potter brand worth in excess of $15 billion.[11]

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