Harry Potter is the most popular fantasy novel written by English novelist J. K. Rowling. It registers the adventures of the adolescent “Harry Potter” together with his best friends “Hermione Granger” and “Ron Weasley”. The story is set upon a school “Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry” an academy for young wizards and witches. The central story concerns Harry’s fight against the evil of wizard “Lord Voldemort”, who killed Harry’s parents.
Since the release of the first novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in 1997; the book have gained a huge popularity. The series has spawned films, video games and Potter-themed merchandise. As of April 2007, the book series have sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 64 languages.
The seventh and last book in series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was released on 21 July 2007. Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone. The sixth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has begun filming in September 2007, with a scheduled release of 21 November 2008.
Thus far, the first five books have been made into a series of motion pictures by Warner Bros. The success of the novels has made Rowling the highest-earning novelist in history.