Harry Potter

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:This article is about the Harry Potter book series. For information about the character, see Harry Potter (character).

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[[Image:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.jpg|thumb|200px|Cover of the original novel in the series,

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This original edition was distributed throughout the

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English-speaking world outside of the United States.]]

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Harry Potter is the name of a seven-part series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling), six of which have been published to date. They depict a society of witches and wizards concealed from non-magical people ("Muggles"), the main character being a young wizard named Harry Potter. The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (re-titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), was released in 1997, and the most recent, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in summer 2005. The first three books have been made into films; a fourth film (of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is due for release in November 2005, and plans are underway to adapt the remaining books of the series in due course.

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Fantasy - Novel - British - J. K. Rowling - Witch - Wizard - Muggle - Harry Potter - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - United States - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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The Harry Potter books have attained a profile unparalleled by any other series of children's books, with worldwide sales exceeding 300 million copies. They have been praised for encouraging children to read, while also drawing criticism from some quarters. The books are published by Bloomsbury, Scholastic_Press and Raincoast Books.

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