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Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels. The author of the books is J. K. Rowling. She is a British writer. The series is about the life of a young wizard. His name is Harry Potter and his friends are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The three friends go to the same school which is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The very first novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ came out on 30 June 1997. The book had huge popularity and success worldwide. Not only kids but also adults read and enjoyed the series. With the other books, the series has sold more than 450 million copies worldwide. This makes the series the best-selling book series in history. The books are available in 73 languages. The last four books set records as the fastest-selling books in history when they came out.

There are eight different film versions of the books. The series also produced a lot of merchandise. With them, the Harry Potter brand is worth more than $15 billion. Because of the success of the books and films, there are Harry Potter themed areas, called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at several Universal Parks & Resort theme parks around the world. Fans can visit the studio in London and take a studio tour. A stage play and a trilogy of films came out in 2016. When you are passing through King’s Cross Station in London, you can stop at Platform 9 3/4 and take a selfie as you travel from the ‘muggle’ world to Hogwarts.