Harry Potter

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1. A boy wizard and the hero of a series of widely read fantasies by the British author J. K. Rowling. Eleven-year-old Harry, an orphan, discovers his magical powers, and the books chronicle his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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The first book in the series was published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It was made into a film in 2001.

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There’s no denying that Harry Potter has matured into an assured stage actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. together control 30% of the U.S. box office, BofA estimates, including titles like Star Trek, Harry Potter, and DC Comics.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The marmalade-loving bear's nine trophies are the most ever for a new musical, and equal the joint record previously set by Miss Saigon and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

In first grade, I read all the Harry Potter books.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

And sure enough, in no time at all the whole school seemed to know that Harry Potter was taking Luna Lovegood to Slughorn’s party.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling