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It has been translated into at least 73 other languages and made into a feature-length film of the same name, as have all six of its sequels. The novel has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it the fourth best-selling book of all time .
The title of the seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, proved particularly difficult to translate into different languages. Rowling solved the problem by providing translators with an alternate title: Harry Potter and the Relics of Death. This became the basis for most translations of the title. [252]
The Elephant House was one of the cafés in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter.. The series follows the life of a boy named Harry Potter.In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), Harry lives in a cupboard under the stairs in the house of the Dursleys, his aunt, uncle and cousin, who all treat him poorly.
"Way back in 1997, when Mary first sketched out ideas for the U.S. edition of the first Harry Potter cover, the working title was Harry Potter and the School of Magic.
The Lexicon is a winner of J. K. Rowling's Fan Site Award. Rowling said: [1] This is such a great site that I have been known to sneak into an internet café while out writing and check a fact rather than go into a bookshop and buy a copy of Harry Potter (which is embarrassing). A website for the dangerously obsessive; my natural home.
The Harry Potter books are 7 novels about a boy who learns he is a famous wizard: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone—published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order ...
a = About the Author f = Foreword 1 = The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick 2 = Ancient Broom Games 3 = The Game From Queerditch Marsh 4 = The Arrival of the Golden Snitch 5 = Anti-Muggle Precautions 6 = Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century 7 = Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland 8 = The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide 9 = The Development of the Racing Broom 10 = Quidditch Today ...
Scholastic's Harry Potter page in an ad space at the top of the page. 5 August 2:00 p.m. BST "How many chapters are there in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Multiply this number by 14." 420 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's website 6 August 1:00 a.m. BST "How many Deathly Hallows are there? Multiply this number by 7." 21