Harry Potter is a series of fictional books by English author J. K. Rowling about a boy named Harry Potter, a lonely individual living with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, who treat him like a prisoner. Although, on his eleventh birthday Harry receives a visit from Hagrid who in turn tells Harry that he is a wizard and from this opens up a whole new world for Harry. The main summary concerns Harry's struggle of survival against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort as well as conquering him. Lord Voldermort is the person who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate Muggles to his rule. Since the release of the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and assorted merchandise. J.K. Rowling offers readers imagination beyond our wildest dreams, a world of magic, mystical creatures with suspense and comedy to top it off, Harry Potter books are great for all ages. The seven books published to date have collectively sold more than 400 million copies and have been translated into more than 67 languages, and the last four books have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, just under the Bible and William Shakespeare.
A Horcrux is a dark magical object in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, which is created by splitting one's soul in the course of committing a murder, and embedding that fragment of soul in another object or creature. Creating a Horcrux confers immortality as long as the Horcrux remains intact. The concept is introduced by Horace Slughorn in the sixth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, though Horcruxes are present in earlier books without being identified as such. The retrieval and destruction of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes forms the main focus of the final two books in the set, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
That a few of the names from the books are actually names of constellations? For example, Sirius is the name for the Dog Star (Canis Major) and Lupus (or Lupin, in the book) is the constellation of a wolf.
That the original release date for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film (21 November 2008) was pushed back to July 2009? Instead, the movie Twilight was put in its original release date.
That Hermione Granger original last name was 'Puckle', but was changed by Rowling before the book was released?
Luna Lovegood: "A Wrackspurt - they're invisible, they float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy," she said. "I thought I felt one zooming around in here."
Harry Potter: "I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur."
Draco Malfoy: "Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something."
Severus Snape: "Oh, very good," interrupted Snape, his lip curling. "Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent.'"
The Marauder's Map: "Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business." "Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git." "Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that Professor Snape ever became a professor."
Lucius Malfoy: Now let's everybody just... calm down. Shall we?
Ginny Weasley: "There's the silver lining I've been looking for," [When Harry admits dating possibilities on the run are pretty slim]
Hermione Granger: "I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, EXPELLED!!" Ron Weasley: "She needs to sort out her priorites"
Sirius Black: "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
Ron Weasley: "Oh, she was perfect, obviously. Perfect deliberation, divination, and desperation, or whatever the hell it is."
Minerva McGonagall: "We'll risk it, Sybill," said Professor McGonagall impatiently. "Do sit down, the turkey's getting stone cold."
Professor Lupin: "Hermione!" said Lupin, startled. "What's the matter?" Hermione Granger: "P-P-Professor McGonagall!" Hermione gasped, pointing into the trunk. "Sh-she said I'd failed everything!"
Albus Dumbledore : "As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all. The trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.."
Harry Potter: "I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
Lord Voldemort: "His mother left upon him the traces of her sacrifice.... This is old magic, I should have remembered it, I was foolish to overlook it ... but no matter, I can touch him now"
Remus Lupin: “That suggests that what you fear most of all is... fear. Very wise, Harry...”
Moaning Myrtle: "Let's all throw books at Myrtle, because she can't feel it! Ten points if you can get it though her stomach! Fifty points if it goes through her head!..."
Albus Dumbledore: "Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth..."
Rubeus Hagrid: "Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets..."
Moaning Myrtle: "Oh, Harry...well...I'd just been thinking...if you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet.."
Sirius Black: "He's at Hogwarts, He's at Hogwarts."
Draco Malfoy: " Wait 'till my father hears about this! "
Hermione Granger:"Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon..."
Albus Dumbledore:"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"
Harry Potter:"I've had enough trouble for a lifetime."
Harry Potter:"For the first time in your life, you're talking sense."
Hermione Jean Granger, (born 19 September, 1979[1], was the daughter of Muggle dentists Mr. and Mrs. Granger. She learned, at the age of eleven, that she was a witch and had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She began attending the school on 1 September 1991, when she was eleven and was sorted into the Gryffindor House.
An academically brilliant student, Hermione became best friends with fellow students Harry Potter, and Ronald Weasley, in her first year of school. The three first met on the Hogwarts Express, Ron and Harry thought of her as obnoxious and self-centered, a belief that she only furthered as the school year went on. However, when Ron and Harry saved her from a troll, she took the blame for them and became their friend. In her second year, Hermione was one of the victims of the basilisk (a snake) that was unleashed upon Hogwarts with the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, but recovered from being petrified. The following year, Hermione was given permission to use a Time-Turner to facilitate her attending more classes than other students in which she and Harry later used to save Sirius Black from receiving the Dementor's Kiss, and Buckbeak the Hippogriff from death. Hermione became an advocate for the better treatment of house-elves, forming the association S.P.E.W., in her fourth year. In 1995,(Her fifth year) she was the driving force behind the creation of Dumbledore's Army, and fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, and in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle over Little Whinging in 1997. Hermione, as well as Ron, decided to forgo their last year of school in order to accompany Harry on his quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, and later fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, and survived the war.
Later in life she went on to marry Ronald "Ron" Bilius Weasley, with whom she has two children. The eldest is a girl named Rose and the smallest, a boy named Hugo. She is Godmother to Harry and Ginny Potter's first born son James Sirius Potter. Archive • Read More...
The date for The Deathly Hallows Part two has been changed to July 15th 2011.
2008: Warner Bros. announces that the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film will be released on July 15, 2009 instead of the original date; November 21, 2008.[2]
July 31, 2008: Scolastic announces in a press release that The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published on December 4, 2008 with proceeds going to charity. [3]
March 13, 2008: Warner Brothers announced that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie will be released in two parts. Part 1 will be released in November 2010 and Part 2 will be released in May 2011. [4]
July 21, 2007: The Deathly Hallows was released at midnight
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