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Harry Potter is the central character, a boy wizard, in a series of seven books by British author J.K. Rowling. She wrote the novels, which were initially for children but gained a worldwide following over a 17-year period. The first was published in June 1997, and the final one hit the shelves in July 2007.

There have been more than 325 million copies of the books sold worldwide. J.K. Rowling has become the first billionaire author in history.

The books’ titles are : Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (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 of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The first five books have been made into highly successful movies with the sixth out in theaters now (2009). The movies follow Harry (played by Daniel Radcliffe) through his education at Hogwarts, a school of magic located in Scotland. Other actors in the films include Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, Gary Oldman and Ralph Fiennes.  The final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will come out as a movie in two parts in 2010.

In 2007, Universal Orlando announced plans to add a major Harry Potter area to its Islands of Adventure theme park. It will be known as “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and is set to be completed in the first half of 2010, with cooperation of J.K. Rowling and the movies’ set designer, Stuart Craig.

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