It includes a re-creation of Hogsmeade and several rides; its flagship attraction is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Clare's and the Naughtiest Girl series, and Frank Richards's Billy Bunter novels: the Harry Potter books are predominantly set in Hogwarts, a fictional British boarding school for wizards, where the curriculum includes the use of magic. The Making of Harry Potter is a behind-the-scenes walking tour in London featuring authentic sets, costumes and props from the film series. Time magazine named Rowling as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year award, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fandom.

These give children the opportunity to use their imagination and draw their very own illustrations to go along with their magical story.When Hermione is attacked and Ron's younger sister, Ginny Weasley, abducted, Harry and Ron uncover the chamber's secrets and enter it. For the release of Goblet of Fire, 9,000 FedEx trucks were used with no other purpose than to deliver the book. They’re the ideal resource to add to your classroom wall, creating an eye-catching display of your learners’ hard work. All three of these books contain extra information about the wizarding world not included in the original novels. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic.

The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts (EA), as was Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, with the game version of the first entry in the series, Philosopher's Stone, being released in November 2001. The first volume has been translated into Latin and even Ancient Greek, [80] making it the longest published work in Ancient Greek since the novels of Heliodorus of Emesa in the 3rd century AD.In 2002, sociologist Andrew Blake named Harry Potter a British pop culture icon along with the likes of James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. After finishing the series, I decided to have a change from writing children’s books and wrote a novel for grown-ups instead, set in the real world. The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999. Rowling has described Harry as "the prism through which I view death", and further stated that "all of my characters are defined by their attitude to death and the possibility of death".

The site was redesigned in 2015 as WizardingWorld and it mainly focuses on the information already available, rather than exploration.I found it very difficult, when I first became well known, to read criticism about how I look, how messy my hair was, and how generally unkempt I look. I’m also the founder and president of the international children’s charity Lumos, which fights for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world, so that they are raised in a safe, loving home, supported by family to help them thrive. In 2000, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel, and in 2001, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won said award. When Voldemort attempted to kill Harry, his curse rebounded, seemingly killing Voldemort, and Harry survived with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.

Harry carries the protection of his mother's sacrifice in his blood; Voldemort, who wants Harry's blood and the protection it carries, does not understand that love vanquishes death. It’s good to know Rowling got to a point where she hated her writing, yet she still battled on and got it done. Harry and Ginny are married with three children, and Ron and Hermione are married with two children.Even with enormously high expectations, book six was a success, and Rowling immediately began working on the seventh.