The creation of the entire magical universe of Harry Potter was born on a day like today, a 26 June, does concretely 20 years… Who'd say! Time passes quickly, and not only for people as we see it, but also for great literary works like this one, which hooked young audiences to literature.
It was in the 1997 when JK Rowling published her first workEntitled "Harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone". With this a whole world of spells would begin, Muggles, hidden passages and magical creatures. The author did not imagine that her youth work would achieve such success, much less that with it she would become one of the highest paid writers today.
Harry Potter would not only be read by children and young people around the world, but also many adults would love this wonderful story of magic. The icing on the cake was when it was taken to the movies and they met the expectations of the books quite well, leaving both readers and viewers delighted.
Next, we break down a little the harry potter universe and we reveal some not very well-known data, we tell you in what order each of the publications came out, in what year they were brought to the seventh art and some other information that we hope and wish you like.
Published books
These are the books that make up the Harry Potter literary series and their order of publication:
- "Harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (1997)
- "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998)
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999)
- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2000)
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003)
- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005)
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2007)
- "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" (2016)
What years were they taken to the movies?
These books were brought to the movies in the following order:
- "Harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001)
- "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002)
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)
- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005)
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)
- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009)
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - Step 1 — (2010)
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - Part 2 (2011).
Harry Potter fun facts
Sure you know many of these data, but perhaps others have escaped you until now. Here are some fun facts you may or may not know about the Harry Potter saga:
- J. K. Rowling, the author of this famous literary series, was waiting for a train that had broken down on the way from Manchester to the station King's Cross in England in 1990 when he came up with the book's main character: Harry Potter.
- In the story we can find a lot of characters, right? Well, many of their names are from english towns real.
- When Arthur Weasley takes Harry Potter and his friends to the Minister of Magic, he has to dial a secret code on the phone. This is «62442» with the letters that represent those numbers in a mobile we would read the word 'magic' (Magic).
- All the hogwarts house corresponds to the 4 elements: Gryffindor is fire, Slytherin is water, Ravenclaw It is Wind and finally, Hufflepuff is Earth.
- JK Rowling, is Britain's third richest woman and the first in Scotland.
- The dementors they do not procreate but they multiply like mushrooms in places where there is poverty and misery.
- Each and every one of the books in the saga "Harry Potter" have been translated into 70 different languages worldwide.
- The zodiac sign of Harry Potter is Leo, Ya que was born on July 31, 1980.
- The first novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was printed in 1997 with a printing of only 500 copies.
- At first, it was thought that Lord Voldemort he was the real father of Harry Potter. Its author JK Rowling categorically denied it.
Harry Potter, a whole franchise of benefits
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first novel, can be an example of hope for those young authors who are not published in the first instance since it was rejected by several publishers before being published by Bloomsbury Publishing on June 26, 1997 .
JK Rowling loves the world of magic since not only Harry Potter has been created by her but she also has three others around the same theme: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", "Quidditch Through the Ages".
It is estimated that in total, its worldwide sales amount to 110 million copies. No wonder she's one of the highest paid authors today!
Which is your favourite character?
All of us who have followed both the literary and film saga of Harry Potter have a favorite character, right? What is yours? Taking advantage of all fans We are in luck, we want to know who is your favorite character and if you dare, tell us also which one is the most hated for you.
My favorite character, without a doubt, is the teacher Severus Snape, almost always the main "suspect" in the misfortunes that surrounded Harry Potter and his friends.