The unwanted orphan has a doomy future in that household. The novel series notably start when Harry Potter is orphaned and, ordinarily unable to care for himself, is taken in by his hateful aunt and uncle plus the intimidating cousin. Harry Potter was orphaned in his formative years under grisly, controversial, and damnable circumstances. It has become one of the most popular book and film series of all-time, proving a hit with children and adults alike. The majority of the books in the series continue in this vein, with the group of friends, as well as teachers at Hogwarts doing all they can to fight off Lord Voldemort and his ever-growing group of supporters, before the finale in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which was released in 2007.Įvery book in the Harry Potter series was also adapted for the big screen, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows split into two parts due to the size and scope of the book, and how important it was to capture the full essence of the culmination of Harry and his friends’ story. While the main thread of the book is of the impending return of Lord Voldemort, the book also deals with how Harry copes moving from his aunt and uncle’s home into a strange new world of wizardry and how he fits in at school, trying to make friends and do as well as he can in school. The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone develops the back story of Harry Potter, as well as that of Voldemort and the danger that he poses not only to Harry himself, but also to the greater world.

The series then follows Harry’s attempts, along with his friends, mainly Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, as well as many others, to thwart the returning Lord Voldemort, who is the main villain throughout the series.

The Harry Potter series of books focuses primarily on the books titular character, a young wizard-in-training, and the series starts on his 11th birthday when he is invited to attend the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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