2007 February | The Harry Potter Blog - Harry Potter News, Movies, and Books

The first Harry Potter is the one that started it all. Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published by Bloomsbury publishers in London, the world has not quite remained the same. Things have changed since 1997, when that first volume was published. The world of Harry Potter is now so familiar to [...]

Part of what makes the Harry Potter phenomenon so intriguing is the fact that the story has managed to permeate across international borders everywhere. The book has been a major hit in more languages than any other book in recent publishing history. The book has been so popular around the world, that it is estimated [...]

The Harry Potter series created by JK Rowling has not only been a huge hit across bookstores everywhere—it has also been a hugely successful film franchise. The Harry Potter book series was a clear hit when it first began to be developed for film, and like most popular books that are adapted for the silver [...]

When the first major casting call was announced for the first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, thousands of hopeful actors and actresses lined up to take a shot at stardom. The three primary leads were plucked from thousands of hopefuls. Daniel Radcliffe was cast as everyone’s favorite wizard in training, Harry [...]

Why has JK Rowling’s fabulously successful Harry Potter book series sparked the imagination and interest of an entire generation of readers? The Harry Potter series has crossed cultural and even generational borders in a way that other popular book series simply haven’t. Why? What is it about the Harry Potter series that makes it so [...]

If you are planning on hosting a children’s party, or even an adult party, why not consider livening up the festivities with Harry Potter games? Most young children and adults are familiar with the Harry Potter book series, and many parents have even found that they are just as much, if not more, into Harry [...]

Putting together a fun kiddie party has become easier than ever, thanks to such resources as party supply stores, the Internet, and our very own imaginations, of course. If your kids are into Harry Potter, and what kids (or adults) aren’t these days, why not make the next kiddie party a Harry Potter party? Conjuring [...]

If you are at all familiar with the audio versions of the popular Harry Potter books, you probably have already scratched your head and wondered to yourself, “Who is that talented man who makes the book come alive on audio?” Well, the mysterious voice behind the Harry Potter audiotape and CD versions is Jim Dale, [...]

The immensely popular Harry Potter books penned by JK Rowling have become some of the most popular books ever published, but they have also become some of the most controversial books to grace bookstores in recent years. Why all the controversy and fuss? Without a doubt, the Harry Potter books have raised their fair share [...]

The Harry Potter movies have been nothing short of box office hits. It is no surprise that the Harry Potter film franchise has been so popular. After all, the films are based on the already enormously popular Harry Potter book series created by the very successful JK Rowling. When it was first announced that the [...]