Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. The fourth book, harry potter and the goblet of fire, is published in both. The series has now sold over 500 million copies worldwide in 82 languages, inspired a blockbuster movie franchise, a spellbinding theatre production, and has continued to captivate readers of all ages. A timeline of the harry potter fandom unraveling in 2016 mtv. It was a full three years before fans could read the next installment of the harry potter series as the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, was not released until 2003. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. A timeline of the harry potter fandom unraveling in 2016. Harry potter is born on july 31st, the same date as jk rowlings birthday. The series has sold over 450 million copies worldwide in 79 languages, inspired a major movie franchise, a spellbinding theatre production, and has continued to captivate readers of all ages for twenty years. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. The timeline portrays a list of every event that happened in the wizarding world, along with the appropriate date on which they happened. There is no information about the publication date of a possible hungarian translation of this book.
The last book, deathly hallows was split into two different parts for the movie adaption. Fan project brings life to harry potter in translation. Since then, the franchise has expanded through seven novels, 10 movies, a handful of tiein books like the tales of beedle the bard, and even a stageplay. Timeline of harry potter events in honor of 19 years later. On october 31st, james and lily potter are murdered by. Rowling wrote a harry potter stage play, called harry potter and the cursed child. K rowling finish the harry potter series before they made the. In deathly hallows, rowling dropped a major tidbit of information when she revealed the events of the harry potter series took place during the 90s, as opposed to modern day, as many fans.
Jan 05, 2020 fantastica is a powerful world established after the fall of voldemort, fantastica is divided into four kingdoms, arcapol, where the gryffindor lives, cavern. Dec 09, 2018 in deathly hallows, rowling dropped a major tidbit of information when she revealed the events of the harry potter series took place during the 90s, as opposed to modern day, as many fans. Master timelines timeline of major events a timeline of the most important events throughout three millennia of history, with focus on the events of the rise and fall of the two powerful dark wizards of the 20th century, grindelwald and voldemort. Fudge is the minister, dumbledore is the headmaster, etc. Nov 8, 2005, harry potter and the goblet of fire movie release. Harry potter world 20 years on book sales, franchise. This book is the third book in the seven book series of harry potter. Pictures began releasing adaptations of the harry potter books. Rowling finishes harry potter and the deathly hallows in the balmoral hotel in edinburgh, scotland. Voldemort murders lily and james potter in godrics hollow and attempts to. The history and evolution of the harry potter movie franchise.
Harry potter and the cursed child 2016 the newest addition to the potterverse is a stage play and a book version of the script, and takes the story forward 19 years after the climactic events. And when harry enters his room, dobby is sitting quietly on the bed. Rank the events below in the order they occurred in the harry potter series. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version.
The book is an instant success, selling well and winning several awards. Harry potter timeline how to watch the entire series. Since the celebration was commemorating the fivehundredth anniversary of nicks death, this seems to say the scene takes place on 31 october, 1992. The wizarding world of harry potter is a tremendously immersive one, and the harry potterfantastic beasts timeline is a masterpiece of storytelling. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Although some names and terms might not translate directly from the original british english versions of the books, the original sevenbook series is the reason why the fandom that surrounds what is now the wizarding world franchise is what. Harry potter sequel the cursed child hit the stage back in 2016 to much fanfare, but it was also a difficult time for fans of the series as severus snape actor, and beloved hollywood icon, alan. At nearly headless nicks deathday party in that book, his death is stated to have been on 31 october, 1492. Fans have created a timeline of the harry potter series from a single piece of information in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Harry meets his godfather, who was falsly accused of killing his parents, for the first time.
Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline created by rhaviland17. The harry potter books timeline timetoast timelines. Jul 30, 1997, harry potter and the sorcerers stone book published. For that reason, the harry potter lexicon has developed its timelines using 1992 as the date of the first part of book two, and from that, 1980 as the year of harrys birth. Harry is left alive with a scar on his forehead that hides an accidental horcrux made of voldemorts shattered soul. Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline. The first book in the series was written by jk rowling and released in the uk in 1997 and the u. Daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, michael gambon.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone or philosophers was june 30, 1997 uk, september 1, 1998 us. The only time a page will be made for an actual year e. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. Confused by harry potter and the cursed childs timeline. Scholastic publishes the first book, renamed harry potter and the sorcerers stone, in the united states. The wizarding world of harry potter is a tremendously immersive one, and the harry potter fantastic beasts timeline is a masterpiece of storytelling.
In the harry potter book series, has the timeline for the. Jul 8, 2000, harry potter and the goblet of fire published. If only one event happened in a certain year, that year will not have its own page. Its script will be realesed in the summer of 2016 in english. Since the celebration was commemorating the fivehundredth anniversary of nicks death, this seems to say the scene takes place on 31. Use the internet and other resources as necessary to complete the activity. Working from this, we can date nearly every event mentioned in the books. Detailed timelines for each era complete record of events in each era, from the. P1 harry potter and the halfblood prince death eaters destroy the millennium bridge which opened in june 2000 20082009, could be later, but not likely. Harry potter and the cursed child 2016 the newest addition to the potter verse is a stage play and a book version of the script, and takes the story forward 19 years after the climactic events. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the first movie to watch if release order is your harry potter movies order of choice. This timeline lays out the key events in the seven harry potter books. Harry potter timeline timeline the harry potter lexicon. K rowling finish the harry potter series before they.
Harry potter and the oder of the phoenix which is the fifth book in the harry potter series, was released in the u. Jul 15, 2011, harry potter and the deathly hallows part two movie release date. Harry potter timeline in harry potter and the cursed child. Evidence in the books only somewhat supports this theory. Rowlings harry potter is a childrens series that changed the nature of young adult literature. With a little detective workand an unpleasant encounter with a threeheaded dog in a forbidden part of the castleharry, ron and hermione determine that the package is the fabulous sorcerers stone, placed at hogwarts for protection. The crimes of grindelwald is the perfect example, but in general, rowling has a masterful understanding of continuity, and plot and character.
The series has now sold over 500 million copies worldwide in 82 languages, inspired a blockbuster movie franchise, a spellbinding theatre production, and has continued to. The second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, is published in the united kingdom, with a first print run of over 10,000 copies. And, who knows, another book or movie about harry potter himself isnt out of the question. Harry potter time line harry potter timeline, harry potter obsession. Nov 21, 2018 the harry potter timeline is quite remarkable in its consistency. Pictures this harry potter movies order is clean and simple. Nov 19, 2010, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 movie release. Timeline of the harry potter movies science fiction. Harry was an accessible and likable character, surrounded by a cast of wellcreated supporting characters. The wizarding world of harry potter has grown somewhat since film.
Voldemort attempts to kill harry potter after murdering his parents, but the spell rebounds onto voldemort. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets was july 2, 1998 uk, june 2, 1999 us. The next year, harry tells albus that hogwarts will be amazing. Harry potter timeline a complete timeline of the events in harry potter. Harry potter movies in order list watch before crimes of. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with. The harry potter timeline is quite remarkable in its. For the film adaptations, see harry potter film series. Harry james potter is born to lily and james potter in godrics hollow.
Harry potter timeline how to watch the entire series digital spy. The first movie, harry potter and the philosophers stone, released in 2001, was an immediate international success. Although sometimes when reading the books and watching the movies, its easy to forget the history spanning behind it although the prequel movies have helped. The author has evidently decided to adhere to this timeline. The first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997. Then, in the space provided write the name of the book in which the event occurred. Harry and ron read about a breakin at gringotts looking for the same package that hagrid took. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone was the book that started a global phenomenon. These films have proven to be very popular and, in less than a decade, the harry potter film series has become the highestgrossing motion picture series in history, surpassing the worldfamous james bond franchise. In 1999, rowling sold the film rights for the first four books about the boy with the glasses to warner bros. The book series was quickly adapted into an equally successful movie franchise. Every harry potter book in chronological order screenrant. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets gives us one concrete date. Fantastica full movie book 1 harry potter timeline youtube. The philosophers stone 1997 the chamber of secrets 1998 the prisoner of azkaban 1999 the goblet of fire 2000 the order of the phoenix 2003 the halfblood prince 2005 the deathly hallows 2007 movies. The film adaptation of harry potter and the philosophers stone was released in theaters on november 16, 2001, right in between the publication of harry. As harry potter daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord voldemorts ralph fiennes dark past.
Harry potter book sales, by country and worldwide harry potter movies. On october 31st, james and lily potter are murdered by lord voldemort at godrics hollow, while harry. Voldemort, nearly dead and without physical form, retreats into the forests of albania where read more. The series has sold over 450 million copies worldwide in 79 languages, inspired a major movie franchise, a spellbinding theatre production, and has continued to. When the first book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone or philosophers stone if youre in the u. The harry potter series includes some of the most beloved childrens books.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets does state that myrtles death occurred in the latter half of tom riddles fifth year at hogwarts, which would have been the spring of 1943, give or take about five years, and harry says in harry potter and the halfblood prince that tom riddle. Jul 8, 1999 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban published. Since then, the franchise has expanded through seven novels, 10 movies, a handful of tiein books like the tales of beedle the bard. Even with small changes to the story, this one is perhaps the movie with the least differences from the book. Harry meets his godfather, who was falsly accused of killing his parents, for the first. Mar 22, 2020 its no secret that the harry potter series is a global phenomenon, having been translated into over 80 languages to date. Now it is the second highest grossing film series behind the marvel cinematic. The franchise went on to total eight motion pictures, with the seventh book split into two parts, garnering everincreasing acclaim from both audiences and critics. Fantastica is a powerful world established after the fall of voldemort, fantastica is divided into four kingdoms, arcapol, where the gryffindor lives, cavern. Harry potter world 20 years on book sales, franchise total. Like many quality films, harry potter was first adapted from a seven part book series. There are a handful of minor continuity issues the casting of fiona glascott as the young professor mcgonagall in fantastic beasts. Harry potter and the half blood prince is published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury. Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline timetoast.
Although some names and terms might not translate directly from the original british english versions of the books, the original sevenbook series is the reason why the fandom that surrounds what is now the wizarding world franchise is what it is today. The title of the seventh harry potter book is announced as harry potter and the deathly hallows. Muggles guide to harry pottertimeline wikibooks, open. Nov 20, 2016 fans have created a timeline of the harry potter series from a single piece of information in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Harry potter and the cursed child official script book announced though fans learned of the cursed childs existence back in late 2015, tickets for the stage plays initial. Rowling created an extensive universe for the harry potter world, including a pretty comprehensive history. Harry potter and the goblet of fire chapter 2 the daily prophet newsletters are dated 19981999 and are set in the timeframe of book two and three. Favorite missing book quotes is an ongoing gif series made by acciomychildhood. Its no secret that the harry potter series is a global phenomenon, having been translated into over 80 languages to date.