Harry Potter

A boy wizard and the hero of a series of widely read fantasies by the British author J. K. Rowling. Eleven-year-old Harry, an orphan, discovers his magical powers, and the books chronicle his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Notes

The first book in the series was published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneand in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . It was made into a film in 2001.

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The “Harry Potter” star and partner Georgia Groome have welcomed a second baby.

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If a constitutional amendment were on the table to make all deepfakes of any intention punishable by up to 10 years of watching an awful A.I.-generated Harry Potter spinoff on a loop, I would support that amendment.

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Pedro Pascal counts himself among the number who wish the "Harry Potter" author would leave her moldy house and touch grass.

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