Magical wizard HP is 22 yrs old
Shinjini Saha, INN/Gwalior, @Infodeaofficial
The Harry Potter series of movies and novels left us spell bound are 22 years old. Swinging magical wands in the air and utterance of spells, supernatural things that happen later have left an everlasting impression on our minds. Credit for this goes to J K Rowling, it was her creative work that worked magic on all of us.
Harry Potter series are referred to as ‘worldwide phenomenon’ that forever changed the face of literary fiction. Harry Potter has been a very essential part of the lives of the millions of people. On 26 June, 1997 JK Rowling’s first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone got published after a number of rejections.
The journey of Harry through the story of seven books have taught us a lot about different types of emotions, people and relationships and how they are tangled with each other. The stories on the magical wizard Harry Potter convey the idea that life is a roller coaster and tells us the importance of family and friends.
The stories portray different shades of emotions and convey the message how friendship can defeat the evil lurking in the darkest corners of life. J K Rowling struggled to get her first debut novel published. Most of the publishers were of the view that the fact that the story was set up in a boarding school would make it exclusive to only a few readers.
Finally, in 1997, a small British publishing agency- Bloomberry said yes to Rowling’s fantasy story. J K Rowling’s determination and will to succeed in the middle of a dozen miseries is truly a magical tale that can inspire many of us.
With seven books, eight movies, a play, and two prequels, the Harry Potter series is considered to be the best selling series of all time. Harry Potter series has been converted to 73 different languages and has sold more than 450 million copies so far during these 22 years.
And making them the bestselling book series in history and JK Rowling, the world’s first billionaire author and also the film franchise, the second highest grossing film series in history. The famed author brought out website ‘Pottermore’ and also mobile gaming app – ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’.
These are the places where fans can interact among themselves, rediscover magical incidents and keep the light of Rowling’s fantasy story forever blooming in their hearts.