How many Harry Potter books were out before the first movie?

seven books
The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part namesake film series by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is the third-highest-grossing film series of all time as of February 2020.

Is JK Rowling releasing 4 new books?

Heads up Harry Potter fans! Author JK Rowling has written not one, but FOUR new books about the wizarding world. The books, which will be released as short e-books, will explore the “traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the series”. …

When did Harry Potter book 7 come out?

July 21, 2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows/Originally published

Why did JK Rowling write the end of the Harry Potter series?

Rowling has also claimedthat the ending of the story was written before she had found a publisher: “I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn’t have a publisher and no-one had heard of me.”

Did JK Rowling have any idea about the Riddle family?

It suggests that Rowling didn’t have the complete picture on the Riddle family, maybe not even an idea of the Gaunt family or Tom’s mother, etc.*)

What is the best order to read the Harry Potter books?

All the Harry Potter Books in Order: Your J.K. Rowling Reading List 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

How many Harry Potter books are there?

Here’s a quick catalog of the series, so that you know what you’re in for: 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1997) 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998) 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) 6.