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Feb 23, 2023 · The Harry Potter books and movies have made a huge impact on the culture, society, and the world since the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released in the United Kingdom in 1997. Since, fans from all over the world have fallen in love with ‘The Boy Who Lived’ and his adventures at Hogwarts. To describe the impact ...
- The series taught adults that, when it comes to literature, age ain’t nothing but a number. Whether you started reading the series at an age-appropriate 12 only to wait in line at 22 for the joy of the final installment or, like my dad, you decided to indulge your overzealous daughter by reading the copy she hid in your carry-on bag on a work trip and fell in love, the Harry Potter series took adults reading books written for kids and teenagers from being something mildly embarrassing to being an everyday occurrence.
- It taught publishers that, as long as the books are GOOD, kids will read them, no matter how long they are, or how many you write. Before “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,’’ a 700-page children’s book was unheard of.
- That led to an EXPLOSION of popularity for children’s and young adult literature, especially series. Did you know that the Harry Potter series is the reason that The New York Times Bestseller List has a separate list for children’s books?
- It made book culture into pop culture. Find someone who was working at one of Harvard Square’s bookstores in July 2007 and ask them about the Harry Potter Party thrown in the square to celebrate the release of the final book in the series.
Apr 24, 2024 · The Harry Potter series introduced a level of intricacy and immersion in its world-building, transporting readers to the enchanting domain of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Dec 10, 2017 · Hogwarts was founded by two wizards and two witches. At some point in the tenth century, four of the greatest witches and wizards that ever lived founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Their names were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin. As The Sorting Hat told us, their reason for doing so ...
Jun 26, 2017 · Here are just two of the ways Harry Potter changed publishing, and how those changes affected the rest of pop culture: 1) The books made it possible to publish long works aimed at children. Prior ...
Jun 27, 2017 · 4. There’s a ‘wizard-rock’ festival called Wrockstock. Five years after the emergence of Harry Potter, Harry + The Potters began making music, kicking off the wizard-rock phenomenon. Five ...
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Suddenly, everyone under the age of 12 knew the story of how the dark wizard Lord Voldemort murdered Harry’s parents, leaving the infant alive but with a prominent scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on his forehead. Words like Muggle and Quidditch became common parlance, and—gasp!—reading was suddenly cool.
