Harry is ordinary and relatable, with down-to-earth features such as wearing broken glasses; [18] the scholar Roni Natov terms him an "everychild". It has run at the Palace Theatre in London's West End since previews began on 7 June 2016 with an official premiere on 30 June 2016. The United States editions were adapted into American English to make them more understandable to a young American audience. All three of these books contain extra information about the wizarding world not included in the original novels.

A real-life version of the sport Quidditch was created in 2005 and featured as an exhibition tournament in the 2012 London Olympics.The Philosopher's Stone' (2001) sees Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) newly enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he makes friends with Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts (EA), as was Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, with the game version of the first entry in the series, Philosopher's Stone, being released in November 2001. As myth and magic combine to weave their dark spell, Harry uncovers a few more crucial secrets about his mysterious past.

I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who did not know he was a wizard became more and more real to me. May not include dust jackets as they tear easily with usage but the books are in good to very good shape nonetheless!

The Harry Potter series has been recognised by a host of awards since the initial publication of Philosopher's Stone including a platinum award from the Whitaker Gold and Platinum Book Awards ( 2001), [200] [201] three Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes (1997–1999), [202] two Scottish Arts Council Book Awards (1999 and 2001), [203] the inaugural Whitbread children's book of the year award (1999), [204] the WHSmith book of the year (2006), [205] among others. Book 2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, ISBN: 1-85613-612-4 The book has the correct 1997 Smarties award winners patch to the dust cover and has the number line 10 9 8 7. Rowling has described Harry as "the prism through which I view death", and further stated that "all of my characters are defined by their attitude to death and the possibility of death".