Harry Potter
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The first book in the series was published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and 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 largest maternity scandal in NHS history is set to become the focus of a new television drama starring Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I only sell fiction, but you have Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games,” you have Harry Potter in Hogwarts, you have Thomas in “The Maze Runner.”
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Two century-old film studios — with rights to Harry Potter, Batman, “Top Gun,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Game of Thrones” — would be combined, and HBO and CNN would come under new ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Customers queued in long lines to snap up a special-edition Harry Potter collection last year, for example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Griphook jumped down from his shoulders; neither Travers nor Bogrod showed the slightest surprise at the sudden appearance of Harry Potter in their midst.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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