Released on july 21, 2007, with 37 chapters including the epilogue, 607 pages in the uk and 759 pages in the us, harry potter and the deathly hallows is the seventh and final book in the harry potter series. Tom felton posts a harry potter reunion pic with emma watson, but no harry in sight potter books have broken other records on their own in the past. Because i have dyslexia, my mum used to buy me the guinness world records books every christmas. Harry potter collector awarded guinness world record. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, part two, the movie, had the highest opening in american box office history, beating out the dark. Harry potter has been heralded as one of the most popular book series of all time and the philosophical nature of harry, hermione, and rons quest to rid the world of its ultimate evil is one of the many things that make this series special. Jim dale gestures as he reads an excerpt from an earlier harry potter book during the festivities leading up to the sale of j. The series combines a sense of wonder, adventure, and magic that matures with its audience, against a backdrop of one of the greatest stories of good and evil ever told. Rowlings book was first published by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997. Harry potter and fantastic beasts superfan has worlds largest. With a new harry potter story out, 4 ways to profit from the wizard. Not without his share of controversy, harry potter is more often lauded for. All the records harry potter has broken since the first. A harry potter superfan has been awarded the guinness world record for the largest harry potter memorabilia collection in the world.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. It holds the guinness world record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8. I write only to satisfy my imagination and use my creativity and make no money from my writings. In it, skeeter the gossip columnist gave fans an update on harry, hermione. The largest gathering of people dressed as harry potter is 997, achieved by students from west byford primary school australia in perth, australia, on 22 november 2017. Mexican smashes harry potter collection world record. It initially sold about 44 million copies worldwide. All participants for this record had to have a wand, glasses, hogwarts school uniform and fake scar on forehead. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, j k rowling shop. Because im dyslexic, my mum used to buy me the guinness world records books every christmas.
Menahem asher silva vargass collection of 3,097 harry potter pieces was officially recognized by guinness on monday as the largest collection in the. Harry potter feature in guinness world records 2009 edition. Guinness world recordbreaking harry potter collection has more than 3,000 items in it and each one of them is a horcrux. Harry potter and the philosophers stone the first book of the epic sevenpart series was published by bloomsbury on june 26 in 1997. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites. Jim dale found his voice narrating all 7 harry potter. Nearly 700 children have broken the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed like harry potter, on the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the series a. Largest gathering of people dressed as harry potter. This is because even now in 2019 these books still do not have whispersync between the audible and the kindle editions. A harry potter superfan has broken the guinness world record for having the largest collection of wizarding world memorabilia. No matter whats wrong, what disabilities you have, if you believe you can achieve.
The series became more popular as it went on, so perhaps its no surprise that the final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, managed to become the fastestselling fiction title when it sold 8. Of the 500 first printing copies, 300 ended up in libraries. My guinness world record attempt for the largest harry potter. Moving portrait of arthur guinness in legends restaurant, dublin. With a new harry potter story out, 4 ways to profit from. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, 9 making it one of the bestselling books of all time. Harry potter and the deathly hallows have harry, hermoine, and ron on the run while lord voldemort and the death eaters attack hogwarts. It ended up split into two movies to finish the story of the boy wizard. Harry potter memorabilia collection broken with more than 3000 items. Victoria also shared that there was another book besides harry potter she used to read guinness world records. For many people, some of the most exciting days of their lives were when the new harry potter book came out, or when they went to the midnight premiere of one of the movies. The people of this time were lucky enough to watch this series grow.
Harry potter memorabilia collection broken with more than. The many deaths of harry potter, a harry potter fanfic. The first time harry james potter died was the night of october 31, 1981 when lord voldemort cast the killing curse on him. Irish town breaks guinness world record for biggest. In fact, the first printing of the original titles first edition only ran 500 copies. A man in mexico who has spent the last 14 years collecting harry potter memorabilia was rewarded for his efforts on monday with a guinness world record.
However, inferring the meaning of your question, yes, the harry potter series is a very wellwritten collecti. Harry potter is a worldwide phenomenon today, but that wasnt always the case. The dark knight, the batman film starring the late heath ledger, has no fewer than 10 separate entries in the book, including highestgrossing opening day. Harry potter fan breaks world record with collection of. Hundreds of kids dress up as harry potter to celebrate 20th. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. Vargas has no idea how much money hes spent building his collection but says his. No matter whats wrong, what disabilities you have, if you believe you can achieve it, then go for it. Victoria had her first contact with the saga created by j.
This video is not sponsored and all opinions are my own. My guinness world record attempt for the largest harry potter collection. Rowling in 2001, four years after the release of harry potter and the philosophers stone in the uk. Guinness world records largest harry potter collection. Lord voldemort had not heard the full prophecy, so he did not know attacking harry potter would transfer power to him. In harry potter and the chamber of secrets, sham hero gilderoy lockhart has written a book claiming that he encountered, fought and banished a banshee in county cork.
Lastly, all seven books fall into the impressive category of books selling between 50. Tushaar has extensive experience as a journalist and in founding two startup newspapers. The many voices of jim dale free book with 30 day trial. Mexican smashes harry potter collection world record this article is more than 5 years old menahem asher silva vargass 3,097piece haul of rowlingthemed goods wins him place in. Jim dale is perhaps best known as the beloved voice of the harry potter series. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. An obsessed harry potter fan is bidding to claim the world record for the. Well, to be extremely nitpicky, harry potter by itself, is the name of a character, the titular one, and the protagonist of the series. We were just talking about how my daughters first harry potter book had to be sacrificed on a camping trip because my husband.
Harry potter superfan achieves world record for biggest. The book itself is harry potter if you are looking at book two you know this already the three stars is not for the book, but for the kindle edition. Harry potter collector awarded guinness world record youtube. Bandon, ireland, has claimed the guinness world record for the. Her collection began with a copy of the first book and today she even has a bathroom decorated to honor saga. Today is the 20th anniversary of harry potter and the philosophers stone. This final book in the series holds the guinness world record for the most copies of a book sold in 24 hours, with 10. Victoria maclean has won the wizarding world collection record for her memorabilia. J k rowling owns all the rights to the books and the amazing characters she created. To break the record, the groups must each not only recruit more than 997. Mexican smashes harry potter collection world record this article is more than 5 years old menahem asher silva vargass 3,097piece haul of rowlingthemed goods wins him place in guinness book.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. I will argue that not only should someone remake the harry potter movies, but that is necessary. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series. The final book in the main harry potter series came out two years later in 2007. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. Harry potter stars enter the guinness world records book daniel radcliffe and emma watson have entered the guinness world records book as. But they the guinness world records books only had a small amount of writing but so many colourful pictures. The collection includes everything from trading cards and board games to action figures and even a set of replica wands. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version.
The book publisher didnt want to take a big risk on a previously. Harry potter superfan wins world record for collectibles bbc news. For instance, harry potter and the deathly hallows is the fastestselling book of fiction in history, selling more than 8 million copies in the first 24 hours alone. Victorias house is filled with hand made harry potter decorations. A 10yearold speedreader gives his verdict on the scripts its a really good story. Harry potter stars enter the guinness world records book.
Harry potters gather in bolton to smash guinness world. Rowlings characters, and even once held a guinness world record for the number of voices he created for harry potter and the deathly hallows 4. To celebrate the famous wizard, bloomsbury organised a magical guinness world records attempt. More than 15 years after the first harry potter book debuted, interest in the series appears to be on the rise, particularly. Uk kids break guinness record as world celebrates harry. Harry potter memorabilia world record bid for tonna fan bbc news. Most muggles have been unaware that magic and the wizarding world exist. Every harry potter book in chronological order screenrant. The small town is mentioned by name, with lockhart saying i didnt get rid of the bandon banshee by smiling at her. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Harry potter has been called the greatest childrens book series ever to have been printed. The book series has been translated into 67 languages. Muggles are not to be confused with squibs, who also lack magic but are born to at least one magical parent. Roald dahl and harry potter provide world book day.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows, part two, the movie, had the highest opening in american box office history, beating out. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the fifth bestselling book in history, with 120 million sold, and only the second one to involve elements of fantasytolkiens lord of the rings is in third place. Harry potter and the deathly hallows novel mugglenet. Two festivals will try to break most harrys in one. Menahem began his collection 2001, between the releases of the goblet of fire and order of the phoenix books, and the same year the first of the film series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, was released. Young muggles dress up as harry potter and break world. It was released on 21 july 2007 in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing, in the united states by scholastic, and in canada by raincoast books. Nonmagic people, commonly known as muggles in great britain, no majes in the united states, among other names see below, are humans who are born to two nonmagical parents and are incapable of performing magic. Over the course of the series, jim voiced hundreds of j.
Students had assembled with a total of 997 harry potters in november 2017. Worlds biggest harry potter collection the mary sue. Harry potter superfan breaks world record for largest. Plus check out guinness world records on youtube to subscribe for the latest recordbreaking videos. Official guinness world records adjudicator sofia greenacre was on hand to count and verify the record and commented that the children had a. This adult version of butter beer cocktail is perfect for your harry potter themed parties. Harry potter and the deathly hallows sold 2,652,656 copies in the uk on the first day of its release, making it the fastestselling book of all time the harry potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 68 languages for a. Rowlings characters, and even once held a guinness world record for the number of voices he created for harry potter and the deathly hallows 147. Harry potter and fantastic beasts superfan has worlds. Fin dresses as spoon balancing man from his favourite book, the guinness book of records, while a girl is dressed as sophie from the bfg by.
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