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    New Harry Potter book to break records

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Feb 12, 2016, 04:30 pm
    New Harry Potter book to break records
    Credits:
  • Australian booksellers predict that the eighth installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, would be a record breaker.

    Within 12 hours of the announcement of the new Harry Potter book, an online bookseller, Booktopia took about 300 pre-orders for it.

    Other books which broke Booktopia's pre-order records were E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman.

  • In this article
    All about the Harry Potter series Harry Potter’s next, a stage play Stage play focuses on Harry's son Harry Potter in a new avatar Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's cast revealed Hermione Granger's potrayal triggers debate J.K.Rowling unveils Harry Potter and the Cursed Child New Harry Potter book to break records
  • Introduction

    All about the Harry Potter series

    All about the Harry Potter series
  • The Harry Potter series is a collection of 7 novels written by J.K. Rowling.

    The series is about Harry Potter's journey at Hogwarts.

    The first book in the series was 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' published in 1997, and the last was 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' published in 2007.

    More than 450 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide.

  • 20 Dec 2013

    Harry Potter’s next, a stage play

    Harry Potter’s next, a stage play
    Credits:
  • Rowling revealed that she was developing a play based on her previous Harry Potter works, on her website.

    Reportedly, she would co-produce the play along with the award winning producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender.

    Rowling said that she had received several offers about turning the Harry Potter novel into a play but, Colin and Sonia's vision about the play was the most appropriate.

  • 23 Oct 2015

    Stage play focuses on Harry's son

    Stage play focuses on Harry's son
    Credits:
  • The plot of the play- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would start where the last novel had ended.

    It was officially declared that the play would be a sequel and not a prequel as some rumors had called it.

    According to Pottermore website, the story would be about Harry's youngest son Albus Severus, who is about to start his first year at Hogwarts.

  • Do you know?

    Harry Potter in a new avatar

  • The play which will feature a cast of over 30 characters would portray Harry Potter in a new manner. Harry would now be a husband, father of three and an exhausted Ministry of Magic employee.

  • 21 Dec 2015

    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's cast revealed

    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's cast revealed
    Credits:
  • The lead cast of the eagerly awaited stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was revealed.

    The lead characters Harry, Ron and Hermione would be played by Jamie Parker, Paul Thornley and Noma Dumezweni respectively.

    Reportedly, Rowling was excited with the choice of cast.

    The previews of the much anticipated two-part play would begin on 7 June 2016 at Palace Theatre in London.

  • Information

    Hermione Granger's potrayal triggers debate

  • Many fans raised questions when Noma Dumezweni was cast to play Hermione's character. But, J.K. Rowling said that she never specified anything about Hermione's ethnicity. She mentioned only about her personality and abilities in the books.

  • 10 Feb 2016

    J.K.Rowling unveils Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    J.K.Rowling unveils Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
    Credits:
  • Rowling announced that the 8th book of Harry Potter series would be released on 31 July 2016 midnight.

    The book would contain the script for the new stage-play, which would premiere at London's Palace Theatre, just a day before the book-release.

    The hardback and electronic versions of the book would be released simultaneously after many fans requested to make the play into a book.

  • 12 Feb 2016

    New Harry Potter book to break records

    New Harry Potter book to break records
    Credits:
  • Australian booksellers predict that the eighth installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, would be a record breaker.

    Within 12 hours of the announcement of the new Harry Potter book, an online bookseller, Booktopia took about 300 pre-orders for it.

    Other books which broke Booktopia's pre-order records were E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman.

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