The Basic History of Harry Potter -Cumer

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Jun 30, 1997

Published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jul 2, 1998

Published in the United Kingdom

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Sep 1, 1998

Sorcerer's Stone (known as Philospher's Stone in the UK) is published in the United States by Scholastic

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jun 2, 1999

Chamber of Secrets published in the United States

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Jul 8, 1999

Prisoner of Azkaban published in the United Kingdom

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sep 8, 1999

Prisoner of Azkaban published in the United States

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Jul 8, 2000

First book of the series published at the same time in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Movie: Sorcerer's Stone

Nov 14, 2001

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone released in theaters.
Director: Chris Columbus
Harry: Daniel Radcliffe
Ron: Rupert Grint
Hermione: Emma Watson
Dumbledore: Richard Harris

Movie: Chamber of Secrets

Nov 15, 2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets released in theaters.
Director: Chris Columbus

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Jun 21, 2003

Order of the Phoenix is published in the UK and the US. It is the longest book in the series with 766 pages in the UK edition and 870 pages in the US edition.

Movie: Prisoner of Azkaban

Jun 4, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban released in theaters.
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
After Richard Harris passed away Michael Gambon took on the role of Dumbledore for the rest of the movies.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Jul 16, 2005

Half Blood Prince published in the United Kingdom and the United States. Nine million copies were sold in the first 24 hours.

Movie: Goblet of Fire

Nov 18, 2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire released in theaters
Director: Mike Newell

Finished the Series

Jan 11, 2007

J.K. Rowling finished the Harry Potter series in the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Movie: Order of the Phoenix

Jul 11, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released in theaters.
Director: David Yates

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Jul 21, 2007

Deathly Hallows was published in the United Kingdom, United States and around the world. Eleven million copies were sold in the first 24 hours, that is 2.7 million books sold in the UK and 8.3 million copies sold in the US.

Movie: Half Blood Prince

Jul 15, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released in theaters.
Director: David Yates

Movie: Deathly Hallows

Nov 19, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 will be released in theaters.
Part 2 will be released in July 2011. The movie was split into two parts to fit more of the novel into the movie.
Director: David Yates