Harry Potter

1. A boy wizard and the hero of a series of widely read fantasies by the British author J. K. Rowling. Eleven-year-old Harry, an orphan, discovers his magical powers, and the books chronicle his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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.

Example Sentences

Warwick Davis is to reprise his role as Professor Filius Flitwick in the upcoming Harry Potter television series, HBO has confirmed.

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The Bafta-winning actor played the part of the popular professor in the Harry Potter movie series about the famous wizard, based on the books of JK Rowling.

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He is the first actor from the Harry Potter film franchise to reprise their role in the upcoming TV series.

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The pacey two-hour adventure has Steven Spielberg's involvement, through the Jaws director's production company Amblin, and is directed by Chris Columbus, of Harry Potter and Home Alone fame.

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Her lobbying on equal access for disabled children led to the final Harry Potter book being released in Braille on the same day as the print version.

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