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King's Cross Epiphany
J.K. Rowling was traveling from Manchester to London's King's Cross station in 1990 when she first envisioned The Boy Who Lived. J.K. Rowling. jkrowling.com -
The Boy Who Lived
In 1997 after many failed publishing attempts, Bloomsbury published "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" which quickly became a best seller. Unknown. The Harry Potter Lexicon. hp-lexicon.org -
Return to Hogwarts
J.K. Rowling published Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 1998 in the UK as her work climbed in rank on reading lists around the world. Unknown. The Harry Potter Lexicon. hp-lexicon.org -
Prisoners to Print
1999 saw the third installment of the series of J.K. Rowling to her now rabid collection of readers. -
Into The Tournament
The Tri-Wizard Tournament and return of the Dark Lord riveted the masses in Rowling's fourth installment. -
Print to Screen
2001 held the arrival of the first film adaption of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint as the golden trio. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
Partial to Parseltounge
The second film was released in 2002 before the fifth book came into the picture. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
Number 13 Grimmauld Place
2003 the entire world received the print release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Unknown. The Harry Potter Lexicon. hp-lexicon.org -
Serious for Sirius
By 2004 the public was clamoring for a chance to see more of the beloved characters appear in screen. Sirius Black and Remus Lupin stole hearts on the page and on screen. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
To Be A Champion
Everyone is well versed in the difference now between Dumbledore's infamous lines in print and on screen. But in 2005 audiences were stunned when their soft spoken headmaster verbally assaulted everyone's favorite fourteen year old. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
Who Is The Half-Blood Prince?
We meet the Half-Blood Prince the same way Harry does in 2005, by reading a book. Unknown. The Harry Potter Lexicon. hp-lexicon.org -
Joining the Rebellion
We all became members of the DADA when Harry Potter led us to the Room of Requirement on screen in 2007. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
All's Well That Ends Well
2007 brought the close of the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"; that had changed so many lives across the world, changes that are still poignant to this day. Unknown. The Harry Potter Lexicon. hp-lexicon.org -
When We Fall
2009 gave visual to the loss of the worlds Headmaster as Dumbledore's demise played out on the big screen. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
The Beginning of The End
The hunt for the Deathly Hallows led to one of the biggest film releases since Lord of The Rings. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com -
Return to King's Cross
In 2011 the world saw the end of the original series that had laced its way into every aspect of pop culture and continues to live and breathe in every reader and viewer two decades later. McNary, Dave. J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.-A Magical Chronology. variety.com
