Harry Potter is not just the name of a young wizard but has also become the heart beat of millions of fans. Harry Potter is the lead character of a heptalogy written by British Author J. K. Rowling. After the release of the first book of the series in 1997, Harry Potter sought world recognition as a child hero.

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The first novel of the Harry Potter heptalogy was named as “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in United Kingdom, but was published in United States under the name “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. It was written by J. K. Rowling and published on 30 June 1997 in London.

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After the world wide success of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” or “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (as published in US), the second book of the Harry Potter series was published on 2 July 1998 in United kingdom and on 2 June 1999 in United States of America. This time both the books were published under the same title.

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