1997

1999

1998

Harry Potter and thePhilosopher's Stone waspublished by Bloomsbury. It wona Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner ofAzkaban earned Rowling a thirdNestlé Smarties Book Prize.

2001The film adaptation of HarryPotter and the Philosopher's Stonewas released. It was nominatedfor three Oscars.

Harry Potter and the Chamber ofSecrets was published. It also won

a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.

We look back at the magical journey throughHarry Potter's history leading up to the releaseof "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child".

2000Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

was published.

2003Harry Potter and the Order of the

Phoenix was published.

2005Harry Potter and the Half-BloodPrince was published.

2007Harry Potter and the Deathly

Hallows was published. It sold2,632,685 copies through NielsenBookScan on its first day on sale.

2011The final Harry Potter film wasreleased. It is the second-highestgrossing film series of all time.

SEP 2014

SEP 2013

Bloomsbury republished theHarry Potter series with newcovers by Jonny Duddle.

JUNE 2015JK Rowling announced that therewould be a Harry Potter play,which she described as the "8thstory" in the series.

It was announced that there,would be a Harry Potter spin-off,the "Fantastic Beasts and Where

to Find Them" trilogy. The firstfilm, starring Eddie Redmayne,comes out in November 2016.

FEB 2015The first ever Harry Potter Book

Night was held.

OCT 2015A version of Harry Potter and the

Philosopher's Stone with illustrationsby Jim Kay was published.

DEC 2015The lead cast members and plotdetails for "Harry Potter and theCursed Child" were revealed.

FEB 2016

30TH JULY 2016

26TH JULY 2016The play was reviewed innational newspapers, includingthe Guardian, the Telegraph andthe Independent. They deemed it"a triumph".

It was announced that a specialrehearsal script of "Harry Potterand the Cursed Child" would bepublished in book form, with thedefinitive edition being publishedin early 2017.

The official premiere of "HarryPotter and the Cursed Child" andthe publication day for the script.