Beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997 Rowling's pen then proceeded to spin out a story which within three years was a phenomenon, quickly morphed into a juggernaut once the film of the first book was released in 2001, and shows no sign of relinquishing its cult status now. No doubt when today's children are grown, they'll hand their copies over to their children to become immersed in, and so on...Rowling - as I am so fond of pointing out - is the first writer to become a billionaire through her efforts; not only was she extensively consulted throughout the making of the films (which fact alone has made any author who's watched their work lost in the translation from the page to the screen green with envy) but thanks to lucrative deals on toys, video games, and merchandising of every sort the one-time single mum who wrote her masterpiece while raising her daughter on social assistance has ensured that her great-great-grandchildren will still be rolling in dough a century from now.
To say that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was successful is an understatement of massive proportions; the book sold 11 million copies in its first 24 hours. All told nearly 400 million Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide.
*Naturally, so was I; far be it from me to miss out on such an important pop culture event!
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