Potter reaches cult phenomenon status
25409
As the Harry Potter series wraps up this summer, we can look back at two remarkable narratives: Potter the boy wizard and Potter the cultural phenomenon.
135349
The seventh and final Harry Potter book goes on sale at midnight, a publishing milestone that will end months of fevered speculation among fans over the fate of the fictional boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends.
753823
Thousands of Asian Harry Potter fans are  counting down to what has been dubbed &quot;P-day&quot; with huge queues  expected outside bookstores and a marketing blitzkrieg  featuring secret train rides, fancy dress competitions and free  breakfasts.
750296
For tourism chiefs eager to entice  &quot;set-jetters&quot; to Britain, Harry Potter offers the ideal  location vacation -- and the latest book and film look certain  to stoke renewed Pottermania.
375292
The latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (Â£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.
10576
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - "Harry & the Potters" and other bands in a genre dubbed "Wizard Rock" lit a musical fire under Harvard Yard on Friday night in celebration of the midnight release of the hotly awaited last book in the series.
684922
"These initiatives will help underpin the long-term success of the business between 2008-2012"  The final installment of the Harry Potter series is on track to break previous sales records as its British publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, revealed Thursday that export orders are already 17 percent ... via KCBY-TV Coos Bay
397940
Have you been a loyal reader of this magical series from the first book on? We want to know. Bay Area Living is searching for the most faithful Harry Potter fans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
81275
The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.
405035
J.K Rowling, who became the world&#39;s  first billion dollar author on the back of Harry Potter&#39;s  success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida  theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.
73350
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury unveils plans to eke extra revenue from JK Rowling's phenomenon.
578440
The final book about boy wizard Harry  Potter broke a single-day record at Borders Group Inc. ,  selling about 1.2 million copies worldwide.
513724
JK Rowling character voted UK's third favourite wizard.
664964
Thousands of Harry Potter fans queued outside book stores around the world on Friday for a copy of the seventh and final volume of the boy wizard's saga that will reveal his fate after months of fevered speculation.
390815
A hand-written, illustrated book of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched a record 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at auction in London on Thursday, nearly 40 times its expected price.
330040
The Harry Potter secret is out. Voracious fans don't seem to care, but for publishers it may be the end of an era.
622621
The truth about Harry Potter and reading is not quite a straightforward success story.