Dumbledore explains that “to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” Thus, love becomes essentially the ultimate force for good and a weapon against evil. Dumbledore, the headmaster at Hogwarts, later reveals to Harry that Lily’s love is indeed what protected Harry and kept Quirrell from being able to touch him. Professor Quirrell is unable to touch Harry without being burned, which ultimately prevents him from being able to kill Harry. Harry comes face-to-face with Voldemort again at the end of the novel he has returned, even though he is weak, by taking over the body of a Hogwarts professor named Quirrell. The sacrifice that Lily makes continues to protect him even later in his life. Additionally, when he tries to kill Harry, Voldemort becomes incredibly weak and disappears. Both are killed trying to protect their son, but Lily’s sacrifice in particular prevents Voldemort from being able to kill Harry, as it is implied that this love gives him a kind of magical protection. When he is only a year old, an evil wizard named Voldemort goes to the Potter home in order to kill Lily and James. Harry’s story starts in the aftermath of his parent’s death. Through Lily and James’s sacrifices for their son, they demonstrate that family can be a life-saving source of love. Ultimately, as Harry learns about his magical abilities and tries to thwart the forces of evil in the wizarding world, Rowling argues that love, family, and friendship serve as forms of protection that help Harry to overcome whatever challenges come his way. When he goes to school at Hogwarts, Harry gains a group of friends-primarily Ron and Hermione-who demonstrate that the love at the heart of friendship can be just as important as that at the heart of familial ties. Though Harry’s parents, Lily and James, love him a great deal, they die when he is very young, and he is placed in the care of his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, Muggle relatives who treat him terribly. (who have the film rights to the series) sue her, wanting a judge to rule that there was no violation of Stouffer's copyright or trademark.At the center of The Sorcerer’s Stone is the importance of love from both family and friends. In Stouffer's book, muggles are little people who care for orphans the book also includes a character named Larry Potter. Nancy Stouffer, author of the 1984 book The Legend of Rah and the Muggles, has been publicly claiming that Rowling stole ideas from her. The Harry Potter books hold the top three positions on the New York Times bestseller list. The third book is published in the United States, again ahead of schedule, with a first printing of 500,000 copies. It sells more than 68,000 copies in the first two days. The third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is published in the United Kingdom. It shoots to the top of bestseller lists. At 341 pages, this is only slightly longer than the 309-page first book. release had been scheduled for September, but Scholastic discovered that impatient fans of the first book were ordering copies of the sequel from the U.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is published in the United States, with an initial printing of 250,000 copies. The changes go beyond the title: illustrations are added to the start of each chapter, and British spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary are translated into American English. Scholastic publishes the first book, renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, in the United States. The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is published in the United Kingdom, with a first print run of over 10,000 copies. The book is an instant success, selling well and winning several awards. Joanne adds her grandmother's name, Kathleen, to her own, producing "J.K. Because Bloomsbury is afraid that young boys won't want to read a book by a woman, they suggest she use her initials. The first book in the series? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?is published in the United Kingdom. She is able to quit her teaching job and devote her time to writing. rights to the series, giving Rowling an advance over $100,000, a record for a foreign children's book. Scholastic Books wins an auction for the U.S. October:īritish publisher Bloomsbury Press accepts the book, giving Rowling a $4,000 advance. Several publishers reject the book, finding it to be too long and slow for children. Her literary agent warns her "You do realize, you will never make a fortune out of writing children's books?" Writing whenever she can, often in cafs, Rowling finishes her first book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She takes along her daughter and her ever-growing book manuscript. Now separated from her husband (they divorce in 1995), Rowling moves near her younger sister, Di, in Edinburgh, Scotland.