"Harry Potter": the sequence of parts. JK Rowling, "Harry Potter": a description of all the parts

"Harry Potter" - written by a writer from the UK JK Rowling series of novels, which includes 7 parts, each of which is dedicated to one year in the life of the main character. All books have become bestsellers today, have been translated into many different languages, including Russian. The circulation of the series exceeds 300 million copies, which is considered a record among children's literature.

What is this article about?

In this article, we will describe all the novels of the "Harry Potter" series, the sequence of parts of which is represented by their following in the text. That is, a brief summary of the events of each book is given by us in order of printing them. You will also find the dates of writing and translation into Russian.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

The first part appeared in English in 1997. In Russian this book was translated from the series "Harry Potter". The sequence of parts, therefore, begins precisely with it.

The first events occur on November 1, 1981, when the professors Dabldor and McGonagall meet - the great wizards. They discuss the news of the battle with the Dark Lord, as well as about the boy who participated in it and survived, having received a mark depicting the lightning, on the forehead. Harry Potter is that boy. He is brought up in the foster family of the Dursleys, where he is concealed from the origin, saying that Harry's parents died in a car crash. The boy lives in a closet under the stairs, where his childhood passes.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" continues with the following events. When the hero turns 11 years old, Hagrid flies after him on a motorcycle with the message that he is enrolled in Hogwarts School. Together they go to the bank for the inheritance of the boy and buy him everything necessary for training. Harry arrives by train to this school, where he meets his classmates and already manages to make enemies. With the help of an old hat, all students are assigned to four faculties, as a result of which Harry, as well as his companions Hermione and Ron, enter Gryffindor.

During the first year of training, a crime occurred: someone kills a unicorn, and the main character learns that it is necessary to obtain immortality, and the second component is a philosopher's stone. The boy thinks that the stone is in danger, and wants to save him with his friends. Here friends expect different adventures and obstacles, but everything, as usual in fairy tales, ends safely.

"Harry Potter And The Chamber of secrets"

Soon the continuation followed. The second novel of the "Harry Potter" series, the sequence of parts of which is presented in our article, was published in 1998, and was translated into Russian in 2001.

Harry is warned that he is in mortal danger if he goes back to Hogwarts, but the boy decides to go there anyway. In the school again strange things happen, Harry suddenly begins to hear different voices telling about the murder. They lead him to the discovery of a bloody inscription that the Chamber of Secrets is open, and this threatens with danger.

We continue to describe the events of the book "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". McGonagall tells the protagonist that they are ill-treated to non-pureblood wizards, and also about the Secret Chamber, according to the legend once opened, which led to the death of one of the pupils. According to him, this place is inhabited by a monster, which can only be managed by a thoroughbred wizard.

Students learn during the training that Harry Potter is a snake. The boy's boyfriend, Hermione, tells him that this is an ancient knowledge associated with dark forces, which only real wizards have. Potter must alone find the Chamber of Secrets, fight the Basilisk and defeat him.

Continuation of the series in 1999

The third part of the series appeared a year later. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - a book that was originally published in 1999, in Russian translation - in 2001.

The events of the work take place in 1993. The main character celebrates his birthday all alone, but receives gifts and congratulations from school friends. Fearing reprisals because of a family quarrel, he escapes from the house and settles in the Kos Lane during the holidays.

On the streets at this time Sirius Black walks, a runaway criminal. He leads the hunt for Harry Potter. The school year begins, students are waiting for a lesson on protection from the attack of dark forces, which is being conducted by Professor Lupine. Students can already drive away the boggart, but the teacher does not allow Harry to fight him, because he could take the appearance of Voldemort and thus frighten the children.

We continue the description of the events of the book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". At the Quidditch match, the main character falls into the Rattleship Willow and loses his broom because of this, that he is very upset. To comfort the boy, Lupine promises to teach him to expel the Dementors. Harry is given a new broom for Christmas, but, according to Hermione, this is a trap, since it has a curse on it. On this occasion begin the quarrel of Harry Potter and his girlfriend.

In the second half of the year, students learn about how to resist the Dementors, continue to play Quidditch. A detailed description of the beaver, dementors and boggart is given in the next book.

New book in 2000

We present to your attention the fourth part. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" appeared in the UK in 2000, in Russia - in 2002.

In the summer of 1994, a gardener was killed in the village, suspected of killing the entire Reddle family. The main character, meanwhile, spends his vacations at the Dursleys, he is invited to participate in the Quidditch World Championship. At the competitions, Harry meets with his schoolmates, the children watch the match, after that the company is attacked by the Death Eaters, they hide in the forest.

Once again, Harry Potter and friends are waiting for Hogwarts, as well as meeting with a new teacher, who is called the Terrible Eye Moody. Harry participates in the ongoing Tournament of Four Wizards, where you need to defeat the dragon and take his golden egg, save your friend, swim under the water, and take the Fire Cup, passing a maze with various traps. With these difficulties, the hero copes faster and better than everyone, but this is not all the tests for him.

Then Potter will be given blood, and he himself will be tied to the gravestone, then Volan de Mort will call him to the duel, Harry will be accused of madness. But any fairy tale ends well, including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The students are again going home for vacation.

Continuation of events in the book of 2003

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" JK Rowling published in 2003, the translation into Russian was made in 2004.

The events begin in 1995, in the summer. Harry goes out for a walk, but suddenly it gets dark, and it becomes clear to the boy that these are Dementors. One of them attacks the main character, but he calls Patronus, thereby driving him away. An owl arrives to Harry with the news that he is expelled from Hogwarts, because he used a spell outside the school. Then the second bird brings a letter about the summoning of the hero to a hearing on this case. Potter goes to the Ministry of Magic and wins the process. He is being restored at school.

Teaching days begin. There is another new teacher, Umbridge, who every evening makes him write blood on the words that the boy will not lie. He gives the students only theoretical knowledge, and the main character with his friends organizes a secret detachment of Dumbledore, where the children learn their own fighting and protective spells. Their secret soon becomes a reality, and it is regarded as a conspiracy to overthrow the authorities. Dumbledore, the principal, wants to be taken into custody, but he leaves Hogwarts. Umbridge becomes the new director.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" continues with the fact that the protagonist falls asleep during the exam, sees a bad dream, goes to the Forbidden Forest, with festals flies to the ministry, meets with Volan de Mort and the Death Eaters. Harry Potter learns of the prophecy, according to which only he and no one else can defeat the Dark Lord.

The penultimate part of the series in 2005

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was written in the original in 2005, and in the same year came out her Russian translation.

The Ministry of Magic has a new minister named Rufus Scrimgeour. Harry learns about the Club of Slugs, accidentally overhearing the conversation, but under the influence of magic becomes immobilized. Disrupting, the main character goes to school and learns that they have another teacher.

A young wizard accidentally finds an old textbook, which tells how to make a potion, signed as the property of the Half-Blood Prince. According to the marks of the former owner of this manual, Harry Potter becomes the best in the Potions classes, so he wins the potion of absolute luck. Potter goes to the Slugs Club for a party.

On the way back, the hero can not get into his hostel, so he stops at Dumbledore. Here he learns about the secret of the Horcruxes. Then he will face a duel with Mafloy, a meeting with the infernals, a journey to the cave, the tower of Astronomy, the death of Professor Dumbledore, as well as a duel with Snape and defeat. But the faithful comrades Harry console him.

Final part

Our description of the events of the "Harry Potter" series is coming to an end. The sequence of parts completed in 2007 published the final novel of the series. His translation into Russian appeared also this year. This book is called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

In this work Volan de Mort wants to steal the main character. Harry was taken under heavy protection by the Order of the Phoenix. The boy's enemy is killing Charity Barbage, a professor of mathology, for writing an instructive article about her good relationship with the muggles.

The final

The main character reads Dumbledore's obituary. The wand of the Dark Lord is destroyed by Harry's Wand. The main hero is pursued by the Death Eaters. Hermione, Ron and Harry decide to get a cross.

"Harry Potter: prehistory"

A short text that stands out in 2008 is a short text describing a case that occurred during the youth of Sirius Black (later Godfather Harry) and James Potter - his father. This story, consisting of 800 words, is a prequel to the series, written in the framework of the fundraising organized by the network of Waterstones stores.