How many books are in the main Harry Potter series?

There are seven books in the main Harry Potter series. J. K. Rowling’s original story follows Harry from his first year at Hogwarts through the defeat of Lord Voldemort, with each novel covering roughly one stage of his school years.

The books were published between 1997 and 2007: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. The first novel is called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States.

A common mix-up comes from the films. The seven novels became eight movies because The Deathly Hallows was divided into Part 1 and Part 2. Other Wizarding World books, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, are companion works rather than additional novels in the main series. The play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is also separate from the original seven-book sequence.