All The Seven Harry Potter Books in Order

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling is perhaps one of the best fictional magic series written in the last century. An incredibly imagined and planned fantasy, Harry Potter is a story that follows the prodigious boy wizard as he prepares to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and learns about his past as well as his destiny to fight Voldemort.

The book features various other characters, both Muggles and Wizards, his two best friends – Ron and Hermione and the ever noble Professor Dumbledore.

Let us read about the books in series of their release as every Potterhead would agree that it is impossible to rank these books otherwise.

7 Harry Potter Books (Series) in Order:

#1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:

In the book that started it all, Harry Potter learns about his true identity on the eve of his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard, famous in the magical world as the ‘boy who lived’ against Lord Voldemort as a baby. He is first introduced to the magic world by a hairy but friendly giant, Hagrid. Harry also meets Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express, and shares the same house with them - Gryffindor: the house of the brave.

From escaping Snape’s curse in his first Quidditch match to catching (well technically) the golden snitch  — there’s never a dull moment in this novel.

Sorcerer’s Stone is a well-balanced book which contains exciting action, growing friendships and touching emotion, as Harry finds a true family in his two best friends after years of misery with his muggle family - The Dursleys.

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#2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts and find the muggle-born under attack by the heir of Lord Voldemort. The petrified attacks send Hogwarts into a shock. So naturally, Young Harry and his friends took it upon themselves to solve another mystery. Harry uses the mysterious flashbacks provided by the journal of Tom Riddle, a giant spider called Aragog and of course, Hermione. Harry opens the Chamber of Secrets with the help of an unlikely protagonist – The ghost of Moaning Myrtle and along with Ron, discovers the fascinating truth about Tom Riddle and his planned actions. The book contains gripping mystery and thrill along with some interesting characters and a beautiful tribute in the end to Hagrid.

#3 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:

Prisoner of Azkaban is a truly unique book in the sequence which introduces Dementors, Old friends of Harry’s late father and the prisoner of Azkaban himself. As a result, the Dementors infiltrate Hogwarts in search of Black. Harry has a bad introduction to the Dementors, which causes him to faint on the train and lose a Quidditch match in the process. The novel introduces Professor Remus Lupin, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and a school friend of Harry’s late father. He teaches Harry the Patronus Charm which is powered by one’s happiest memories to protect him from Dementors.

Ron and Hermione keep quarrelling regarding their pets, Crookshanks the cat and Scabbers the rat. However, the subplot turns out to be one of the biggest twists of the series which is revealed later. In this book, a vulnerable side of Harry is deployed where he needs to get in touch with his feelings and accept his past. The latter part of Prisoner of Azkaban is the beginning of the darker side of the series.

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#4 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:

It’s an exciting year as Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament, in which students from three major wizarding academies will compete. In spite of only students aged seventeen or older being eligible for the competition, the ceremonial Goblet of Fire selects Harry as the fourth Triwizard Champion. The book follows a sequence of adventures and the challenges of the tournament. The ending, however, takes a shocking turn of events and definitely shifts the tone of the series to a more dark and mature side. The Yule Ball gives a peek at comedy, teenage love spells and school dances. Goblet of Fire is excellently written and follows a thrilling path all the way to the end.

#5 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is perhaps the least favourite of many Potterheads. The book gets political as the Ministry of Magic continues to deny all rumours regarding Lord Voldemort’s revival and refuses to take action in fear of upsetting the public.

JK Rowling also introduces undoubtedly one of the most hated characters of the series in Dolores Umbridge, the highly sadistic Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

Harry also keeps having frequent visions of Voldemort in his sleep and must take Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape to prevent them. This is a different kind of torture, with Snape and Harry invading the private memories of each other and creating a further rift between the two. However, this is what really makes it such an authentic and captivating narrative. Towards the end of OOTP, Harry becomes stronger and motivated to kill Lord Voldemort.

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#6 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

In this penultimate book where Harry learns about Voldemort’s family and his origin, Dumbledore prepares Harry for a future battle with Voldemort. The novel, however, takes a huge turn when Dumbledore’s plan is revealed.

Harry also suspects Malfoy and his family to be colluding with Voldemort and begins tracking him on the Marauder’s Map. Harry finds a second-hand textbook which included tips and tricks from the mysterious “Half-Blood Prince,” making him an instant hit with his new potions professor Slughorn. The book ends with a nerve-racking scene and sets it up perfectly for the finale of the series.

#7 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:

Harry vows to destroy every one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. These Horcruxes are objects containing pieces of Voldemort’s soul, which make him immortal. To stand a chance at killing Voldemort face-to-face, he’ll need to find and destroy the Horcruxes first. The finale of this series has a bit of everything in it. From Action packed scenarios to Harry discovering one of the most shocking twists of the entire series, Deathly Hallows is a masterpiece inked on a thousand pages presenting a fitting end to the characters of Harry and his friends, the series and a poignant sense of it all ending.

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