Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the first massive book in the series at 600 pages the initial three are normal lengths, but after the Goblet of Fire they would all be enormousfirst book in the series to be published at the same time in the US and the UK, with a record-setting combined first printing of more than five million copies.
The book was released for the first time on a Saturday so that children would be able to start reading it immediately, and it may have been this that allowed for the first midnight release parties, now a famous part of Pottermania. Enthusiasm for the series only increased throughout the decade, and in 2007, when the final book was published, it sold 11 million copies in 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history. The influence of these books has been vast and varied.
In 2007, TIME named Rowling a runner-up for Person of the Year.
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