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The plot of the seven-book series chronicles seven years in the life of the orphan Harry, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. He attends Hogwarts , a school of magic, where he receives guidance from the headmaster Albus Dumbledore and becomes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry learns that during his infancy, the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort murdered his parents but was unable to kill him as well.

The plot of the series revolves around Harry's struggle to adapt to the wizarding world and defeat Voldemort. Harry is regarded as a fictional icon and has been described by many critics, readers, and audiences as one of the greatest literary and film characters of all time.

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He is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in all eight Harry Potter films. Harry also appears in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , which has been produced on stage since According to Rowling, the idea for Harry Potter and the novel series came to her while she was waiting for a train in She first conceived of Harry as a "scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy" who is unaware that he is a wizard.

She explained in a interview with The Guardian : "Harry had to be an orphan—so that he's a free agent, with no fear of letting down his parents, disappointing them Then there's the security. Having a child of my own reinforces my belief that children above all want security, and that's what Hogwarts offers Harry. The death of Rowling's mother in December inspired her to write Harry as a boy longing for his dead parents.

She explained that his anguish became "much deeper" and "much more real" than in earlier drafts because she related to it herself. She explained that he came "out of a part of me". Rowling has claimed that Harry is a suitable real-life role model for children.