21st JUNE 2003

This book series is one of my absolute favourites. It linked me together with a group of other people who, through this series, could keep on believing in things that we thought we had grown out of when we were children.

I am of course, talking about Harry Potter.

On this day in 2003, British fantasy author J.K Rowling's fifth HArry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released, becoming the fastest selling book ever.

Three years since the release of the previous Harry Potter novel, The Order of the Phoenix follows, for those of you who are clearly living in a box with monks, the fifth year of schooling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for Harry, Hermione and Ron, and the rest of the Potter book characters we know and love.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has now sold over 55 million copies worldwide. It was made into the fifth Potter movie in 2007.

The first Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", release in 1997, is still the most popular of the series, with over 120 million copies sold.

My favourite was always the fourth one and then the third. Surprisingly, I was never actually that big of a fan of the fifth one. But I will always love this series!

It was one of the first 'novel' books that I ever read. I love the movies. I love the characters and the actors.

And I will keep hoping and dreaming that one day, my letter from Hogwarts will find its way to me. Despite the fact that I am no longer eleven.

I'll make it to Hogwarts one day!








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