New Harry Potter installment

The hugely anticipated eighth story in the Harry Potter canon, The Cursed Child, is being staged as a two-part play at London’s Palace Theatre, with the script also available to buy in book form

Play premiere: Jul 30, 2016

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Set 19 years after events in Deathly Hallows, play focuses on Harry’s middle child, Albus Severus Potter, and his struggle to come to terms with his family’s legacy

Script book: Jul 31, 2016

The Philosopher’s Stone*

Jun 26, 1997 Harry, raised by his miserable aunt and uncle, has no idea he’s a wizard

The Chamber of Secrets

Jul 2, 1998 Something is turning students at Hogwarts to stone

The Prisoner of Azkaban

Jul 8, 1999 Sirius Black has escaped from prison and is looking for Harry

The Deathly Hallows 

Jul 21, 2007 Harry completes his journey from boy to man, and faces his old foe

The Half-Blood Prince 

Jul 16, 2005 Voldemort looks invincible, but Harry may have a solution

The Order of the Phoenix Jun 21, 2003

Harry faces challenges at every turn from nemesis Voldemort

The Goblet of Fire July 8, 2000

Midway through his training, Harry must take part in Triwizard Tournament

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set in 1920s New York. Movie and screenplay: Nov 19, 2016

JK Rowling: Value of Harry Potter global brand estimated at $15 billion

*“The Sorcerer’s Stone” in U.S.

Sources: MuggleNet, Bloomsbury, Pottermore, Amazon, Harry Potter Wiki

Pictures: AP, © J.K. Rowling/Warner Bros./Bloomsbury