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Harry Potter Facts Revealed!

As of 2008, Harry Potter books have sold approximately 400 million copies and has been translated into sixty seven languages.

Dumbledore is an old english word meaning Bumblebee.

As of 2005, if all the published copies, hardback and paperback, in all translation of the Harry Potter books were laid flat, edge to edge, they would entirely cover Brazil.

Harry Potter books made the American Library Association list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for five consecutive years. A challenge is a formal, written  complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.

J. K. Rowling was the first person to become a billionaire by writing books.

When Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban released in Great Britain, the publisher asked stores not to sell the book until schools were closed for the day to prevent truancy.

Rowling's books were the first children's books included on the New York bestseller list since E. B. White's Charlottes Web in 1952.

More than 16,000 children in the U.K. and U.S. auditioned for the role of Harry Potter.

Global Harry Potter first 24 hours book sales:
2003 The Order of the Phoenix - 5 Million
2005 The Half Blood Prince - 9 Million
2007 The Deathly Hollows - 11 Million
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Harry Potter Amazon Wishlist

If you are feeling generous and want to buy me a gift from my wish list, here is how you can do it:

• Click on my Harry Potter Amazon Wishlist to open my wish list page.

• Browse through the items and choose one or more that you want to buy for me.

• Click on the "Add to Cart" button next to the item. You can also click on the item name or image to see more details and reviews.

• When you are ready to check out, click on the "Proceed to Checkout" button in your cart.

• On the checkout page, you should see an option to ship the item to my address. It will not show you my actual address, but it will say something like "My Name's Gift Registry Address". Select that option and continue with the payment process.

• You can also leave a gift message for me if you want. Just check the box that says "This is a gift" and write your message in the text box.

• Complete your order and wait for the confirmation email from Amazon.

That's it! You have just made my day by buying me a gift from my wish list. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. I really appreciate it and I can't wait to receive your gift.

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