Even Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is shocked by the endurance of Harry Potter. The franchise began with the publication of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in June 1997. The book series ran until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in July 2007. The movie franchise, meanwhile, began with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on November 16, 2001, and ended with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 on July 15, 2011.
