HarryPotterisaseriesofsevenfantasynovelswrittenbyBritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ThebookschronicletheadventuresoftheeponymousadolescentwizardHarryPotter,togetherwithRonWeasleyandHermioneGranger,hisbestfriends.ThecentralstoryarcconcernsHarry'sstruggleagainsttheevilwizardLordVoldemort,whokilledHarry'sparentsinhisquesttoconquerthewizardingworld,afterwhichheseekstosubjugatetheMuggle(non-magical)worldtohisrule.