Seven books in order
The source sequence is the clearest route through Harry’s story.
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Harry’s seven-year journey is the centre of a much older and wider wizarding history, with earlier conflicts, later lives and forgotten mysteries around the school.
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Hogwarts has centuries of stories in its walls.
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Begin with Philosopher’s Stone in book or film form. Save Fantastic Beasts for later and treat Hogwarts Legacy as an official adjacent story—not assumed book canon.
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The list follows in-universe chronology. Era and continuity remain visible on each record.
Showing 15 of 15 released stories.
- Licensed original game storyNon-canon
Hogwarts Legacy
A student in the 1800s uncovers ancient magic and a hidden conflict long before Harry arrives at Hogwarts.
- Movie / film seriesCanon
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Begins a film prequel branch decades before Harry Potter.
- Movie / film seriesCanon
The Crimes of Grindelwald
Continues the Fantastic Beasts branch.
- Movie / film seriesCanon
The Secrets of Dumbledore
The third released Fantastic Beasts film.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityHarry’s first year at Hogwarts introduces the school, its friendships and the mystery surrounding the Philosopher’s Stone. Published as Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityHarry returns for a second year as a hidden chamber, a series of attacks and the school’s past begin to converge.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityHarry’s third year expands the history of his parents, introduces Sirius Black and changes what he understands about the night they died.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityThe Triwizard Tournament widens the wizarding world and pushes the series from school mystery into its larger conflict.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityWith the Ministry resisting the truth, Harry and his friends build their own defence while the conflict enters Hogwarts directly.
- Story across book, movie, audio and gameCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityDumbledore guides Harry through Voldemort’s history while a dangerous plan unfolds inside the school.
- Story across book, movies, audio and gamesCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovie↗Search JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGame↗Search IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityThe final search takes Harry, Ron and Hermione beyond Hogwarts and brings the central conflict to its conclusion.
- Companion book / audiobookCanon
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — Hogwarts textbook
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonNewt Scamander’s annotated creature guide is a companion text, not the same underlying story as the 2016 film that shares its name.
- Companion book / audiobookCanon
Quidditch Through the Ages
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonA compact in-world history of Quidditch, its teams and the evolution of the sport.
- Story collection / audiobookCanon
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
ReadBook / comic↗Search Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonListenAudiobook / audio↗Search Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanonFive wizarding fairy tales include the story central to the Deathly Hallows legend.
- Stage story / playscriptCanon unclear
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
ReadPublished playscript↗Find a script editionCanon unclearExperienceStage production↗Official production siteCanon unclearA later-stage story follows the next generation at Hogwarts and presents a time-bending continuation after the original series.
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Eight Harry Potter films
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