
Harry Potter has reached 20 — a ripe old age for a boy wizard. And to celebrate the milestone, faithful readers will be getting presents. Bloomsbury — which publishes the J.K. Rowling books — is putting out four new editions of Potter. Each will be dedicated to one of the houses at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. The first Harry Potter novel was released 20 years ago yesterday. It was called “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” It has since gone on to sell more than 450 million copies worldwide — and has been translated into 79 languages.


