Major Works

The only series Rowling has ever published is the famed Harry Potter series. There are seven installments to the mainstream series, as well as three supplementary texts to the Potter series. The majority of the Potter series has been on the New York Times Bestseller List, with the first three topping the list at some point (hawes.com).

The series takes readers through the life of a boy who believes he is normal, when in fact, he is extraordinary. Harry Potter grew up like a normal child would have, but on his eleventh birthday discovers that he has the capability to perform magic. He sets off for one of the premier wizarding schools in Europe, Hogwars School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Over the next seven years of his life, Harry Potter encounters yearly threats on his life, primarily from a single assailant known as Lord Voldermort. Voldermort is the antithesis of good. Harry's struggles culminate in the last book when Harry finally kills the evil wizard. Multiple themes are encountered in the book including growing up, relationships, and facing your problems.

The supplementary texts aren't part of the series but rather an addition to the series. I suppose if you saw the main seven books as a straight line with seven points representing the books, the supplementary texts would be perpendicular to the main story line. It is somewhat a convoluted way of thinking about it, but that's about how to describe it.

"Adult New York Times Bestseller Listings", 5-3-10,