Yes, it's 20 years since JK Rowling released Harry Potter on to the world and changed everything.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was practically impossible for Rowling to get published. It took her 12 times before a publisher agreed to publish the novel in 1997. The first book spawned 6 others and 8 blockbuster films.
The book has been published in over 67 languages. Religious media outlets reviewed the book as a dangerous ode to magic and witchcraft which is 'against' Christian teaching. One Christian reviewer wrote:
Regardless of how magic is portrayed in the series, we need to remember that witchcraft in real life can and does lead to death—the forever and ever kind.
The Harry Potter theme park, The Cursed Child Play, the Harry Potter studios in London and the installment to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them means the magical world of HP won't be disappearing anytime soon.
Here are all the beautiful Twitter reactions to the 20th anniversary:
This dog is all of us
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Still waiting on my letter from Hogwarts #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/ez1S4QJmlY
— Doug The Pug (@itsdougthepug) June 26, 2017
If Harry Potter was ever to become a musical they should contact this lad
Harry Potter in 99 Seconds. #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/d5DN1GEndO
— . (@earthh_universe) June 26, 2017
Puberty really does change a person
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Puberty hit them like a bus pic.twitter.com/eDtpUSq8zB
— Hogwarts Logic (@HogwartsLogic) June 26, 2017
Harry Potter remembered via rap
⚡️Celebrating 20 years of #HarryPotter20⚡️
cc: @noah_mavu pic.twitter.com/LrlULkgnfo
— HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) June 26, 2017
The moment the trio officially became the trio
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“There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other…” #20YearsOfHarryPotter #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/Dfgjg4hIhM
— Harry Potter World (@PotterWorldUK) June 26, 2017
JK Rowling with auburn hair
June 26, 1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in the UK! #20YearsofHarryPotter #20YearsofMagic #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/VOmMKzYBPT
— Harry Potter Memory (@PotterMemory) June 26, 2017
Always remember...
Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.#HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/lHK048m0dl
— Ginger_AVGN (@ginger_avgn) June 26, 2017
Can you believe it's twenty years? I'm not crying, you're crying!
