List of chapters in the Harry Potter novels

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (June 23, 1991 - June 20, 1992)

Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (July 31, 1992 - June 19, 1993)

The follow-up to "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" finds young wizard Harry Potter and his friends, Ron and Hermione, facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to discover a dark force that is terrorizing the school. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (July 30, 1993 - June 18, 1993)

Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts starts off badly when he learns deranged killer Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban prison and is bent on murdering the teenage wizard. While Hermione's cat torments Ron' sickly rat, causing a rift among the trio, a swarm of nasty Dementors is sent to protect the school from Black. A mysterious new teacher helps Harry learn to defend himself, but what is his secret tie to Sirius Black? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (August 23, 1994 - July 3, 1995)

The fourth book in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with his friends, Ron and Hermione. There is an upcoming tournament between the three major schools of magic, with one participant selected from each school by the Goblet of Fire. When Harry's name is drawn, even though he is not eligible and is a fourth player, he must compete in the dangerous contest. <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (August 1, 1995 - June 25, 1995)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil. <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (June 28, 1996 - June 7, 1996)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">As Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for students. Though Harry suspects there are new dangers lurking within the castle walls, Dumbledore is more intent than ever on preparing the young wizard for the final battle with Voldemort. Meanwhile, teenage hormones run rampant through Hogwarts, presenting a different sort of danger. Love may be in the air, but tragedy looms, and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (July 19, 1997 - May 2, 1997)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.488;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Philosopher;color:#222222;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Without the guidance and protection of their professors, Harry, Ron and Hermione begin a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the sources of Voldemort's immortality. Though they must rely on one another more than ever, dark forces threaten to tear them apart. Voldemort's Death Eaters have seized control of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, and they are searching for Harry even as he and his friends prepare for the ultimate showdown.