Image copyrightPOTTERMORE/BLOOMSBURY/TWITTERIt’s 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – the first Harry Potter novel by JK Rowling that began one of the most successful book and film franchises of the past two decades.
To mark the occasion fans have taken to social media to share their tributes.
More than 60,000 tweets were generated in the first 24 hours using the hashtag #HarryPotter20 which is trending worldwide.
Tweets have been building over the past week as many social media users – particularly from the millennial generation who grew up with the coming of age tale – have been sharing why they think the books are more than just good stories.
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Image copyright@INLUVWIDCHRIS/TWITTERSome people shared quotes from the book, and images and memes from the films to mark the anniversary.
One Twitter user uploaded a gif of an emotional Ron Weasley with the post: “There’s nothing that makes you feel old quite like Harry Potter being 20 #HarryPotter20″.
Others thanked the author JK Rowling whose manuscript of the first book was rejected a number of times before being published in 1997 with a print run of just 500 copies.
[Source”timesofindia”]