 Seven years after the end of the Harry Potter book series, JK Rowling has released a new story online that offers a very brief glimpse of Harry, Ron and Hermione in their later years. All from the perspective of gossip columnist Rita Skeeter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in 2007, bringing an end to one of the most popular book series of all time. But the books and even the films were only the beginning to a much, much larger franchise. JK Rowling's book series started in 1997 with the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Since then, the seven books have gone on to make over $7.5 billion. And then there were the movies. Aside from launching the careers of Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, the eight Harry Potter movies have also made over $7 billion. The final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, is the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time. In fact, the seven other movies all rank in the list of the top 50 highest-grossing movies in the history of the world. So it's no surprise that the final film, which was released in 2011, was far from the end of the story. Since then, Universal Studios has teamed up with Rowling and Warner Bros., the studio behind the films, to create the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a fully interactive, high-tech theme park that immerses fans in the world of magic. The park opened in Orlando, Florida in 2010 and expanded this year. A similar park will open this summer at Universal Studios Japan, and a third version is planned for Universal Studios Hollywood for 2016. And it doesn't even end there. Rowling is also producing a stage production in London's West End that will focus on Potter's early years before heading to Hogwarts. And then there's Pottermore, a website which Rowling helped create. It gives fans details about the world of Harry Potter not given in the original series, as well as retells the original story in an interactive way and provides a platform for Rowling to release new material. But Rowling isn't stopping at just the story of Harry Potter. Based on Rowling's spin-off book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the film adaptation will be released November 18, 2016. So yeah, expect a lot of muggles and magic in the decade to come.
 Seven years after the end of the Harry Potter book series, JK Rowling has released a new story online
 that offers a very brief glimpse of Harry, Ron and Hermione in their later years.
 All from the perspective of gossip columnist Rita Skeeter.
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in 2007,
 bringing an end to one of the most popular book series of all time.
 But the books and even the films were only the beginning to a much, much larger franchise.
 JK Rowling's book series started in 1997 with the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
 Since then, the seven books have gone on to make over $7.5 billion.
 And then there were the movies.
 Aside from launching the careers of Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson,
 the eight Harry Potter movies have also made over $7 billion.
 The final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II,
 is the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time.
 In fact, the seven other movies all rank in the list of the top 50 highest-grossing movies
 in the history of the world.
 So it's no surprise that the final film, which was released in 2011,
 was far from the end of the story.
 Since then, Universal Studios has teamed up with Rowling and Warner Bros.,
 the studio behind the films, to create the Wizarding World of Harry Potter,
 a fully interactive, high-tech theme park that immerses fans in the world of magic.
 The park opened in Orlando, Florida in 2010 and expanded this year.
 A similar park will open this summer at Universal Studios Japan,
 and a third version is planned for Universal Studios Hollywood for 2016.
 And it doesn't even end there.
 Rowling is also producing a stage production in London's West End
 that will focus on Potter's early years before heading to Hogwarts.
 And then there's Pottermore, a website which Rowling helped create.
 It gives fans details about the world of Harry Potter not given in the original series,
 as well as retells the original story in an interactive way
 and provides a platform for Rowling to release new material.
 But Rowling isn't stopping at just the story of Harry Potter.
 Based on Rowling's spin-off book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,
 the film adaptation will be released November 18, 2016.
 So yeah, expect a lot of muggles and magic in the decade to come.