The Stories:
February 5 – Fred, George, and Percy Weasley were cast for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
February 6 – Ain’t It Cool News interviewed Steve Kloves, the screenwriter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
February 8 – Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Dean Thomas were cast for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
February 15 – The first official Harry Potter movie site is launched.
February 25 – VIDEO – Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone online.
March 1 – Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them were published.
March 12 – Raincoast Books interviewed J.K. Rowling on the Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them books and the Comic Relief charity.
April 27 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was voted Children’s Book of the Year.
July 27 – VIDEO – EA Games announced the release of a video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to coincide with the release of the film adaptation.
November 16 – The film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released.
November 19 – Works on the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets started.