Harry Potter is the main character in a series of seven fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling, about a young wizard's life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his conflict with the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. The story follows Harry as he discovers his magical identity on his eleventh birthday, makes close friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and learns to defeat Voldemort, who murdered Harry's parents but failed to kill him as an infant. The series has been adapted into a popular film franchise, and its success has spawned a global phenomenon of books, movies, and merchandise