Article from Newsweek.com
Had Harry Potter, the beloved fictional character created by author J.K. Rowling, been a real person, he would be celebrating his 39th birthday today.
Fans of the Harry Potter series first read about the Wizarding World in 1997, but Harry was born years earlier, in 1980. Rowling gave the young wizard the birthday of July 31, the same as her own.
While fans technically first met Harry when he was a baby, their real introduction to the leading character was shortly before he turned 11. In a clip from the film, which is often shared on social media around his birthday, Harry, being portrayed by actor Daniel Radcliffe, is seen making a cake for himself out of the dirt on the floor. A short while later, the door of the place where the Dursley family is staying is knocked down and Rubeus Hagrid gifts Harry a proper birthday cake.
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