Making and breaking records has become synonymous with Harry Potter books, the seventh and last instalment of which is slated to be launched on July 21.
With less than 72 hours left for its release, the final book in the series
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has already received a pre-order for about two million copies across the globe, which is well above the previous record of 1.5 million for the sixth instalment,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
A look at the Harry Potter effect shows that the stories of the boy wizard have always made it to the top 10 best-selling
books in the world.