James Potter (series) James Potter (series) The "James Potter" series is an unofficial sequel-series of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe, written by G. Norman Lippert. The novel series centers around the character of James Sirius Potter, Harry Potter's son, a character who makes a fleeting appearance in the novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The series starts with his first year at Hogwarts, set one year before the end of the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series was intended to be released for free on Lippert's website in December 2007. J.K. Rowling threatened legal action against the book's publication
Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Doe. Outside these controversies, a number of particular incidents related to "Harry Potter" have also led, or almost led, to legal action. In 2005, a man was sentenced to four years in prison after firing a replica gun at a journalist during a staged deal for stolen copies of an unreleased "Harry Potter" novel, and attempting to blackmail the publisher with threats of releasing secrets from the book. Then in 2007 Bloomsbury Publishing contemplated legal action against the supermarket chain Asda for libel after the company accused them of overpricing the final "Harry Potter" novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly