It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone enchanted millions of children and adults alike. Seven books, eight movies, one play and countless fan fiction editions later, the story about an orphaned boy wizard remains one of the best-selling book series of all time, with 450 million copies sold. Author J.K. Rowling was an out-of-work single mom at the time she wrote Sorcerer’s Stone. And the book is as much a coming-of-age story about a boy as it is about the power of a mother’s love. Harry’s mother, after all, sacrifices her life for her son. “[Voldemort] didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark,” Rowling wrote of Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar. So when a mother’s love for her baby and for Harry Potter come together, well, magic happens. And make for some adorable fan photos. Image: Ruffolo PhotographyLet us sleep for in dreams we enter a world that’s entirely our own." Image: Ruffolo PhotographyThis baby is ready for a Quidditch match. But first—nap time. Image: Wendi AndreykoEven Professor Umbridge couldn’t resist this sweet baby. Image: Alli Nicole PhotographyOkay, this photo shoot is lit. Image: Hannah AdamsLooks like this mini-HP brewed up the Potion for Dreamless Sleep. Image: Nicole Maddalone PhotographyUh-oh, did baby get caught in the Whomping Willow? Image: Patricia Tan-TiradosTen points for Gryffindor—and another one for this adorable wizard. Image: Rachael Wilson PhotographyShort stack, meet tall stack of Harry Potter books. Image: Sweet Sparrow StudiosThis kid: signed, sealed, delivered to Potter’s world. Image: Tarah HoxsieMy word, this happens to us all the time. Image: Lasanthi Benedict PhotographyWingardium leviosa! There’s no other explanation for baby floating on this shelf (note the fine print). Image: Candi Cane PhotographyBack-to-school essentials: books, check. Owl, check. Wand, check. Image: @Elyce_TamaraWearing his school colors, and nothing else. Image: Jessica Ashley PhotographyThe scarf says Gryffindor. The open book is pure Ravenclaw. Image: @jpphotographsnoahAll aboard the Hogwarts Express. Image: @babydocemaria/Baby acing her first Potions class. Image: @michele.beautycounter"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!” Image: @cx.photoartistryThis wizard is so cute he could cast a spell in his sleep. Image: Victoria Kinder Photography / Crafty Creations by Stephanie"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” #truth
