Cultural object for Harry Potter

The cultural object that I have chosen is more than one thing. It is the Harry Potter book series. This is my cultural artifact because I feel that is the start of the Harry Potter craze. The books provide the history and back story and is truly what got the Harry Potter fans interested in the series in the first place. Nothing more would have happened with the series if it wasn't for the books. Everything has stemmed from them. Whether it be the movies, the online websites, the college Quidditch teams or the Universal Studios Harry Potter world... It all dates back to the books!