The Harry Potter Series by J K Rowling

[Terrence]

The series took the world by storm. Her first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, was real literary magic and enmeshed the reader. Her next two books were not that “magical”, but nevertheless still continued to enthrall the reader. Her balance four books were “ordinary” books. However, by then the reader was thoroughly hooked and continued to read till the very end of the very last chapter of the 7th novel.
I was one of those readers!

[Bunnita (Worth Reading It?)]

Terrence wrote: "The series took the world by storm. Her first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, was real literary magic and enmeshed the reader. Her next two books were not that “magical”, but neve..."

What do you mean by "ordinary"? I found as the series went on it became more complicated and intense

[Terrence]

Harry Potter: Book or Movie?

The Harry Potter movies were magnificent and many came to know Harry Potter through them. Most of them never cared to read the books!
However, though I liked the movies, I liked the books much more. The "magic" of the books was not there in the movies. Moreover, it is difficult to condense in a movie all the stuff contained in a whole book.

[Terrence]

Some of the Main Characters in the Series

Harry Potter is, of course, the hero of the series, the boy destined to finish off Lord Voldemort, the villain of the series.

Hermione Granger is the main heroine of the series. Though she comes from a "non-magical" family, she is a “know-all” of all things magical! Her knowledge of magic helps Harry a great deal in his quest to vanquish Lord Voldemort.

Ginny Weasley can also be termed a heroine of the series. She plays a vital role in the second book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". And, of course, she eventually marries Harry Potter.

Ron Weasley is Harry’s best friend and takes part in all his adventures, together with Hermione Granger.


Draco Malfoy is a “villain” of the series. He baits Harry continually throughout school and then, as an adult, he becomes one of the "dark lord's" supporters. However, at the very end he does appear to repent of his ways.

[Book Concierge]

I watched only the first movie.
I've read 6 of the books ... frankly by book 4 I was bored. But occasionally it fits a challenge, so I'm "saving" book 7 for that challenge that nothing else will fill.

[⚜️XAR]

Terrence, some of what you posted in your character list is spoilers for events of the books. (I'm specifically referencing your Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy entries.) I know it is easy to assume that EVERYONE has read the entire series, but as you can see from some posts that follow the character list post, not everyone has finished it! If what you post could ruin the book/series for others, please put it under a spoiler tag using the HTML codes found at the top of the comment box. (Hint: It is listed with the < > keys entries under that link)