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Going Deep in Harry Potter

16.6k voters20 Legendary Moments In The Harry Potter Books That Should Have Been In The MoviesHarry Potter is a widely celebrated book series turned movie franchise. However, the transfer to the big screen has meant fan-favo...

Hermione Granger

1.5k voters12 Ways Hermione Granger Is The True Hero Of The PotterverseHarry Potter might be the Chosen One, but true Potterheads know Hermione Granger is the real hero of J.K. Rowling's Potterverse. Y...

4k voters'Harry Potter' Characters Who Were Done Dirty By The MoviesNo matter your experience with the Harry Potter franchise, you've undoubtedly heard - dozens of times - that "the books are better...

788.7k viewsAll the Historical References In Harry PotterMany have fallen in love with the Harry Potter series and the fantastical wizarding world created by JK Rowling. Harry Potter's hi...

80.4k votersThe Craziest Harry Potter Fan Theories That Could Be TrueThere’s nothing like a batch of Harry Potter fan theories straight out of the piping hot cauldron of the internet to make the day ...

The Wizarding World

7.2k voters19 Criticisms Of The 'Harry Potter' Series From Fans That Are Totally ValidWhile the Harry Potter series is beloved by many, it's fair to say that there are many fans who have some valid criticisms of the ...

Lord Voldemort (Character)

8.3k votersDumbledore Was Just As Bad, If Not Worse, Than VoldemortThroughout the Harry Potter series, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore acts as a benevolent force who guides Harry and his fr...

601 voters16 Ways The 'Harry Potter' Universe Is More Messed Up Than It SeemsThere's no doubt the Harry Potter universe suffers from a lack of logic, such as keeping the entrance to the Hogwarts Express in b...

The Wizarding World

347 votersThe Most Powerful Wands In 'Harry Potter'The level of power each Harry Potter character wields varies, based primarily on the witch or wizard's skills at casting magical s...

15.5k votersExistential Horrors Lurking In The Harry Potter UniverseThe wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling is ostensibly whimsical and charming. But when you really think about it, it becomes p...

32.2k votersHuge Things Everybody Learned About Harry Potter AFTER The BooksIt’s been decades since the world was introduced to Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the author who created his magical world. Since ...

5.1k votersHarry Potter Plot Holes You Don't Need A Pensieve To SeeFirst, let's get one thing out of the way: Harry Potter is arguably the greatest series in literary history. Not surprisingly, the...

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

434 votersHogwarts Should Really Have Been Shut Down Years AgoEven if you've only skimmed a Harry Potter book or watched one or two of the films, it only takes a moment to realize Hogwarts sho...

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

662 voters12 Ways Going To Hogwarts Would Be A Seven-Year Waking NightmareA generation of children dreamt of getting their Hogwarts acceptance letter in the mail, but would Hogwarts be fun to attend for r...

The Wizarding World

10.8k votersUtterly Genius Foreshadowing In 'Harry Potter' That Most Fans Completely MissedAs most fans of the series already know, the Harry Potter books are filled to the brim with subtle, clever moments of foreshadowin...

450.5k viewsAll the References to Harry Potter in Fantastic Beasts You Definitely MissedThe Harry Potter universe is a rich world filled with dense histories and characters who are related to each other with gossamer-t...

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

811 votersThe Best Members of GryffindorWho is the best and bravest Gryffindor from the Harry Potter franchise? There may be differences between the Harry Potter book ser...

2.6k votersThe Luckiest Characters In The ‘Harry Potter’ Film FranchiseHarry Potter may be one of the most beloved series of young adult novels ever written. J.K. Rowling was the first author to earn o...

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

2.2k votersFans Are Realizing That Living In Hogwarts Would Actually Be A Nightmare, And It's HilariousAt first glance, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry seems like the most beautiful, magical place in all the fictional worl...

288 votersAlbus Dumbledore Decisions From 'Harry Potter' That Prove He Wasn't Great At Being A Good GuyAlbus Dumbledore was the beloved headmaster of Hogwarts who aided Harry Potter and his friends in their attempts to defeat Voldemo...