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Lists about the wizarding world that captured the imaginations of children and adults alike and forever changed the way we view owls, brooms, and round eyeglasses.

Child Stars

When J.K. Rowling&rsquo;s wildly-popular and bestselling Harry Potter book series was adapted for the screen, fans finally got to see their favorite characters in the flesh. The Harry Potter universe practically had a meltdown as fans lined up for hours outside of theaters &ndash; just as they had outside book stores &ndash; to see the movies based on the books they had come to love. The Harry Potter movies made stars out of their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cast-of-harry-potter-first-vs-last-movie/mallory-weiler" target="_blank">younger cast members </a>and introduced all kinds of notable British actors to a new generation. So what&#39;s the Harry Potter cast up to today?&nbsp;

The eight-picture Harry Potter run has seen the likes of BAFTA, Oscar, and Golden Globe winners, screen and stage legends, knights, and even a grand dame. You probably heard about Emma Watson&#39;s new duties as a UN Ambassador, but how about Luna Lovegood? What has she been in since Potter? And what about Neville Longbottom? Is he still a mousy looking, timid boy? (Hint: the answer is NO.)

Since&nbsp;the book and film series have come to a close, the Harry Potter <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-actors-share-their-memories/klindell" target="_blank">actors have had plenty to say</a> about their experiences on set, but what are thos<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cast-of-harry-potter-first-vs-last-movie/mallory-weiler" target="_blank">e actors up to&nbsp;now</a>? Let&rsquo;s see if the Sorting Hat has been kind in real life.

Hermione Granger

The top Harry Potter characters come from a rich universe crafted on the page and adapted to the screen, giving us some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-film-adaptations-of-young-adult-novels/randolph">best movie adaptations from books</a> of all time. Since the Harry Potter universe is one where there are 75 (75!) main characters in the Harry Potter movies and books, there&#39;s little surprise that they are some of the most beloved (and hated) characters of all time.

That said, the question in front of us is &quot;who are the best Harry Potter characters?&quot; and it is a tough one to answer. Do you go for the obvious and choose Harry the hero, or pay respect to Voldemort, one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movie-villains-of-all-time">best movie villains of all time</a>? Do you go for brains with Hermione or charm with George &amp; Fred? These are the questions we&#39;re confronted with when attempting to name the greatest Harry Potter characters ever.

Since both the Harry Potter books and movies can be taken into account, it&#39;s up to you to decide if you want to vote for the popular Harry Potter characters as you imagined them or as they were portrayed on screen. Since the books are among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-selling-book-series-of-all-time/jeff419">best selling series of all time</a>, there&#39;s a good chance you&#39;ve read them and can compare notes with the movies. Your choice is yours, though; nobody&#39;s breaking out the Imperius curse so cast your vote for your favorite characters and make vote down the ones you don&#39;t like. And if there&#39;s a supporting Harry Potter character you feel belongs on the list, make sure to add them to this list of the top <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/luckiest-harry-potter-characters/renata-carmen" target="_blank">Harry Potter characters.</a> Of course, if you&#39;re forgetting some of the names or need pictures to jog your memory, you can use the list as a reference.

Fictional Places

The Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry is famously known for its magical studies, but surprisingly, the coolest rooms at&nbsp;Hogwarts have nothing to do with schoolwork. After all, when you go to boarding&nbsp;school at&nbsp;a stunning castle&nbsp;in the countryside, complete with towers, turrets, dungeons, courtyards,&nbsp;and grand halls, there are bound to be some impressive amenities and riveting secrets. Though most of the rooms and halls were explored by Harry Potter and his classmates in the book series, the films brought them to life in a whole new way. Now on <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/jk-rowling-harry-potter-reveals/lisa-waugh">J.K. Rowling's Pottermore site</a>, we're able to uncover even more inside-the-castle knowledge about Hogwarts (like how to get into the Hufflepuff Common Room)!&nbsp;Trust us, these cool Hogwarts castle rooms will make you want to pack your trunk, grab your favorite tawny owl, and catch the next bus to Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station in London.&nbsp;So what are the best rooms in Hogwarts? That's up to you to decide!

Fan Theories

There&rsquo;s nothing like a batch of Harry Potter fan theories straight out of the piping hot cauldron of the internet to make the day seem brighter. The Potter books and films are seemingly made for fan theories, with new ones popping up daily. Rowling&rsquo;s (or should we call her Rita?) vibrant world is dissected all the time despite the fact that the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&rsquo;s Stone, was published in 1997. Even Rowling enjoys Harry Potter universe theories. She particularly likes the one about Dumbledore being Death in the Deathly Hallows story of the Peverell brothers. She said, &ldquo;It fits.&rdquo;

But does the fan theory that Ginny slipped Harry a magical love roofie fit? Because for the longest time, it seemed like she was the only one carrying a torch, and Harry couldn&rsquo;t have cared less. How about this one: Dumbledore is actually Ron? And George Weasley is Willy Wonka? Yep, there are some pretty wild, yet fun, Harry Potter theories out there.

There are quite a few strongly-held Harry Potter fan theories that make sense. Like how Draco Malfoy is a werewolf. He&rsquo;s got that tortured thing going on. Is this the Dark Lord&rsquo;s doing? Did Voldy have Fenrir take a chunk out of Malfoy because he failed to deliver the prophecy, and this was something that happened to Death Eater&rsquo;s children when they messed up?

And with the addition of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/upcoming-movies-fall-2018/ranker-film" target="_blank">upcoming&nbsp;Fantastic Beasts series</a>, new theories have popped up. Is Credence Barebone Voldemort&#39;s&nbsp;dad? Is Percival Graves actually Gellert Grindelwald? Did Newt Scamander&nbsp;give Hagrid&nbsp;Aragog? So many theories sprouting up and&nbsp;will only grow as the five-film series rolls on.&nbsp;

Which Harry Potter fan theory makes the most sense? Point your wand at the ones you think are most likely to be true and levitate them up to the top (with your votes, that is).

Fantasy

If you haven&#39;t dreamed of attending Hogwarts, then you aren&#39;t a true Harry Potter fan. The one question each and every Potter devotee spends hours considering is this: What Hogwarts house am I in? It&#39;s an important query that could change the fate of would-be wizards the world over. While you can&#39;t really pop on the Sorting Hat and learn your fate - you CAN vote up the best, greatest, tip-toppiest of all the Hogwarts houses, right here on this list.

When it comes to the houses of Hogwarts, which is the best? Maybe you jump to everyone&#39;s go-to, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gryffindor-house-members-in-harry-potter/ranker-film" target="_blank">Gryffindor</a>, the house to which Harry himself (along with Ron, Hermione, and unlikely hero Neville Longbottom) belonged? Or perhaps IRL you are an introvert who loves to read, and think <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ravenclaw-house-members-in-harry-potter/ranker-film" target="_blank">Ravenclaw</a> sounds like a wonderful, quiet time. There are also those among Potterites who have a bit of rapscallion and mischievousness in their blood, leading them to favor <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/slytherin-house-members-in-harry-potter/ranker-film" target="_blank">Slytherin</a>, house of he who must not be named and other nefarious characters.

Take a moment to really consider the pros and cons of all the Harry Potter houses and cast your votes accordingly. You&#39;ll have to click the buttons, though - there&#39;s no vote-casting spell in the Potter universe that also works on the Internet.

Upon its release, the fantastical world of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harry-potter-books/ranker-books" target="_blank">J.K. Rowling&#39;s&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harry-potter-books/ranker-books" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> stole everyone&#39;s hearts. Years later, we&#39;re still finding out about ideas&nbsp;J.K.&nbsp;Rowling&nbsp;left&nbsp;out&nbsp;of Harry&nbsp;Potter&nbsp;books.

Part of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-to-worst-harry-potter-films-as-rated-by-fans-" target="_blank">the series&#39;&nbsp;massive success</a> stems from&nbsp;the wizarding world&#39;s wildly intricate rules and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-book-readers-hate-about-the-harry-potter-movies/stephanroget" target="_blank">rich history</a>; one&nbsp;that&nbsp;might have been quite&nbsp;different if J.K. Rowling didn&#39;t have a team of highly skilled editors by her side.

There are a number of Harry&nbsp;Potter&nbsp;plot&nbsp;points&nbsp;J.K. Rowling&nbsp;didn&#39;t&nbsp;use, and it&#39;s probably for the best. From a Sorting Hat that was little more than a lackluster collection of straws, to killing off the only admirable father figure in the whole series, these cut scenes from the Harry Potter books would have unarguably changed the wizarding world for the worse. 

Thankfully, these&nbsp;abandoned Harry Potter ideas were cut more thoroughly&nbsp;than Nearly Headless Nick&#39;s neck.

Severus Snape - Slain Over The Elder Wand

The Harry Potter series redefined children&#39;s publishing when it hit the market in 1997. Created by J.K. Rowling, the series follows the adventures of a young boy named Harry Potter who discovers that he&#39;s a wizard. While the series has many elements, Rowling insists that the books are mainly about death. Which makes sense: the&nbsp;Harry Potter books can be truly bleak at times.

There are many, many tragic fates in the Harry Potter series. The forces of good and evil are in conflict for the entirety of the series, which leads to some harsh Harry Potter character ends.

Many Harry Potter demises vary in method and the impact on the overall story. Some characters were finished off in combat.&nbsp;Others were tormented by dark magic,&nbsp;and many passed tragically.&nbsp;The hardest ones to handle were fan-favorite characters, which resulted in broken hearts around the world.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter film series, ranked from best movie to worst. Now that all eight&nbsp;films in the Harry Potter franchise have been released, we can look book on the complete collection to determine which were the best and worst individual films. Most fans agreed that the series got off to a relatively slow start, with the&nbsp;first two entries from director Chris Columbus - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's&nbsp;Stone&nbsp;and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets&nbsp;- taking a somewhat juvenile tone. Later films from Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, and David Yates expanded the mythology of the Potter Universe, took a somewhat darker and more realistic tone and expanded the scope of the films considerably, to great effect.The film series spanned an entire decade; the first entry, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's&nbsp;Stone,&nbsp;was released in 2001, and the final film, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2</a>&nbsp;arrived exactly 10 years later in 2011. The talents of four&nbsp;directors were involved, with David Yates taking on the bulk of the series, everything from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix&nbsp;on. Columbus and Yates are the only two filmmakers to return for more than one Potter&nbsp;film. Nonetheless, the movies' acting cast, writers, and some crew members remained remarkably consistent. Steve Kloves wrote all the Potter films (with assistance from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/j-k-rowling-books-and-stories-and-written-works/reference">Harry Potter&nbsp;author JK Rowling</a>) except for Order of the Phoenix,&nbsp;which was penned by Michael Goldenberg.The main cast of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively,&nbsp;are featured in all eight&nbsp;films, as did Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid, Alan Rickman as Professor Snape, Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall, and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy. Richard Harris portrayed Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two films, but passed away on October 25, 2002. He was replaced by Michael Gambon in all the films to follow.Vote for your favorite Harry Potter films or the Harry Potter movies you think are the best made. This list also include the Fantastic Beasts movies, which star Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, and Johnny Depp.

Harry Potter tattoos tend to be clever, full of reverence, and enduring. Probably a lot more enduring than, say, a Minions tattoo or a&nbsp;True Detectives season two tattoo. Leave it to the diehard fans to come up with some of the most fantastic, clever, and impressive Harry Potter tattoo designs in all the magical and muggle worlds.From the Deathly Hallows symbol to depictions of Luna’s beloved thestrals, Harry Potter tattoos cover seemingly every inch of J.K. Rowling’s storylines. (Although there is a severe lack of Moaning Myrtle tattoos out there.) Nevertheless, touching, clever, and elaborate Harry Potter tattoos are literally etched into each wearer’s very being. And in one guy’s case, his forehead. Just in time for his mug shot. Potter fans have very deep feelings about the series that emerged from the pen of J.K. Rowling over decades ago. They see their Harry Potter tattoos as a way to express themselves, feel connected, and identify with other Potter fans. They’ve drawn their Harry Potter tattoo designs from the book series and film franchise in myriad ways, producing some amazing Harry Potter tattoos. J.K. Rowling would be impressed. Well, maybe not so impressed with the shout out to Draco, but it’s still a rad tattoo. Across an array of Harry Potter tattoo ideas and designs, some fans have chosen simple messages and symbols. Other Potter devotees have used their skin as a sprawling canvas the production designers and directors of photography of the films should appreciate. Harry Potter tattoo designs also pay homage to their Voldemort or their Longbottom side. Sometimes both.&nbsp;Which one of these Harry Potter tattoo designs would you get? Choose your favorite from this list of Harry Potter tattoo pictures and images and upvote your love for this amazing fictional world and its many inspiring messages.

If you’re feeling down&nbsp;and need a spell of laughter cast on you, look no further than this list of short Harry Potter jokes to lift your spirits higher than a golden snitch. All the usual wizarding world punch lines are here, muggles, Hufflepuffs, and the Weasleys. And before you can say “Accio joke book,” never fear, there are so many jokes on this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-harry-potter-insults/ranker-film" target="_blank">Harry Potter one-liners</a> that you’ll be in stitches longer than it’s taken JK to write a follow up to everyone’s favorite series.If you get <a href="http://www.i-am-bored.com/?utm_source=Ranker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=Ranker" rel="nofollow">bored</a> with this list of funny Harry Potter puns (now why would you do that?), try translating the jokes into parselmouth, everyone would definitely think you very cool and not weird at all. We all know the best way to combat He Who Shall Not Be Named is with laughter, so put on your invisibility cloak and start learning these jokes. You never know when you’ll find yourself at a wizard convention fending off a pasty faced, no nosed, creep. So when you find yourself trapped under your uncle’s stairs and need something to do, why not check out our list of the funniest Harry Potter jokes? What else do you have to do? And don’t say practice quidditch, we’ve seen you fly, and you should just give it up.Take a break from practicing your patronus spell to vote on your favorite Harry Potter joke. And if you’re still scratching your head at this list, you just might be a muggle. After you are finished, head on over and vote on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/star-wars-jokes/jack-napier?publish=true" target="_blank">funniest Star Wars jokes</a> of all time.

Fan Made

Pretty much everyone on this planet&nbsp;familiar with pop culture is also familiar with the&nbsp;wizarding adventures of Harry Potter,&nbsp;but&nbsp;anime Harry Potter&nbsp;is a whole&nbsp;new realm&nbsp;of magic. Combining <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/popular-characters-as-ninja-turtles-fan-art/brandon-michaels">two beloved pieces of pop culture</a>, this list is stacked&nbsp;with Harry Potter cartoon characters reimagined in glorious anime style. Complete with heroes and villains, this list displays how fandom <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-fan-theories/lisa-waugh">can bring about entirely new layers to a franchise</a>.Some pieces capture Harry and co. in cutesy anime form while others take a serious approach, ensuring all bases are covered for your viewing pleasure. If you thought the thrill&nbsp;ended with the seventh book, these anime renditions of the Harry Potter universe will change your mind.

Severus Snape was infamous for his glares and snide comments... and also for his incredibly secretive, emotional journey throughout the Harry Potter series. Where would we be without Alan Rickman as the embodiment of the villain that we all learned to love - Professor Severus Snape? He brought the sneers, attitude, and sass of one of J.K. Rowling's most controversial characters to life, and now we're bringing you this definitive list of Snape's best glares. Whether you loved to hate him, or defended him as a&nbsp;misunderstood bad guy, this list of GIFs will bring back all of the Half-Blood Prince's most sassy memories.From his incredulous looks at the arrogant Mr. Potter, to the look he gave Professor Lupin when he stole the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher away from him, to commanding his potions class to turn to page 394, all your favorite Snape from Harry Potter glares are here. We'd like to honor Snape's trademark sneer, greasy hair, and immaculate robes in this tribute to the late Alan Rickman, in one of his most unforgettable roles. &nbsp;There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this list. Vote up the best Snape glares below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section.&nbsp;Will we remember him fondly? &quot;Always.&quot;&nbsp;

Believe it or not, there actually were some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-british-actors-not-in-harry-potter/anncasano" target="_blank">British people who weren&#39;t in Harry Potter</a>. Behind-the-scenes stories&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-harry-potter-actors-got-cast/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">are shared about the actors</a> who nearly landed parts in the series, but didn&#39;t due to scheduling or a director&#39;s vision. Some Americans even got close to snagging some famous roles, though any fan who knows their Harry Potter facts can tell you that author J.K. Rowling wouldn&#39;t have stood for that.

It&#39;s fun to speculate about some of the actors offered Harry Potter roles. What if Harry were American? What if Hermione hadn&#39;t been played by Emma Watson? What if Sir Ian McKellen&nbsp;had been Dumbledore? Even the late, great Robin Williams numbers among the actors almost in Harry Potter.

True, some actors&nbsp;missed out on big roles in the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-harry-potter-facts/nathan-gibson">Harry Potter universe</a>. But the movies are arguably perfect the way they are, continuing to win over viewers and inspire&nbsp;countless pieces of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-as-anime-fan-art/crystal-brackett">fan art</a>. Most movie-goers wouldn&#39;t have their Harry Potter casts any other way.

Throughout the Harry Potter films, fans are introduced to&nbsp;a wide array of powerful witches and wizards, some of whom&nbsp;are much nicer than others. When the chips are&nbsp;down, which character from the wizarding world would you most want to have your back? Below are the top contenders for the most powerful wizard in Harry Potter.

You&#39;ll be able to select your choice of magical back-up from&nbsp;characters in the Harry Potter series and&nbsp;the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Would you remain true to the powers of good, represented by Harry and Dumbledore, or jump ship to the dark side by teaming up with&nbsp;villains like Voldemort and&nbsp;Grindlewald?&nbsp;Vote up the characters you&#39;d most like to have on your side if you ever found yourself in the midst&nbsp;of a magical showdown.

The seven Harry Potter&nbsp;films first debuted in 2001, with&nbsp;the final installment arriving a decade later in 2011. For leads like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-actors-franchise/garri-chaverst" target="_blank">Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson</a>, a lot has changed over those years. Not only did they gain huge amounts of fame, but they also grew up over the span of the filming since it was in right smack-dab in the middle of their formative years. And while the&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;main cast spanned in ages 11 to 66, the most noticeably growth was with the younger cast members.&nbsp;

Like with many other franchises and series, we&#39;ve witnessed many stars <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-then-and-now/lisa-waugh" target="_blank">grow up in the spotlight</a>, but looking at the stark differences between their first appearance and their last in a particular role brings all of that change into the limelight.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Harry Potter spells are the best spells. The Bat-Bogey Hex, &ldquo;Reducto,&rdquo; and the good old &ldquo;Oculus Reparo&rdquo; all came out of the Harry Potter universe and the amazing mind of author J.K. Rowling, who&nbsp;made sure her beloved characters were well armed, no matter the situation. Whether Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest were preparing to fight Voldemort or just doing&nbsp;the dishes, they could use a spell or charm for just about any task in the&nbsp;magical world.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Plus, there&rsquo;s a rich Harry Potter spells list that has become a lexicon in everyday life.&nbsp;because there are so many Harry Potter charms and spells, we can&rsquo;t help but wonder how they would be used in Muggle life. Moving around would become more interesting;&nbsp;you&#39;d never be bothered during a movie again;&nbsp;or you&nbsp;could turn water into rum. Or how about throwing a protection shield around your house to keep burglars away?&nbsp;

There&rsquo;s a Harry Potter spell for just about every occasion, especially when the occasion calls for sardines to shoot out of a victim&rsquo;s nose. And who couldn&rsquo;t use a shot of Felix Felicis or Liquid Luck every now and again? Probably best to steer clear of Avada Kedavra and other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/darkest-harry-potter-spells-list/erin-maxwell" target="_blank">Dark Arts curses and spells</a> though.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What&rsquo;s your favorite Harry Potter charm or spell? Vote up&nbsp;the coolest spells and charms from the Harry Potter universe&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-wish-you-were-better-at/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">you wish you</a> could use in real life and get to work with a Harry Potter wand of your own!

An abundance of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-harry-potter-insults/ranker-film" target="_blank">funny comebacks</a> in&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;exist&nbsp;throughout the franchise, some as injurious as an Unforgivable Curse. In addition to his habit of sacrificing himself for the greater good, one of Harry’s most endearing qualities is his unparalleled skill as a sassmaster, a trait shared by many other characters in the Hogwarts universe. From Snape to Dudley to the Weasley twins, no wizard or muggle&nbsp;felt&nbsp;safe from savage Harry Potter comebacks. In fact, Harry Potter comeback quotes are&nbsp;widely prevalent in the wizarding world, with Ron, Hermione, and the brilliantly&nbsp;brutal Professor McGonagall delivering scorching burns even Madame Pomfrey&nbsp;can't soothe.While some of these Harry Potter comeback quotes only appeared in the films, most&nbsp;can be found in the books, where author J.K. Rowling unleashes the full extent of her burn prowess. Thanks to her expertise, funny&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;quotes shine brightly alongside <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes">the best quotes in the Harry Potter series</a>.&nbsp;Take your cues from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-jokes/jack-napier">this hilarious series</a>, and utilize&nbsp;these savage Harry Potter comebacks to shut down the&nbsp;Dursleys in your life. There's a new troll in the dungeon, and his name is Harry Potter.

Parenting

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The best <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/harry-potter-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Harry Potter</a> books are those favorite books from J.K. Rowling that chronicle the story of the young wizard Harry Potter and his crew of friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It’s hard to pick a favorite among the seven books in the best-selling book series in history but that won’t stop us from ranking all the best Harry Potter books below.Starting with the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&nbsp;(or Sorcerer's Stone, in the U.S.) released in 1997, the Harry Potter franchise has become more than a household name. It quickly became one of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-profitable-movies-of-all-time/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most profitable</a> empires in history. Between the hundreds of millions of books sold to the immensely popular film series and all of the tie-in merchandise and even a theme park that followed, Harry Potter is quite the big deal international phenomenon.So how do we rank the best to worst Harry Potter books? That’s a really good question. Some may adore the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, while others might be more in favor of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours of its release.However you rank the top Harry Potter <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-ten-best-fantasy-novels-or-best-fantasy-series/dragolite?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fantasy novels</a>, whether you’re a fan of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets or Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, or all of the above, rank them all right here!

After sorting out how you feel about which Hogwarts house you&#39;re in&nbsp;and waving hello to whatever wand chooses you, congratulations: you&#39;re ready for more advanced magic. Now it&#39;s time to find out what your Patronus will be when you belt out &quot;Expecto Patronum.&quot;&nbsp;All the Patronuses in Harry Potter, which&nbsp;repel&nbsp;Dementors or serve as messengers,&nbsp;are probably familiar to you.&nbsp;Harry&#39;s is a stag; Hermione&#39;s is an otter; Snape&#39;s is a doe; Professor McGonagall&#39;s&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dolores Umbridge&#39;s are cats. You might be less familiar with the Weasley twins&#39; Patronuses:&nbsp;magpies (a tidbit author J.K. Rowling <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1059936459124367362?lang=en" target="_blank">revealed in a tweet</a>&nbsp;in 2018 after the books were published).&nbsp;&nbsp;

You can take a quiz on the <a href="https://www.pottermore.com/features/what-is-a-patronus" target="_blank">Pottermore</a> website to find out which Patronus is yours - you&#39;ll wind up with one of more than 100 animals not included in the books or films, from an aardvark to a vulture. But just like you might want&nbsp;a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/every-harry-potter-wand/tamar-altebarmakian" target="_blank">wand</a> connected to a Harry Potter character,&nbsp;you might also wish you could conjure a Patronus connected to one of the characters in the series.

Be careful, however, about wishing you could choose a Patronus based on your favorite animal. As&nbsp;Rowling writes on Pottermore, <a href="https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/patronus-charm" target="_blank">Professor Catullus Spangle</a>, 18th-century expert on&nbsp;Charms, was wary of those whose Patronuses were favored creatures: &quot;It is my firm belief that such a Patronus is an indicator of obsession or eccentricity. Here is a wizard who may not be able to hide their essential self in common life, who may, indeed, parade tendencies that others might prefer to conceal.&quot;

Spangle&#39;s warning aside, vote up the Patronuses you most wish you could conjure.

A great deal of thought went into the design of the wands in the&nbsp;Harry Potter universe.&nbsp;Each wand is meant to reflect the personality of the witch or wizard who wields it. For example, Harry&rsquo;s wand is simple, but incredibly powerful, much like himself. Bellatrix&rsquo;s wand is crooked and resembles a bird&rsquo;s talon&nbsp;and is described by Ollivander as being &ldquo;unyielding,&rdquo; much like her.

Although <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-do-wands-work-in-harry-potter/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">Potter wandlore</a> isn&rsquo;t extensively explored in the series, it is significant. There&rsquo;s a profound bond between the wizard and the wand. For example, both Harry&rsquo;s and Voldemort&rsquo;s wands contain the same core -&nbsp;a phoenix feather from Fawkes. The wands, like Harry and Voldemort, are linked. Some characters, such as Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom, had more than one wand throughout the series because their first one was damaged or taken away.

Harry Potter wands are a key insight into the witch or wizard to which they belong. The key &quot;specs&quot; of a wand are its length, the type of wood it&#39;s made from, and the material at its core. For some of the characters - including Sirius Black - we don&#39;t have any of this information, or know one or two things about the person&#39;s wand.&nbsp;Just like the story itself, the magical accouterments of the Harry Potter universe are complex. Whether the character is a member of the Order of the Phoenix or got sorted into the House of Slytherin, their wand has significance.&nbsp;

And for your viewing pleasure, here are some dank pics of Potter wands.&nbsp;

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Most of the time, it&rsquo;s a controversial thing to say that a movie is better than the book it&rsquo;s based on. Film adaptations have a reputation for dumbing down their source material, serving as shortcuts for lazy students trying to cut corners on their book reports. But both the Harry Potter books and the films based on the series have equal standing in the hearts of many Potter fanatics. The films give expression to the stories we love, sometimes even eclipsing the original work of J.K. Rowling in the eyes of her loyal fans.

So which of the installments in the Harry Potter film series outshines the original novels? And where do the movie versions fall short? We broke it down with this handy scatterplot, comparing the results of two Ranker lists: <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-harry-potter-books/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">All Harry Potter Books</a>, Ranked Best to Worst, and All Harry Potter Movies, Ranked Best to Worst. Keep in mind, when we say a movie or book is &ldquo;bad,&rdquo; we mean relative to the other entries in their respective series: every book and movie on these lists was voted up by 64% of voters or more.

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What are the best Hogwarts teacher? This list includes great Hogwarts teachers and professors, such as Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall,&nbsp;and Albus Dumbledore.&nbsp;The Harry Potter&nbsp;series contains some of the most classic and memorable characters of all time – and all within the hallowed halls of Hogwarts. These teachers helped shaped the lives and magic of the young sorcerers in Harry Potter. &nbsp;Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, it is easy to get lost in the magic of the Harry Potter series and its memorable and kooky characters. They bring adventure to life and make <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-wish-you-were-better-at/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">you wish you</a> went to school at Hogwarts yourself. Vote up your favorite Hogwarts teacher, depending on which movie you think is the most intriguing, or well acted character. Don't see something on this list that should be here? Feel free to add it.

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Professor Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character from Harry Potter literary series.

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Remus Lupin

Remus John Lupin, nicknamed Moony, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. In the films, he is portrayed by David Thewlis as an adult, and James Utechin as a teenager. There is evidence to suggest that Lupin is a more powerful wizard than he lets on. In Prisoner of Azkaban, he produced a handful of flames in his bare hands, a possible show of wandless magic. In Order of the Phoenix, he is the only fighter besides Dumbledore who came through unscathed from the battle at the Department of Mysteries. Similarly, he emerges physically unharmed from the Battle of Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince, even remarking that a Killing Curse had barely missed him at one point. Lupin often acts as the voice of reason within the Order of the Phoenix. He is more willing than Molly Weasley to let Harry and the other students know what is happening, but he also will not allow them to be inducted into the Order and stops Sirius from telling them too much. Lupin is a half-blood born, according to the series, to a wizard and a muggle woman on.

Professor Albus Dumbledore

Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort.
Dumbledore is portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining films.
Rowling stated she chose the name Dumbledore, which is an Early Modern English word for "bumblebee", because of Dumbledore's love of music: she imagined him walking around "humming to himself a lot".

Rubeus Hagrid

Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. Hagrid is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and later becomes a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Professor Severus Snape

Severus Snape is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is characterised as a person of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. In the first novel of the series, Snape is a teacher who is hostile from the start toward Harry. As the series progresses, Snape's character becomes more layered and complex. Rowling does not fully reveal the details of his true loyalties until the end of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Over the course of the series, Snape's portrayal evolves from that of a malicious and partisan teacher to that of a pivotal character of considerable complexity and moral ambiguity.
In the series, Snape is an exceptionally skilful wizard who primarily teaches Potions at Hogwarts school. In the sixth novel, he teaches Defence Against the Dark Arts, a position which he was known to have desired throughout the series.

Professor Filius Flitwick

Professor Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. His character provides some comic relief in the books. He generally plays small parts in the plot events of the stories. Probably his most significant role is to introduce various spells into the story. Flitwick is the Charms Master at Hogwarts and the Head of Ravenclaw House. His squeaky voice matches his tiny stature; he stands on a stack of books in order to see over the top of his desk and sits on a pile of cushions at the staff table. Flitwick's teaching style seems to be rather laid back in comparison to other professors and he is generally well-liked by students. He has allowed his class to play games during the last class before the Christmas holidays and seems resigned to a fair amount of chaos as students practice new Charms. He is often hit by misaimed or bad spells, often flying around the room or growing boils. Some of the spells he teaches include a levitation charm -Wingardium Leviosa-, Cheering Charms, Summoning Charms, the Banishing Charm, and the Silencing Charm. The Charms classroom is on the third floor of the school , but Flitwick's office is on [ - ]

Neville Longbottom

Neville Longbottom is a fictional character from Harry Potter literary series.

Pomona Sprout

Professor Pomona Sprout is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. She is the herbology teacher and Head of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts.

Rolanda Hooch

Rolanda Hooch is a fictional character from the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling.

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Professor Horace Slughorn

Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. He is a teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and makes his first appearance in the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He is also a good and trusted friend of Albus Dumbledore. Prior to the beginning of the series, Horace Slughorn was the long-serving Potions master at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House since at least the 1940. He retired in the 1980s, but returned to both positions, as Potions master at the beginning of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts and as Slytherin Housemaster at the end of that year. During his long initial period of employment at Hogwarts, Slughorn taught several of the main characters in the Harry Potter story. Among his pupils were the young Severus Snape and Lily Evans, Harry's mother and one of Slughorn's favourite students, whom he repeatedly praises as "one of the brightest I ever taught...vivacious...charming...cheeky". Significantly, however, an earlier cohort of students included Tom Marvolo Riddle. On one occasion, Riddle questioned Slughorn about.

Firenze

Firenze is a fictional character from the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Sybill Trelawney

Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney is a fictional character who appears in J.K. Rowling's series of Harry Potter novels.

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Charity Burbage

Charity Burbage is a fictional character in the 2010 fantasy action adventure film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1.

Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank

Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank is a fictional character from the Harry Potter film series.

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Phineas Nigellus Black

Phineas Nigellus Black is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series.

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What are the best Hogwarts teacher? This list includes great Hogwarts teachers and professors, such as Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall,&nbsp;and Albus ...