The Most Over-The-Top Harry Potter Fan Moments Ever

Mark Holmes
Updated February 10, 2021 2.2K votes 628 voters 339.2K views

Few fans are as dedicated as those who swear allegiance to the Wizarding World. Here are the wildest moments in Harry Potter fandom. These Muggles go beyond merely dressing up for the Harry Potter movies or getting Harry Potter tattoos. They might safely be called obsessive in their love of all things magical.

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  • When 'America's Biggest Harry Potter Fan' Shared His Collection
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    When 'America's Biggest Harry Potter Fan' Shared His Collection

    This YouTuber claims he's the biggest American Harry Potter fan, and he's got evidence to back up his claim:

    • He says he's read every book over 100 times
    • Three rooms of his house are filled with Harry Potter merchandise
    • He wore a wizard robe to his prom
    • He has enough Harry Potter apparel that he can wear nothing but Harry Potter clothes for three months and never wear the same thing twice
    287 votes
  • When A Fan Offered To Adopt Tom Felton
    Photo: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Warner Bros.
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    When A Fan Offered To Adopt Tom Felton

    Tom Felton, who plays Harry Potter's nemesis Draco Malfoy, spoke about a particularly memorable fan interaction:

    I’ve got some very strange letters. One man wanted to adopt me. He had changed his name legally to Lucius Malfoy and wanted me to change my name to Draco Malfoy and to legally adopt me. I declined!

    314 votes
  • When A Fan Met The 'Harry Potter' Cast
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    When A Fan Met The 'Harry Potter' Cast

    A Japanese show held a contest where 10,000 Harry Potter fans competed for a chance to visit the UK set of The Half-Blood Prince and meet the stars in person. A girl named Kana won, and her interactions with the cast proved just how into the series she really was.

    179 votes
  • When The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Opened
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    When The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Opened

    The opening of the Harry Potter theme park must have seemed like the opening of the first Disneyland, only with a slightly older crowd.

    People were sitting there for hours, waiting for the park to open along with thousands of other people. All under the hot, humid, sticky Florida heat.

    80 votes
  • When The 'Wizard Rock' Scene Started
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    When The 'Wizard Rock' Scene Started

    Wizard rock is a genre that revolves around the Harry Potter universe, and wizardry in general.

    Here are some examples of some actual band names:

    The Luna Lovegoods
    The Hagrids
    The Mudbloods
    The Dementors
    The Sirius Black Attack
    Lord Voldemort
    Harry and the Potters
    Draco and the Malfoys
    Albus and the Dumbledores
    Ginny and the Weasleys
    Hermione and the Grangers
    Severus and the Snapes
    Dobby and the House Elves
    The Butterbeer Experience
    The Whomping Willows
    The Band Who Must Not Be Named
    The Azkaban Work-Release Program
    Tonks and the Aurors
    Diagon Alley
    Celestial Warmbottom

    106 votes
  • When A Reader Translated The First Three Chapters Of 'Deathly Hallows' Into French
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    When A Reader Translated The First Three Chapters Of 'Deathly Hallows' Into French

    In 2007, French police arrested a teenager who allegedly translated the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and released them online before the book was available in France.

    89 votes