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.

The Universe of Harry Potter

Tattoos and original body art that celebrates films, TV, anime comic book characters, video games, and even Internet memes.

Pop Culture: Inked for Life

The Wizarding World

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 Patronuses to depictions of Luna’s beloved thestrals, Harry Potter tattoos cover seemingly every inch of the series' 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.Potter fans have very deep feelings about the series that emerged from the pen of J.K. Rowling 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.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 favorites from this list of Harry Potter tattoo pictures and images and upvote your love for this amazing fictional world and its many inspiring messages.

The Most Magical Harry Potter Tattoos

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Harry Potter Tattoos | Harry Potter Tattoo Ideas

Andrew Howland

Fantasy

What made us really fall in love with the Harry Potter movies were the actors who brought the teachers of Hogwarts to life. Hogwarts wouldn't have been nearly as magical without them and their legendary performances.

The Cast Of 'Harry Potter' Was Stacked - 18 Posts About That Legendary Cast Of Hogwarts Professors


Colin  Morabito

How well do you know the history of the Wizarding World, Hogwarts, and The Boy Who Lived?

Wizarding World History & Lore

There are no shortages of evil figures in the&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;universe, with the likes of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/voldemort-lore-details/damon-davis" target="_blank">Voldemort</a> and Grindelwald mingling among many other dark witches and wizards. Things like Horcruxes aren&#39;t only related to Voldemort, as their&nbsp;roots go far back before Voldemort was even born. The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-harry-potter-moments-in-books-not-in-movies/tpetersccc" target="_blank">Wizarding World</a> actually has an extremely dark and violent history that precedes the main chronology, and it&#39;s interesting to follow the timeline of these events.&nbsp;

These events begin before Hogwarts was constructed and lead all the way up to Voldemort&#39;s defeat to give a clear picture of the darkest periods in wizarding history.&nbsp;

A Complete Timeline Of Dark Magic In The Wizarding World

Saim Cheeda

Lists for fans who have already read every book, seen every movie, and then read / watched each of them all several more times.

Going Deep in Harry Potter

Mistakes & Plot Holes

One brave Potterhead said,<blockquote>[My friend] is constantly astonished by how bad the Harry Potter world-building is so please drop your favorite nugget of completely nonsensical ‘Potter’ lore here…</blockquote>And Twitter users responded.

30 Plot Holes From ‘Harry Potter’ That Not Even A Time-Turner Can Fix

Ramya Jaishankar

Harry Potter Confessions collects the deepest, darkest secrets from the fandom and shares them with followers of the Wizarding World. No confession is too strange and too dark for this Tumblr. From tender feelings towards Malfoy to dark thoughts about the Boy Who Lived, the site is a veritable Chamber of Secrets for all those who enter. Here are a few top confessions we just had to share.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://harrypotterconfessions.tumblr.com/">Click here to follow &gt;&gt;</a>

Fans Share Their Deepest, Darkest Confessions About 'Harry Potter' And The Wizarding World

Damon Davis

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

We know one of Hermione&#39;s favorite books is Hogwarts: A History&nbsp;- but how much about the wizarding school&#39;s past do we really know? In fact, how old is Hogwarts? With over 1,000 years of training young witches and wizards, Hogwarts has seen countless ages of intrigue, excitement, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unknown-facts-about-hogwarts/alexandra-meyering" target="_blank">mystery</a>. Since its founding in the 990s, the castle has trained some of the most famous, powerful, and nefarious wizards in the British Isles, including <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dumbledore-small-details/loren-o_connell" target="_blank">Albus Dumbledore</a>, Severus Snape, and Voldemort.

While many of the secrets of the centuries-old magical institution are well-kept and unknown to headmasters and historians alike, we do have a timeline of the most monumental events that have happened at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. From its early days when the four founders still taught at the school to the present day, here is the complete Hogwarts timeline.

A Complete Timeline Of The Most Important Moments In Hogwarts History

A Complete Timeline Of Hogwarts History

Alex Mitsch

A look behind the scenes of the films that brought Harry Potter, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world to life.

Harry Potter Movie Magic

The story of J.K. Rowling&#39;s Harry Potter is one of adolescence and responsibility. It&#39;s the tale of a young man who is suddenly thrown into a world he doesn&#39;t understand, then becomes the central figure in all of its major, magical events. Similarly, the children cast to play the characters in the&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;films found themselves in a strange, new world they didn&#39;t understand, yet it all revolved around them.

Growing up on the Harry Potter set made for an unusual childhood. Daniel Radcliffe,&nbsp;Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and many other children effectively grew to adulthood through the filming of the franchise, and their experiences -&nbsp;while atypical for kids their age -&nbsp;still managed to mirror the awkward experiences all kids go through as they attend school.

There were a ton of interesting and awkward things going on - mostly positive, but <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-harry-potter-cast-felt-about-filming/klindell" target="_blank">a few downsides</a> as well - while the cast and crew were bringing Rowling&#39;s world to life. Many stories have trijckled out over the years. Check out the more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/behind-the-scenes-pictures-harry-potter/lee-emjay" target="_blank">interesting stories</a> that came from the production.

Behind The Scenes, Making 'Harry Potter' Was Just As Awkward As High School

Making Harry Potter Was Just As Awkward As High School

Jonathan H. Kantor

The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/collections/harry-potter-movie-magic?ref=collection_header">Harry Potter</a> franchise has such a vast magic-loving fanbase who are all still waiting for their letter from Hogwarts. But what’s really important is the Sorting Hat ceremony and finding out which house you’re in! If it’s <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gryffindor-house-members-in-harry-potter/ranker-film">Gryffindor</a>, then you might appreciate these interviews that embody Godric’s values of courage, bravery, and determination. If it’s any other house, you will still enjoy seeing what these famous Gryffindors have to say.

22 Gryffindor Interviews That Would Make Godric Proud

Dom Mitrano

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-to-worst-harry-potter-films-as-rated-by-fans-">Harry Potter</a> has been a significant player in pop culture since the first book was published. The franchise has since grown into a multimedia empire comprising books, theatrical plays, video games, toys, amusement park rides, and much more. Because of this, there are tons of fans, many of whom have come up with some incredible fan theories.Every so often, fans will take their theory to the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/">FanTheories</a>&nbsp;subreddit to share their thoughts and ideas about Harry Potter. Some fan theories actually make a lot of sense, and the best of them have been compiled here.

Elaborate Harry Potter Fan Theories That Actually Make A Ton Of Sense

Elaborate Harry Potter Theories That Actually Make A Ton Of Sense

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The Harry Potter&nbsp;series has grown into a large and beloved Wizarding world. But sometimes, it&#39;s easy to forget the humble beginnings of each of these beloved characters. And while all of these cast members of&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;have added unique and awesome qualities&nbsp;to their respective characters, many of them don&#39;t quite fit J.K. Rowling&#39;s descriptions.

Here&#39;s what exact, faithful adaptations to the movies would have created!

What The Harry Potter Cast SHOULD Have Looked Like In The Movies

Joshua Rhee

When word came that the&nbsp;Harry Potter books would be turned into a series of films, everyone cheered &quot;Hooray for Hogwarts in Hollywood,&quot; but author J.K. Rowling had a <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-real-reason-daniel-radcliffe-was-cast-as-harry-potter_n_585b7664e4b0d9a594572683" target="_blank">few stipulations</a> that meant the geographical Hollywood crowd wouldn&#39;t be part of the cast: all the actors, she said, needed to be British.&nbsp;This famously meant the late Robin Williams, who lobbied for a role, was turned down. But it also meant the actors playing&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/harry-potter-characters" target="_blank">Harry Potter&nbsp;characters</a> were some of the best thespians from the UK. And&nbsp;the young actor playing Harry Potter (at the time a relatively unknown Daniel&nbsp;Radcliffe)&nbsp;was a real British boy, not a cute American kid trained to speak with an English accent.

Some Harry Potter readers engage in endless discussions about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-fan-theories/lisa-waugh" target="_blank">fan theories</a> related mainly to the books, while others mull over questions about the films, such as whether on-screen Dumbledore was too mean, the injustice of eliminating S.P.E.W. from the plots, and the total absence of Charlie Weasley.

They also offer alternative casting choices. With the original film series now over, it doesn&#39;t feel too sacrilegious to ponder what a hypothetical&nbsp;American Harry Potter&nbsp;cast might look like. The actors on this list wouldn&#39;t be able to attend Hogwarts, and even with a fake British accent they probably couldn&#39;t replace the actors fans have come to know and love, but it doesn&#39;t hurt to wonder how they&#39;d do at wielding a wand, playing Quidditch, or saving the Wizarding World from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Who Would Star In An Americanized 'Harry Potter'?

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Karen Lindell

Animals

The animals from the Harry Potter series are nearly as influential&nbsp;as the wizards themselves, and have become characters we care about as much as their owners (with a few exceptions). Who didn&#39;t shed a tear when Harry lost Hedwig, wait anxiously&nbsp;to learn of Buckbeak&#39;s fate, or take sides in the Team Scabbers vs.&nbsp;Team Crookshanks debate? The relationships the characters&nbsp;have with their animals often mimic&nbsp;the feelings we have for our own pets in the Muggle world.&nbsp;

Muggle animals are a bit dull in comparison with the&nbsp;Harry Potter&nbsp;creatures, however.&nbsp;They can&#39;t guard the Sorcerer&#39;s Stone like Fluffy the three-headed dog, burst into flames and regenerate like Fawkes the phoenix, or act as the ultimate tattletale like Argus Filch&#39;s cat Mrs. Norris. Many of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-creatures-list/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">beasts&nbsp;in </a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-creatures-list/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> have magical qualities that make them highly desirable pets.&nbsp;

The pets of Harry Potter are not all&nbsp;created equal. While Hedwig and Crookshanks are easy to envy, other animals - such as&nbsp;Hagrid&#39;s entire array of pets - might be more trouble than they&#39;re worth. But perhaps you&#39;re a real animal lover like Hagrid, and all creatures are cuddly in your mind.&nbsp;Whatever your animal outlook, vote up the pets you&#39;d definitely adopt from the Magical Menagerie.

Every Single Harry Potter Pet, Ranked

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All The Harry Potter Pets, Ranked

Jessica Bedewi

Memes

The Harry Potter fandom is alive and well. In 2022, some magical memes crossed our path, so we found some of the top ones that the Muggles thought were interesting. Check out u/<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/">HarryPotter</a> for more great memes.

18 'Harry Potter' Memes That Muggles Thought Were The Best Of The Best In 2022

The Wizarding World isn't a kind place for a magical person who doesn't come from a family of witches and wizards. Pure-blood fanatics have long antagonized <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-muggles-facts/saim-cheeda">Muggle-borns</a>, which is the basis for Lord Voldemort's ambitions to take over the magical community.Although Voldemort's actions have been catastrophic for Muggle-borns, other wizards have treated them poorly, too.

The Worst Things That Happen To Muggle-Borns In 'Harry Potter'

Terrible Things That Happen To Muggle-Borns In 'Harry Potter'

Harry Potter fans are well aware of the heroics of the main characters, which range from Harry's defeat of Voldemort, to Ron and Hermione's role in ensuring Harry accomplishes his goal. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/minor-harry-potter-character-fan-theories/tpetersccc">Supporting characters</a> like Neville Longbottom and Severus Snape are key contributors as well, but people you might consider truly minor characters also helped Harry in a big way.Harry's journey would have been strikingly different if these seemingly <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-minor-harry-potter-characters/alex-kirschenbaum">minor characters</a> had not made an impact, and some situations would have ended in Harry's demise altogether.

Minor 'Harry Potter' Characters Who Do Something Essential In The Books

Minor 'Harry Potter' Characters Who Do Something Essential

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The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-marauders-fan-theories/tpetersccc" target="_blank">Marauders</a>, that legendary group of Hogwarts schoolboy chums centered around Harry Potter&#39;s father, James;&nbsp;his godfather, Sirius Black; their&nbsp;werewolf best friend Remus Lupin; and&nbsp;eventual sniveling&nbsp;traitor Peter Pettigrew, were a frequent subject of conversation even as &quot;The Boy Who Lived&quot;&nbsp;made his way through their old stomping grounds.

Below you&#39;ll find a list of fun facts and trivia items concerning <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/marauder-memes/ddefrank" target="_blank">this group</a> in the wide wizarding world of Harry Potter. Vote up your favorite tidbits.

15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Marauders

Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Marauders

Alex Kirschenbaum

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Sirius Black

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, almost every Harry Potter character is here, so 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, curious about which Hogwarts houses they were sorted in,&nbsp;or need pictures to jog your memory, you can use the list as a reference.