Jul 14, 2011 ranking the harry potter books and movies were only a few hours away from the midnight premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, signaling the end of a franchise that has defined so much of my childhood and adolescence. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. May 01, 2018 the seven most powerful characters in harry potter and fantastic beasts ranked by victor chan published may 1, 2018 updated february 26, 2020 the harry potter series was lavished with an abundance of characters who were shown to be extraordinarily prodigious in their magical abilities. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. Here are all seven harry potter books, ranked from our least favorite to most. I dont know if it counts, but the tales of beedle the bard by jk rowling are very good too. Out of the whole series, chamber of secrets unfortunately ranks at the bottom. The ringers potterheads rated each work on a scale from 17. That is exactly where this list will go so, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Beasts, weve revisited the eight existing harry potter movies and ranked them. Rowlings classic series of fantastical novels centering around the wizarding world of harry potter and.
The first of 5 children, rupert has one brother and 3 sisters. After about 15 years of harry potter films and 4 composers later, harry potter has branched beyond the books. For the 19902000 period ends, the four harry potter novels are ranked as the seventhmostprotested books in america, despite their only being available for a year and a half. Mar 05, 2020 these are the 10 best lego video games of all time, with lego star wars. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet.
Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best screenrant. Sep 11, 2019 harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel. Published in the print edition of the october 1, 2012, issue. Rowling, bestselling author of the harry potter series, has announced she. How can one compare the goblet of fire book to the prisoner of azkaban. Tldr wanted to create 7 questions for all 199 harry potter chapters based strictly on the books. It had to be pg or a more mild rating, aimed at and featuring a cast of teens or. His aim is to try and exonerate oleg, exflame rakels son, a boy to whom harry hole has been a father figure on and off during the series. Marci from the plot bunny also joined us for the ranking for pottermas 2016. Just in time for the return of pottermania with fantastic beasts and where to find them, we evaluate every harry potter book. Books the 83 most devastating harry potter chapters, ranked step right up and feel your magical feelings.
Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j. Pottermore opened to the general public on 14 april 2012. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. Only two other franchises have allgreen film lists, but those have just four films apiece. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. Which of the seven books in the harry potter series do you think are the best. Harry potter is the ultimate story of good versus evil. A movie had to be based on a book or series of books. And it was very hard, because i love them all so much. Rupert alexander lloyd grint was born in harlow, essex, england, the elder son of joanne parsons and nigel grint, who dealt in memorabilia. Jun 22, 2018 harry potter books ranked worst to best duration.
The book series, which includes seven titles released from 1997 2007, has sold over 500 million copies worldwide, going on to become the highestselling book series in history. Ign said that harry potter was their favourite harry potter character, calling him a sympathetic figure and saying in response to his fights against voldemort that everybody loves an underdog story of good vs. Im not here to argue about which book is the best book, because they are all obviously the best book. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel.
The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. What im getting at here is that im obsessed with harry potter and i love it with my whole heart. With many having some extra time on our hands, i thought maybe this could be a great time to crowdsource and get this project. We had a glimpse of his motivations in one of the final chapters of order of the phoenix, which is, in my opinion the best chapter of the whole saga, where harry destroys the office of dumbledore because sirius died but thats it. Jul 15, 2017 harry potter is one of the largest franchises in the history of publishing, and a cultural phenomenon to rival lord of the rings and star wars. Prisoner of azkaban this one i love now, but a child, it terrified me. While there was some overlap with the publications, there was a complete overlap with the films. We love every harry potter book, but some are a little more magical than the rest. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best bookstr. Mar 09, 2018 translated into english in 2012, phantom sees harry hole returning to oslo after three years in hong kong. Wizarding broomsticks, unlike nonmagical brooms, are enchanted to fly, allowing for a witch or wizard to travel to their destination through the air, as well as for playing broom games such as quidditch. Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book. My harry potter collection and favorite editions bookcravings duration. Ahead of smiths withering return in the downton abbey movie, we rate her greatest big screen performances so far, from spinsterish aunt to voracious seducer, harry potters teacher to muriel.
Diagon alley i went to the wizarding world of harry potter in orlando a few years ago, and the second i stepped foot in diagon alley, it was like i was 7 years old again, reading my new favorite book and watching it come to life. Harry potter books ranked from worst to best duration. Rowlings ya fantasy books has a perfect record of green scores, even though there are nine films in the series so far. Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best. Harry potter has never even heard of hogwarts when the letters start. Rupert alexander lloyd grint was born in harlow, essex, england, the elder son of joanne parsons and nigel grint. Dec 10, 2016 during pottermas 2015, elizabeth from book yabber and i ranked harry potter books and films. Favorite book in the harry potter series 21 books goodreads. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time.
The seven most powerful characters in harry potter and. Their use in great britain and ireland is regulated by the. Ian rankin, the writer of edinburghbased crime novels, became friendly with. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving the boy wizard is on the way. Harry potter, ron and hermione return to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard. Rowlings cormoran strike books read like a grownup harry. Rank your favorite harry potter books 7 books goodreads. Kyle good noted that scholastic didnt publish adult books. How the 20 primary harry potter books, films, and companion tales stack up. In this video i give you my ranking of the harry potter books by j.
Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. Broomsticks, also known as brooms, are one of the means employed by wizards and witches to transport themselves between locations. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Now an unruly teenager, oleg has been living in a squat and is accused of killing a junkie. However, im willing to admit that there is a very definitive ranking. A plot to make most terrible things happen at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry this year. Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst.
Jk rowlings books about the hogwarts wizard have been the subject of academic debate this week. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best. For the generation who grew up with harry potter, part of the joy of j. Rowling, as the highest paid novelist in the world in 2017. The 15 best hogwarts professors from the harry potter books. His brother james was born when rupert was a year old, georgina and samantha were born in 1993 and 1996 respectively, and last, but.
All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. From the beloved main series to the ok sequel, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads. Home to the only permanent filmmaking exhibit of its magnitude in the world, the studios making of harry potter tour has consistently ranked as its highestrated attraction worldwide since it first opened in 2012. Nov 17, 2016 harry potter and the sorcerers stone, chapter 5. How would you rank the books from your favorite to least. Ranking harry potter soundtracks nicoles novel reads. Harry potter and the half blood prince this was a difficult call, as the third and sixth books are about equal, but between all of the ronhermione and harry ginny angst, hbp narrowly falls to fourth best. Aug 07, 2012 more than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite youngadult fiction. I loved the entrance of the marauders and lupin into the story, but its ranked lower in the list because its still one of the younger books, but without the heartwarming memories i have from the other two early books since i freaked out reading this one. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Jun 28, 2017 harry potter books ranked from worst to best duration. Harry potter s death eaters were played by a wide array of actors but which among them has the highest net worth.
Harry potter was also ranked number thirtysix on empires 2008 list of 100 greatest movie characters of all time. These reveal that in order to preserve his life, voldemort has split his soul into pieces. These are the 10 best lego video games of all time, with lego star wars. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter depression. The harry potter books, ranked from worst to best the. Ian parker on how the author of harry potter came to write the casual vacancy, a. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic, just total obsession.
Harry potter s summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in a magical flying car. But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a. Until the sixth book came out, we had lord voldemort, a villain with no depth what so ever. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. From 2005 2012, two harry potter books, all four twilight books, five of the harry potter movies and all five twilight movies debuted, creating the height of the fandom feud.
Rank all of the harry potter books from worst to best. Dec 02, 2016 wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. Hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to this awardwinning attraction each year. While the first book pulled readers in with its fantastically designed world and introduced the characters effortlessly while having the subplot of voldemort in the background, the second book is a lesser follow up. The eightinstallment harry potter series wrapped up in 2011 with an average score of just under 74and cumulative worldwide box. Rowling makes and spends her millions business insider. A special new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of. Both taken from the harry potter books, theyre a fun read which help expand the lore and have some wonderful margin notes, but its unfair. Nov 16, 2016 a definitive ranking of the harry potter movies.