
Maybe it's the things you only notice the millionth time you tune into the movie. Maybe it's the comfort of watching Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley grow up in front of our eyes. If there's anyone left who has yet to see the movies, it should go without saying there are spoilers ahead.There's something about watching the Harry Potter films in order that we keep coming back to. Here's my highly subjective, incredibly opinionated ranking, with some help from Rotten Tomatoes' fan base in case you don't trust my opinion alone. So you might say I have pretty strong opinions on the Harry Potter universe, which now includes the Fantastic Beasts movies too. And yes, this Ravenclaw went to see The Cursed Child on Broadway as soon as my journalist's salary would allow, falling in love with the story all over again. And as the films hit theaters, my friends and I were often near the front of the line for midnight showings, our house colors proudly on display. My brother and I fought over who "owned" our family's sole copy of each book and bartered with our parents for "just a few more pages" more nights than I can count. Before long, I developed unique voices for each of the characters, solidifying my place as the de facto reader when we gathered in front of the fireplace to spend some time in Harry's magical world.Īs the series wore on, we read chapters from Harry Potter on our annual summer road trips, the miles slipping by with the chapters.



The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, came out when I was 10, and my family read it aloud together almost every night. The Harry Potter movies - and the books that preceded them - played a huge role in my childhood.
