Favroite Harry Potter book? (Spoilers)

Just books, not movies. Hogwarts Legacy has gotten me into a Harry Potter mood, curious what other people think.

I don't think it's a super popular pick, but mine is Half-Blood Prince. I really like the focus on Voldemort's back story, and while it doesn't feel the most action-packed, the Battle of Hogwarts is great.

As a side note, I'd say Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets are easily the weakest, but they're still enjoyable enough.

From the ones Ive read, Prince.
(I havent read 1,2,or 7.)

They made books based on those kids movies?

For me

7 > 4 > 6 > 3 > 2 > 1 > 5

Yeah, 7 can be a bit of a slog when they are just sorta aimlessly moving from location to location in search of horcruxes, but the second half of the book more than makes up for it, IMO.

The_Popo posted...

For me

7 > 4 > 6 > 3 > 2 > 1 > 5

Yeah, 7 can be a bit of a slog when they are just sorta aimlessly moving from location to location in search of horcruxes, but the second half of the book more than makes up for it, IMO.

Honestly, even though I like 5, I feel like it's a bigger slog on re-reads than 7 is, especially with how long it takes to even get to Hogwarts.

My longtime favorite has been Azkaban. Though a good amount of its original appeal is lost on me as an adult. As a kid, I loved the feeling of living in a giant, mysterious place like Hogwarts knowing a serial killer was on the loose and trying to break in.

Now I'm older and lack that same child-like feeling of vulnerability and powerlessness, coupled with the fact that Sirius Black isn't a villain and the actual villain wasn't going to harm anyone anyway, it's lost the edge it had back then, but I still really like it for its atmosphere and plot.

Half-Blood Prince has been growing on me in recent years. I really like how it feels very "slice of life" and closer in spirit to the first three books before it it hits you with that final act.

Half-Blood followed by Prisoner.

A shame the Half-Blood movie is sooooooo much worse than the book.

At least Prisoner is a top tier book and movie.

Kurt_Russel posted...

From the ones Ive read, Prince.
(I havent read 1,2,or 7.)

I got to ask, why did you read the middle books but not the first and last?

4>3>5>1>2>6>7

I like the one where Harry Potter says it's Potter Time and Harrys all over them.

Umbridge was basically the same as my head of year in secondary school. Order of the Phoenix hit me hard for this reason.

Prisoner of Azkaban is *chefs kiss*

4 and 1 are my favourites