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I read all the books and saw all the movies, all just once. That was enough.

meh.
Started with the Lego games, then eventually got around to the movies. That's it.

Read the first few books, watched the first few movies, had some of the Legos. Grew out of it pretty quickly.

MetroidGamer666 posted...

I read all the books and saw all the movies, all just once. That was enough.

Same, but have probably seen all the films a couple of timesbeen quite a long time, tho. Ill probably watch them again at some point, but its more about enjoying fantasy films than being a Harry Potter fan.

I watch them multiple times per year and Ive read them a couple of times. I dont buy merchandise and stuff, but the new game looks pretty interesting.

I have only seen bits of the first movie(I think), and I couldnt help but think, what kind of psycho lets a bunch of children that they are responsible for play that flying broomstick game, whatever its called. Seriously, that game makes tackle football look like t-ball.

Read first 2 books, saw the main 8 movies. 7/10 fan, like it dont love it. Now enough about it

MetroidGamer666 posted...

I read all the books and saw all the movies, all just once. That was enough.

This. Except I never read the 7th book.

I've seen the first three movies. They were fine enough for kids, but I didn't care for them enough to watch any more. I saw the first when I was like 10, and the second and third like...3 years ago on a whim.

My girlfriend loves it though. She has Harry Potter, and I have Star Wars.

Never had any interest in that stinking pile of garbage that is for babies.

Gawrsh I wonder what the intentions are behind this topic

I've seen a Rifftrax of one of them.

I was a big fan of the books. Found the original movie series to be mediocre. Everything after that (prequel movies, play) is fucking terrible.

I am hopeful for the new game though.

I read the books for the first time some years ago and really got into them, but I'm not really into the fandom. I was hooked on the first movie when it came out though

I was already an adult by the time it was mainstream.

Similar to the Star Wars Prequels

Very good world building, the actual stories and characters to a degree suck

I enjoyed the movies. I have no desire to read the books.

I've never intentionally consumed any sort of Harry Potter media in my life. No books, no movies, no games.

Read the first four books in 6th and 7th grade (when I was stuck in Jackson, MS visiting my grandparents with nothing to do I just read the books over and over during the day and watched Toonami at night), went to the midnight releases for each of the last 3 books with friends in high school and college. Went to the midnight release of the last movie with friends in grad school. Took a picture at Platform 9 3/4ths when I was in London for a conference. My little sister bought me The Cursed Child book for my 29th birthday though I haven't even opened that book lol. Bought a Sirius Black wand from a vendor at MAGFest in 2019

If I see a Harry Potter marathon on TV I'll probably leave it playing in the background while either doing something else or maybe sit down to watch it. Backfired in 2020 during the height of the quarantine because there were Harry Potter marathons on TV at least once a month. Almost got to the point where I could lip sync the actors

But yeah I preordered Hogwarts Legacy today and ended up spending an hour taking the Wizarding World quiz and reading up on my results on Reddit and Tumblr >_>

Before JK Rowling went all Terfy, a huge fan.
I got 3 of the 7 books the day they released (my family was coincidentally on vacation in England when the 3rd book released before it even came out in the US) and have read or listened to the audio books numerous times.
I saw midnight showings of most of the movies with my friends from high school and college.
The first conversation my now wife and I ever had was talking about the 7th book that had just released, and we have cosplayed as characters at conventions (not specifically Harry Potter conventions, we're not that crazy) before.
My first time dressing as a woman in public, long before I realized I was trans, was borrowing one of my wife's Hermione costume for a witch themed party.
My parent's took my wife and I on a vacation to New York to see the play (my mom was even more into Harry Potter than I was).

So its a bit upsetting knowing that the person who created Harry Potter doesn't even want me to exist.

I've literally never read any Harry Potter book, and watched no movie.

Nothing to do with Rowling, it just wasn't my thing. I didn't even learn who she was until last year as I didn't pay attention to Harry Potter at all.

Me and my friends were more into the Big 3 animes growing up (one piece, Naruto, bleach).

I read the books as they came out up until the fifth one. I really disliked the 4th book's transition in to teen angsty type stuff and it really turned me off. I've seen most of the movies except for Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. I have greened out during the rifftrax of Goblet like 3 times though lol

Overall I would say I'm not a big fan. I think the main strength of Harry Potter is in the wonderous escapism of the setting of a wizard school for kids full of crazy shit, and I feel like the more rowling tried to elevate the stories, the more her writing unwraveled and the less likable her characters got. Even prior to the whole transphobia stuff I didn't like her because she's one of those people that swears up and down that she was inspired by nothing when you can pick out a ton of bits and pieces she was taking from other people like Robert Jordan.

In the end, just because of the narrative failings, I usually end up having more fun with stuff inspired by HP but not actually in the setting. I really like Littlewitch Academia, and instead of Hogwarts Legacy I'm looking way more forward to Witchbrook which looks awesome

https://www.witchbrook.com/

pre FARTing, 6, maybe 7 out of 10. enjoyed the movies and some of the side merchandising, but never bothered with the books (and i say this as someone who used to read quite a bit).

now? 2, maybe a 3. i'll rewatch the better movies, but only when there's nothing much else on. no actual money will ever be spent towards the franchise.

I've seen the 8 movies with Harry and gang, most of them multiple times

Never read nor have a desire to read the books

I will eventually catch the Wizarding World movies and I will get the upcoming Hogwarts game at some point

I'm a fan but not to the extent that my younger sister is/was. I only began watching the movies because my parents didn't want to sit through them with her at the theater

I re-read/listen to all the audiobooks (british version) every couple years.

I enjoy but watching the movies can be a problem with a other viewers because I feel the need to point out all the missed potential/things that didnt happen.

Wont touch Fantastic Beasts or any "new" content. Never played a game.

Harry Potter world at Universal was amazing.

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Hufflepuff ;_;

I saw the movies and wasn't impressed. Zero interest in the books, games or merch.
So maybe a 2 on a scale of 10

I read books 1-4 twice and the later 3 once. Watched all the movies in succession once (having seen some of them before). I also tried the mobile game for awhile but it kind of sucked so didn't stick with it long.

So...I'd say a minor fan. I enjoy the stories and setting but I'm not out there buying merchandise or going to the theme park.

I'll hug anyone who says Hufflepuff is a bad house though and tell them it's ok to have wrong opinions.

Pitlord_Special posted...

I'll hug anyone who says Hufflepuff is a bad house though and tell them it's ok to have wrong opinions.

Thank you I needed that

Unrelated, I'm gonna kill a lot of things in Hogwarts Legacy as a Hufflepuff

Really into it as a kid, still really like the world.

Honestly, the epilogue kinda killed the story itself for me. Even as a kid, I thought that shit was trite.

I dont think that the books or the films are awful. The films are okay and the books are fairly good (apart from the first one. Ill never know why the series initially took off) but its definitely achieved far more than it ever deserved to.

People used to worship JK Rowling like she was some kind of genius but I never saw that in her work, and everything shes gone on to do since has only confirmed my initial assessment of her ability level.

Glob posted...

I dont think that the books or the films are awful. The films are okay and the books are fairly good (apart from the first one. Ill never know why the series initially took off) but its definitely achieved far more than it ever deserved to.

The first movie though did a great job at bringing the setting to life. From what I remember the first book was really short. So, in that sense, yeah, it sort of took off for whatever reason.

I read the first 3 books. Saw every movie. That's about it. I am waiting on the game to launch to see if it's going to live up to hype