Amazingly cool people who are obsessed with Harry Potter.

An extreme version of a fan of the Harry Potter books.

The extremity of a particular Potterhead's behavior can range from merely obsessing about the books by reading them more than 5 times each, and the movies by watching them more than 5 times each, to a fangirl or boy who stalks the celebrities, own a livejournal to write fanfiction, draw fanart, post self-made YouTube fanvideos, pray to shrines accordingly to their section of the fandom (eg. The Good Ship, slash, Manippers...etc), listen to Wizard rock (Wrock) and/or spend hours on a discussion forum debating on theories and opinions.

The ages of Potterheads can range from 13-80, depending on the maturity of the person. Extremists are generally older, as the Harry Potter fandom revolves largely around sex between characters, money needed to BUY Harry Potter items (that parents are unlikely to comply with), and a good sense of humor and wit to protect, again, the Potterhead's section of the fandom, as sections tend to clash (eg. Shipping Wars).

A Potterhead, however, is not a 10 year old who wears Harry Potter gear, dresses up with glasses, a cape, and a drawn on scar. A Potterhead is NOT one who thinks...

Generally someone who loves harry potter (like me) mostly amazing people that have not much to do in their lives...will know every single fact to harry potter!

Ugh Muggles.

Somebody who knows everything about Harry Potter, obsesses over it and in general stays up until 5am reading a HP book with a torch, or looking up Harry Potter Forums on Google.

A Potterhead is NOT the following:
Someone who pronounces the spells incorrectly. (e.g; instead of ''Avada Kedavra,'' they would pronounce it as ''Abracadabra!'')
Someone who calls Severus, as in Severus Snape, Snape. Just Snape.

A person who ''fangirls/boys'' about them online, but typing like this: ''OMG I LUV HP SOOOO MUCH LIKE OMG TOTES I LUV EM ALL.''
Someone who has only ever watched the films, and hasn't read the books.

People who are generally obsessed with the Fandom known as Harry Potter. These people are rather Awesome and have the most amazing taste in books and authors.
Potterheads also have a Queen, also known as J.K.Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter. She is their Idol.

Potterheads Bucket Lists usually include the following:

-Meet the Cast of HP and J.K.Rowling
-Read and Watch HP at least 10 times
-Watch AVPM/S/SY
-Meet Team Starkid
-Go to the Warner Brothers Studios (The Making of HP)
-Go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando
-Visit the Hogwarts Castle.
-Own as much HP Merchandise as possible.

Someone who is way too wrapped up in those Harry Potter books, movies, and games.

Your friend might be a potterhead for any of the following reasons...
1. They wait in line 5 days before the new movie comes out.

2. They wait even moreso in line to get the book.

3. They OWN everybook...

4. They went to the theatre more than twice to see it.

5. They bought and watched it more than twice in the same day...

6. They can define or identify any of the following.
a. Quidditch
b. A Snitch
c. They know the name of He-Who-Shall-not be named.
d. Allohamora
e. Wingardium leviosa
f. Snape...

Other symptoms might include,
dizzyness, vomiting, red eyes, dresses like a dork, says anyone with long hair and glasses looks like Harry Potter...