Harry Potter 

The main character in the Harry Potter series, written by JK Rowling. Harry is a dynamic character throughout the novels and discovers so much about his past, present and future with each of his experiences at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is known to wear glasses, be slightly scrawny and be an amazing wizard. He has a thunderbolt shaped scar on his forehead, given to him by Lord Voldemort, the villain of the series. The thunderbolt, being a defining Harry Potter characteristic.

Person 1: I'm going to be Harry Potter, the wizard, for Halloween. He is my favorite character in the series.
Person 2: I like him too. You better draw a scar on your forehead so people will know you are Harry Potter. Wear glasses too.

Harry Potter by deejpeach October 29, 2012

Harry Potter 

n. The hero of J.K. Rowling's epic series of the same name as its protaginist.

v. to take a previously written work or idea and to adapt it into something else.

n. Harry Potter leapt forward jinxing the Death Eater with vehemence.

v. The Coen brothers Harry Pottered No Country for Old Men, while Diablo Cody wrote Juno from her own head.

Harry Potter by Pritha Dewanjee February 24, 2008

Harry Potter 

The better meaning of Awesome

Harry Potter is the best thing ever

Harry Potter by BookManiaGirl520 December 30, 2010

Harry Potter 

The most amazing book series ever to be written.
No joke.

Person 1-OH MAH GAWD, Harry Potter is sooo lme i luuuv twilight cos it haz hotttt peple in it.

Me-Stop eing such a dumbass

Harry Potter by Obssesion_Much November 18, 2011

Harry Potter 

An apparently very griping character to most of those who read the series of very successful novels he is written in. The series is very popular among younger readers and has been very beneficial in getting younger people to read. However, Harry Potter has yet to prove itself as a good "gateway book" meaning most younger audiences who pick up the series do not continue to read novels (or other media) after completing all 7 novels.

A survey was done in 2008 by the English department of UC Berkley finding that 9 out of 10 children (between the ages of 12 and 17) who finished reading the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, go on to read the next six, but out of those 9 only 2 continue to read on an extra-curricular level. Whether this information is meaningful or not is up to you.

I have only read bits and pieces of the Harry Potter series and from what I gathered the novels are not bad. Harry Potter readers are sort of a cult following, but many have seen the movies and trust me, it is the movies that inspire many people to "hate on" Harry Potter. However many Potter readers have told me that they're very satisfied with the movies and that they follow the book very closely (for the most part except maybe the 6th installment which deviated from the book more than usual). In my opinion if the movies do follow the books as closely as people tell me then to me the books would be very unfulfilling.

Harry Potter by Noro Machine November 20, 2010

reading Harry Potter 

NZ School boy slang for masterbation

Bill's mum caught him "reading Harry Potter", in the shower.

reading Harry Potter by Jeremy Thomson September 24, 2007

harry potter 

a series of books that are not quite at the level of LOTR but still very, very good books. Anyone who likes either one will enjoy the other.

Person 1- I love harry Potter1

Person 2- Me too! But have you tried Lord of the Rings?

Person 1- No, but I hear its good for people like me!

harry potter by A LOTR nerd August 30, 2010