Because of this, it quickly became one of thebest fantasy series in the last 25 years.

At the center of this beloved fantasy franchise is Harry Potter, played byDaniel Radcliffe.

Audiences watched The Boy Who Lived grow up into the Chosen One before their eyes across eight movies.

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) getting his wand in ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’

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This epilogue shows wherethe Golden Trioended up after they’d all grown up and became parents.

This is a great scene to return to because it’s genuinely joyful.

Which inspires him to do something spectacular to protect his godfather.

The cast of Harry Potter grown up in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

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This caused the Stag to shine a bright, gleaming light that fended off the evil creatures.

This allowed him and his goals to be even more compelling.

6Harry Potter vs. A perfect example of this is showcased when Harry Potter faces off against the legendary Basilisk.

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Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.

The visual effects in this scene are top-notch, to say the least, especially for 2002.

The water simulation interacting with the Basilisk is jaw-dropping.

Thankfully, the wizard had the Sword ofGryffindorat his disposal.

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It’s a wildly exciting and thrilling scene.

The second installment of boy wizard Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

However, because of this, they are a lot more prominent, due to them standing out more.

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Harry essentially beats Voldemort with the power of friendship.

Harry essentially beats Voldemort with the power of friendship.

But it was quickly shown that this was no simple fun and games sport.

Ginny and Harry about to kiss in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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It brought together the entire Wizarding World, both good and bad.

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As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as “the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Harry Potter’s Stag Patronus appearing in ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’.

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Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) with Dumbledore’s Army in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’.

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With their warning about Lord Voldemort’s return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

The Basilisk roaring in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

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The second installment of boy wizard Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A mysterious elf tells Harry to expect trouble during his second year at Hogwarts, but nothing can prepare him for trees that fight back, flying cars, spiders that talk and deadly warnings written in blood on the walls of the school.

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A possessed Harry on the floor in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, wearing the sorting hat in Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone.

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An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Harry on his broom at the quidditch field in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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