Which HP book (1 - 5) is your favorite, so far?

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I'm just wondering which of the Harry Potter books, so far, each of you have enjoyed the most.

I like all 5 books, for different reasons.

Sorcerer's Stone - I like that one because it's all about the introduction in to the world of Harry Potter, and him.

Chamber of Secrets - I loved the mystery of trying to figure out what was in the chamber, and what was happening to all the characters because of the basilik.

Prisioner of Azkaban - The Dememters were great... and the intro of Sirius rocked. Great character.

Goblet of Fire - This book had me on my feet from the beginning. There was so much happening in here, and so much that you couldn't figure out. The ending was great, even if the life of Cedric was taken.

Order of the Phoenix - I think that this has to be my favorite book, so far, because we are seeing the characters at an older age, learning more, and being more responsible. The fact that Voldermort is back brings such a darkness to the story, and watching Harry and the gang go through everything, being strong, and getting involved in helping any way they can. There's such a maturity in the kids, which I like seeing. And the fact that you're really seeing the characters being more than friends... they are being a family.

i would say that my two favorite books would be the prisoner of azkaban and the order of the phoenix...

prisoner of azkaban- sirius has been my fav character since he was introduced in this book(i think him being able to turn into a dog is what started me off ^^) this book showed us more of harry's and his parents' past...i just loved the two new characters in this book, lupin and sirius they were great...also harry got the most useful maurder's map (mustve been strange to find out his dad was one of the people who made itXP)

order of the phoenix-isnt it strange that my fav books are the ones that introduce sirius and then take him away? well this one shows harry's faults (his temper) and this book has so much emotion and begins with the darkness that will probably continue on to the next books along with the conclusion of the harry/voldemort battle.... harry and the characters seem more human in this book, they fight have temper problems and it shows changes in the characters themselves ( like ginny^^ has anyone else noticed how she seems to be taking after fred and george? she has to be my second all time fav character)

Prisoner of azkaban and order of phoenix are da best.

POA-I love the whole time turner thing . it is so cool and mysterious the way harry saw himself.

Order of Phoenix- we see sides of the characters that we've never seen before and we become more close to them. In ten owrds or less. we see the character's less serious/more emotional/themselves sides.

I really liked the Prisoner of Azkaban the best. When I read this book I just couldn't put it down. Lupin and Sirius were introduced and I started to understand Snape a little. He was making potions for Lupin so that he could function. I really felt Harry was happy and it wasn't as dark as 4 and 5.
Order of the Phoenix is my next favorite, but it took a while to get going. I really wasn't stuck on it till the attack on Mr. Weasley. After that I couldn't put it down. A lot of caracters developed and Dumbledore finally explains things to Harry.

U GUYS R WRITING TOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
MY TWO FAVS R CHAMBER OF SECRETS AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
THERE!!! DONE

dissect????????
what does that mean????????
u r the same one from Cali right????

My favorite is definitely the Goblet of Fire- I just really liked the plot, the new characters, everything. I liked all the other books as well, Order of the Phoenix was great...but it was so dark, and it seemed like such a cliffhanger ending, it makes you want the 6th book sooner!

yeah i agree i guess

Still number 3, P of A.

This book will probably stand the test of time as JKR's best in terms of plot, pacing, and character studies.

I agree...the best one was Prisoner of Azkaban

Both suspenseful and full of twists...Order of the Phoenix had that too but sometimes I thought the characters went a little overboard. Especially Umbridge. I know she's part of the ministry, but how can she get away with everything she did: like cutting the childrens hands?

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MRHSIA22
AND DOESN'T ANYBODY THINK THAT HARRY DIDN'T REALLY SEEM LIKE HARRY
HE WAS A LOT JEALOS OF EVERYONE AND KINDA MEANER
I KNOW HE IS GROWING UP BUT.....

MAN!!!!!!!
r u a teacher or something????
if not u should be KJPotter, u r so smart!!!!
u should really be an english teacher

An english teacher? Why?
Actually, I'm taking some night classes to finish up my history degree so that I can look into teaching history to college level students.
And, I don't think that I'm all that smart... I just tend to talk, a lot! Trust me... My family would agree

i say an english teacher cause u use so many good words and u love reading (that is probably why ur vocab is so good)
college???? u r goin to be a professer??? u r smart.
just so u know if u think i am a grown adult using all these misspelled words and souding so dumb i am 13 years old and i am goin to start 8 th grade and english is my WORST subject next to history. gettin off topic AGAIN!!!

Please take no related topics to the Non-HP off topic thread.

Prisoner of Az and Goblet of fire were my all-time favorites. I really liked the Order of the Phoenix, though there seemed to be a darker edgy-ness about it that I couldnt define. perhaps it was part Harry's adolescent moodiness that hung over many a chapter, though I think much of the forboding dark feeling came from the overwhelmingly unjust Umbridge. I waited the entire book for Umbridge to be fed her just desserts. I don't think what became of her was equal retributuion for her misdeeds. ...and just when I was certain she was about to be pulverized by many a cloven hoof!

Prisoner of Az was my personal favorite. I just loved Professor Lupin. OOP was great. It was dark and set us up for the last two books. I too was disappointed that Umbridge did not face the music for her horrible misdeeds. I hope the next book deals with her the way she deserves!

Welcome Weathergirl. That makes San Diego Harry Potter territory-3 of us

POA was a solid piece of fiction in that the plot, structure and humour were in perfect harmony with one another. However, whilst GOF is lengthy and intentionally drawn out, the conclusion makes it all worth while. I don't think I've read another book with such a clever resolution, and it is therefore my personal favourite. Although it's slightly off-topic and a bit of a downer, I have to say that OOTP was my least favourite because although it boasted nigh on 800 pages, the plot wasn't that much more complex than book 1. Even if it's just a transition story, there's no excuse for sacrificing plot.

As always, well said Mike. OOP was a bit disappointing because of the plot. I expected some deep and interesting mysteries and resolution. What we were given were too many red herrings. I just pray that book 6 will keep us on the edge of our seats with an exciting plot.

Very well said Mike, like fuscia already said - though my favorite is PoA. GoF is probably second however, and I agree 100% in your reasoning why it's your favorite... I just love the Dementors scared the hell out of me.

What would be nice would be if book 5 and 6 were both two parts of one big story. Perhaps OOTP is just a set-up for the next installment so that book 6 can be just an 800-page twist.

Well, JKR did say that book 5 was the foundational set up for books 6 & 7.

that makes me happier about book 5.

And that's important... to keep you happy!

My favorite book out of the series has to be Prisoner of Azkaban. I mean, come on, you're introduced to two amazing characters: Sirius and Remus. It was so cool. I loved all the twist and turns of it and the Dementer's sent chills down my spine. I really really hope that they don't screw it up on the movie because I'll be so disappointed.

I totally agree with you Lilw. Sirius and Remus were by far the most interesting characters. I just loved book 3. It had danger, humor, surprise twists. Ah, I can't wait for the movie.

Yeah, that's why I was so sad when you-know-who died_-_ I still don't want to ruin it for anyone who still hasn't read the book(what kind of person are you that hasn't read the book yet if you haven't?!?!?!) but anyway, I believe my second favortie after POA would have to be Goblet of Fire. There's tons of action in there and Voldemort makes a return and everything. Very suspensful^_^

i love the Order of Pheonix and i'd just like to inform ya'll that i am the number 1 harry potter fan and if anyone would like to go in a little trivia with me, halla back!!!!

n e way ya'll. Do ya'll think J.K. Rowling is gonna continue with the series after she writes Book 7?

No, she has said, time and again, that she doesn't want to take that series any farther.

Not going to argue with you over who's a bigger HP fan. Because there are some of us that are very dedicated to HP and everything. We digest every book, plot, clues, etc... I don't like to get in 'pissing' contests with others over who knows what, or who likes this better. We don't do that on here. We're all huge fans and have a fun time.

We are hoping that JKR might go "back in time" and do the story on Prof. Dumbledore.

Or a story on Lily & James?~~

ok ya''ll, so KJ is right.

Just ignore that Trivia thing, aaight.

No, Kim... there is a trivia thread in the HP forum... in the Games section! Check it out. It was really going there durning the summer, but we lost a lot of people who have gone back to school. Please, feel free to have fun. We love people in the HP forum of INReview, because we all get along and have a good time. Check it out.

thnx KJ. Maybe later

Prisoner of azkaban <-- my favourite!!

Ze Goblet of fire

I love Chamber of Secrets, and always will. It just seems to be the darkest of all of the books (except the end of OotP).

But I still like all of them except really for the first one:

Chamber of Secrets: Slytherin, slytherin, slytherin. LOL! No, but it had a very indepth plot and it was kinda like a mystery in its own way.

Prisoner of Azkaban: SIRIUS AND REMUS!! Need any more reason than that?

Goble of Fire: Just everything about it is awesome, the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, but there wasn't enough Remus in it.

OotP: I HATED THE END... Harry Potter books don't make me cry, and I was crying. He can't be gone! NOOOOO!!

And I think I have had way too much sugar and will just stop now.

No Comment, I don't think there is anything as too much sugar, but you can have too much caffeine. POA- Sirius and Lupin made that book. Lupin is my favorite character. POA, Sirius may not be dead, he went through the veil. We have a few threads in the main HP page that talk about that. Welcome to the forum. We have lots of great threads, hope to see you in them.

My favorite was POA. I loved that one. I finished it in like 3 days. I mean it didn't take me long to read the others either but I just read that one every chance I had. Such a suprise ending, as always.

*starts singing to self*
It just keeps gettin' better and better all the time!
OotP, but PoA and GoF come close.

book 1 and 3 2nd one is good but not like 1 and three book 4 is under progress in pakistan

Really? Oh that's no good! I hope you can get it soon, it is a great book!

yes, i think i got it in june or july 2005
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Harry Potter aur Razon ka Kamra
J. K. Rowling; Translated by Darakhshanda Asghar Khokhar
Price: $12.00
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Harry Potter aur Paras Pathar
J. K. Rowling; Translated by Darakhshanda Asghar Khokhar

Price: $7.00
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Harry Potter aur Azkaban ka Qaidi
(Urdu translation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
J. K. Rowling; Translated by Darakhshanda Asghar Khokhar

Oh that's still a while, hisfan


Thanks for the pictures of the pakistan covers - it's always nice to see the Harry Potter books in other languages!

u are well come gaboman .... harry potter is very costly in pakistan 12$ oh my god 720 Rs. in pakistan a pay of worker is 4000 Rs. in a month....

in my last post i wrote igot it in july . but the write sentence is iwill get it in july 2005