@LukeAlmighty @grips @ChristiJunior i haven't seen harry potter since the last movie came out. i really don't remember which one was my favorite or anything. i read all the books too. those memories are stored so far back in my mind that i can't actually recall much of what happens in the series without someone else bringing it up first. i know i liked it a lot as a kid and a young teenager, but as soon as the movie series ended it completely faded away into obscurity for me and i lost interest entirely.

over the years i have dug around a little bit in the lore and such, and yeah, it's definitely just a series made for kids without a whole lot of thought put into the way the world works..... a lot of that came waaaay later when jk rowling would just make up shit like a spell to get rid of feces or whatever. or dumbledore being gay.

as far as fantasy series go that i have personally experienced, i think zelda is the most intriguing lore-wise (even though it was largely made up on the fly and had no real connection until wind waker). lord of the rings is also very meticulously created and i can appreciate the hell out of that.