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FilmosphereVermon and Aunt Petunia at 13th Privet Drive. Hewas constantly nagged by his aunt, uncle andcousin Dudley in their pursuit to keep him"Normal". Despite all the protective measures by hisaunt and uncle, Harry on his 11th birthdaydiscovers that he is a 'Wizard' and is now qualifiedto enter the Wizarding School, the Hogwarts Schoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry led by ProfessorDumbledore, a respectable wizard of the magicalhim. But, what was thought to be long gone arriveswith much greater power and the dark time begins.Lord Voldemort's reign wreck havoc not only on thewizarding world but even cause grave destruction inthe muggle world and it is Harry, a true Gryffindor,the epitome of courage, who can save both theworlds from destruction. Harry vows to destroyVoldemort for good and his quest to retrieve theHorcrux begins. The war between the good and evilstarts and rest as you know is history.Besides Harry there are certain othercharacters which left spell binding charmon us. Some of the unforgettablecharacters which require a specialmention include Professor Dumbledore,Harry's teacher and mentor who helpedHarry to face his deadliest fears withcourage and faith. Hagrid, keeper of keysat Hogwarts and a lover of species whoare supposedly termed "Dangerous"; heis also a very good friend of Harry, Ronand Hermonie. Professor Snape is yetanother character who had been bashedby fans for his awful rude behaviortowards Harry but later did we realize hewas not that bad after all. The nextcharacter on my list is Dobby, the houseelf who in his particular obsession tosave Harry from threat at Hogwartscaused grave peril to his life himself.Harry's Godfather Sirius Black, hisgreatest enemy, Draco Malfoy, his otherfriends Nevile Longbottom, LunaLovegood, The Weasley family, RemusLumpin, Mad eyed Moody, Mrs. Norris,Mr. Filch all formed a perfect part of thestory which made our journey with thePotter boy enjoyable.world. At School, he finds Ron Weasley andHermione Granger (Muggle Born) who become hisbest friends for life. A single series chronicles a yearof Harry's life where he learns to overcome hisproblems be it magical, social, emotional oradolescent. At each stage he prepares himself for theconfrontations which lie ahead. Harry discovers thathis parents were brutally murdered by LordVoldemort who vanished after he attempted to killThe film franchise was produced byDavid Heyman and stars Daniel Radcliff,Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Fourdirectors who worked on the series wereChris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, MikeNewell and David Yates. All the serieswere reportedly blockbusters at boxoffice, with a highest grossing of $6.9billion in worldwide receipts. The last epic fantasyfranchise was delivered to Potter fans worldwide in 2installments. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowspart 1 was released in 2010 while Part 2, the first3D installment on July 15, 2011. The eighth partopened with universal critical acclaim and currentlyis the best reviewed films of 2011. Currently the27th highest grossing film of all time and the 3rd18ALL LIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2011