Harry Potter (every book) is a fairly good series. I liked it. The
magic, the scenery, the characters..great. However, I have found
that many of the ideas in H.P are taken from another book and
twisted a bit. Let me give you some examples:
Aragog the Spider= Shelob (Lord of the Rings)
Dumbledore = Dumbledor (a type of bird in LOTR)
Forbidden Forest = Fangorn Forest (LOTR)
Can you see the resemblance here? I could go on with other books,
but Harry Potter is pretty goo, so I don't want to bash it too bad.