In the Articles of Narnia the painting takes on life and I was certian some of that occurred in these HP books, too. An entire supernatural village, with dizzying imagination of flight on a broomstick is a bit much for me. Dragon eggs are fun. Life with the Dursleys is not. I read the Sorcerer's Stone and half of The Prisoner of Azkaban. The names Hermione, Crabbe, Goyle, and Pettigrew turned me off but I suppose it's just me??? Most of the world loved 'em and that's great for J. K. Rowling!!!