Just finished the books!! Man, what an amazing journey it was!!

books >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movies

As I watched movies first, movies helped to visualize the characters while reading. Books answer many things that didn't get mention in movies.

I love how J.K. Rowling has given slight twist to The "Chosen One" trope.

Harry Potter follows many traditional elements of the trope but also introduces unique twists like:

The prophecy could have applied to either Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom. Voldemort "chooses" Harry by targeting him as a baby, marking Harry with the lightning-shaped scar and inadvertently making him the Chosen One. This adds an element of agency to Voldemort's actions and introduces the idea that destiny is shaped by choices, not just fate.