I think it’s important that some of the older (more wiser) Muslims on this forum realise that we have younger, newly practising and (searching) Muslims. Whilst some us may have grown and moved on in our journey towards the aakhirah, and hence found other ways of keeping ourselves entertained (though the Deen does not discourage a balance between it and the dunyaa), our younger community are yet to forward upon that journey. And if Harry Potter is the only thing they hold on to in terms of entertainment (giving up music, explicitly indecent movies, free-mixing which leads to fitnah and all the rest of it) then Alhamdulillaah, they are carving, slowly, a safer and protected path for themselves. Even though some of the underlying concepts and messages of Harry Potter may oppose some aspects of our Deen, we should hope that our youths do not make these books a source of their knowledge and understanding of this world. And Insha’Allaah, we pray for better perception and wisdom in all our youths so that when it comes to making choices, they make those that will benefit them both in this world and the aakhirah. We have more rights upon our youths then the glitter of Harry Potter, Inshaa’Allaah; I hope we can keep hold of them. And from Allaah comes guidance.