Arguably the darkest film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince features some of the story's most pivotal moments. The plot follows Harry as he spends more time with Dumbledore to learn more about Voldemort's story.
Over the past 10 years, Stuart Craig has designed a sprawling gothic boarding school campus as the setting for the Harry Potter films. For the seventh film, which moves away from the Hogwarts School, he gave the franchise a darker look.
Not only is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald the worst reviewed Harry Potter movie, it also happens to be one of the least scary. In theory, Grindelwald is an intimidating villain.
In an interview, Rowling described Snape's character as an "antihero". She has said that she drew inspiration for Snape's character from a disliked teacher from her own childhood, and described Snape as a horrible teacher, saying the "worst, shabbiest thing you can do" as a teacher is to bully students.
The MPAA rated Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone PG for some scary moments and mild language.
Parents need to know that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the first PG-13 movie in the Harry Potter series (all based on the books by J.K. Rowling), and not for nothing. The fourth installment has two deaths (including a really sad one), scary creatures, some romantic yearnings, and edge-of-the-seat scenes.
It is darker than previous Harry Potter movies, and contains more intense action violence and drama. At 146 minutes, it is also very long. It is definitely not suitable for children and younger teenagers.
At this age, your kids can probably handle everything J.K. Rowling sends their way, but you might want to watch the more mature movies with them. Read: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (This is good for kids age 10+ but includes spoilers for Book 7.
Lily brought light and warmth into Snape's life from the moment they met. He was an isolated, lonely child whose magic would have only made him more of an outsider in his hometown of Cokeworth.
Lucius Malfoy did nothing to dispel this hateful impression and was a fully signed up supporter of pure-blood supremacy. In fact, he was in Lord Voldemort's closest circle as a Death Eater. He despised Muggles, Muggle-borns, those he saw as blood traitors and tried to instil those values in his family.
Hufflepuff's unjust reputation is apparent in the very first installment of Harry Potter when Draco Malfoy remarks before the Sorting Ceremony: “Imagine being in Hufflepuff, I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?” Even Rubeus Hagrid goes as far as to say that the house just consists of “a lot o' duffers”.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is not bad, but it is the worst of the Harry Potter books, and I don't think that's particularly debatable. It's more about every other book just being better.
1 Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort is the scariest villain in Harry Potter, if only because he is the series' overreaching villain who successfully evades death more than once.
Dumbledore reveals how thoroughly he loves Harry. Harry is brave, and Dumbledore is proud as any father would be. More than that, Dumbledore succumbs to a parent's weakness; he cares more about Harry's happiness and wellbeing than the wizarding world he is trying to protect.
Now, as firmly established, Snape was not the greatest fan of Harry, but that didn't mean that he ever stopped loving Lily. Dumbledore was surprised that Snape seemed to care for the boy.
So in summary, Snape is so angry with Harry in particular because he is petty in a sense; punishing the son for the sins of a father he never knew. He's ferocious with the other houses and is only nice to his Slytherins because he needs to preserve his role as a spy.
The acclaimed author explained that Harry paid tribute to Snape because of "forgiveness and gratitude." Though Snape bullied Harry, he also saved him.
As Rowling explained in a series of tweets, Snape loved Harry's mother, Lily, and his unrequited affection drove him to resent Harry's father, James — and by extension, Harry himself.
As Rowling sees it, Snape eventually sacrificed himself in order to save Harry at the Battle of Hogwarts, so Harry felt the need to honor him. There's a whole essay in why Harry gave his son Snape's name, but the decision goes to the heart of who Harry was, post-war.
The Harry Potter book series is Middle Grade, not YA (Young Adult). This means it is generally written for children ages 8-12 and grade levels 3-7.
Keep in mind that all kids are different, so assess your child's ability to handle fright and peril before you see the movies or read the books. 7–9: A great age to begin (for younger kids, consider reading aloud together). Read: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.