harry potter

while i have not read all the seven books in its series, i did see all eight movies in its franchise. i’m talking about harry potter series of course. this weekend, warner TV (channel 80 in global destiny cable) had a marathon coverage of the first three movies: philosopher’s stone, chamber of secrets and goblet of fire. on sunday, i got to see prisoner of azkaban and the order of the phoenix once again. i tend to watch any of the movies being shown on TV even if i’ve seen them many times before. as obviously i’m a big fan of it, i thought of listing the 60 greatest moments in the harry potter movie franchise. i got a lot of help from warner tv’s special about harry potter in coming up with this list. from 60 to the top moment (according to me!), let’s start the countdown:

60. First Sight of Hogwarts: Harry, Ron, Hermione and all the students in a boat and for the first time, seeing the Hogwarts castle (Philosopher's Stone)

59. Horace Slughorn as a Couch: Dumbledore and Harry convince Prof. Slughorn to return to Hogwarts (Half Blood Prince)

58. Harry's First Kiss: Harry kisses Cho Chang (Order of the Phoenix)

57. Ron's Love Potion: comic moment when Ron drinks a strong love potion (Half Blood Prince)

56. Aunt Marge: Harry accidentally “vulcanizes” Aunt Marge, sister of Vernon Dursley (Prisoner of Azkaban)

55. Hermione Punches Draco Malfoy: without the use of magic, Hermione gives Draco a dose of his own medicine (Prisoner of Azkaban)

54. Polyjuice Potion: Draco's buddies Crabbe and Goyle turn into Harry and Ron (Chamber of Secrets)

53. Cornish Dixies: Hermione freezes the dixies after Gilderoy Lockhart flees (Chamber of Secrets)

52. Remus Lupin Turns into a Werewolf (Prisoner of Azkaban)

51. Hermione as Bellatrix Lestrange: Hermione poses as Bellatrix in Gringotts Bank to get one of the horcruxes (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

50. Moaning Myrtle and Harry in the Bathtub: Harry tries to uncover the clue from the egg he secured from the dragon (Goblet of Fire)

49. The Mirror of Erised: Harry sees his parents (Philosopher's Stone)

48. Harry, Hermione and Ron's first meeting: Harry and Ron's first bonding over candies and Hermione's "grand" entrance (Philosopher's Stone)

47. Harry and Ron and the Flying Car: Harry and Ron's misadventures with the flying car (Chamber of Secrets)

46. Slughorn’s Memory: Horace Slughorn reveals his memory to Harry about the a conversation between him and the young Tom Riddle (Half Blood Prince)

45. Hermione and Ron Kiss: in the middle of Hogwarts battle, a romantic scene between friends turned lovers (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

44. Neville Longbottom Slays Nagini: Longbottom's best moment in the entire series (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

43. Cedric Diggory's Body: Harry brings Diggory's dead body (Goblet of Fire)

42. The Sorting Ceremony: Hermione, Ron and Harry (and all the other students) are sorted into four houses (Philosopher's Stone)

41. Sirius Black and Harry: moments between Harry and his godfather (Prisoner of Azkaban)

40. Harry and Ron's Argument: intense scene between Harry and Ron that resulted to Ron leaving (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

39. Platform 9 3/4: Harry looks for platform 9 3/4 and meets the Weasleys (Philosopher's Stone)

38. “Welcome to Diagon Alley!”: Harry goes shopping in Diagon Alley with Hagrid (Philosopher's Stone)

37. Harry Summons his Patronus: "Expecto patronum!" (Prisoner of Azkaban)

36. Duel in the Men’s Room: Harry duels and almost kills Draco Malfoy with the sectumsempra curse (Half Blood Prince)

35. Harry, Hermione and Ron vs. Death Eaters in an All-Night Caf: muggle world fight with Antonin Dolohov and Thornfinn Rowle (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

34. Privet Drive: Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall leave baby Harry in Dursleys' door (Philosopher's Stone)

33. The Chess Room: Ron, Hermione and Ron play chess (Philosopher's Stone)

32. Dementors in the Train: Harry was attacked by dementors and was saved by Professor Remus Lupin (Prisoner of Azkaban)

31. Dobby's Cake: Dobby causes ruckus in Dursley's home (Chamber of Secrets)

30. Owls Deliver Harry's Letters: Dursleys prevent Harry from getting his admission letter from Hogwarts (Philosopher's Stone)

29. The Seven Harrys: Order of the Phoenix members turn into Harry (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

28. Harry and Hermione's Dance: after Ron leaves, Harry and Hermione, with some air of sexual tension (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

27. Dolores Umbridge Punishes Harry: "I must not tell lies." (Half Blood Prince)

26. “You must not tell lies, Dolores.”: Harry stuns Dolores Umbridge in Ministry of Magic inquisition while Hermione secures the locket horcrux (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

25. Sirius Black Dies: with her pleased look, Sirius gets the killing curse from Bellatrix Lestrange (Order of the Phoenix)

24. “You're a Wizard, Harry.”: Hagrid fetches Harry in time for his first year in Hogwarts (Philosopher's Stone)

23. Ron Destroys Horcrux: evil magic from the horcrux tried to negatively influence Ron by creating images of Harry and Hermione kissing (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

22. Ambush in the Department of Mysteries: fight scene between Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Ginny and the death eaters, including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange (Order of the Phoenix)

21. First Quidditch Match: Harry wins Quidditch match for Gryffindor (Philosopher's Stone)

20. “You Shall Not Harm Harry Potter.”: Dobby protects Harry from Lucius Malfoy (Chamber of Secrets)

19. Voldemort is Reborn: first creepy sight of Voldemort in the flesh (Goblet of Fire)

18. Labyrinthine Room of Requirement: Draco, Crabbe and Goyle tries to thwart Harry, Ron, Hermione from finding the Ravenclaw diadem horcrux (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

17. Bathilda Bagshot: seemingly frail old lady turns into Voldemort's Nagini (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

16. Fred and George's Fireworks: Weasley twins' fireworks terrorize Dolores Umbridge (Order of the Phoenix)

15. Millennium Bridge Destroyed: death eaters destroy the Millennium bridge (Half Blood Prince)

14. Snape Killed by Nagini: Professor Snape sacrifices his life to protect Harry, Harry then reads his memory (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

13. Dementors in the Underpass: Harry and cousin Dudley Dursley attacked by dementors (Order of the Phoenix)

12. “Not my daughter, you bitch!”: Molly Weasley delivers the killing curse to Bellatrix Lestrange (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

11. The Knight Bus: Harry's bus ride in the streets of London (Order of the Phoenix)

10. Ollivander's Wand Shop: Harry gets his wand from Mr. Ollivander, “The wand chooses the wizard…” (Philosopher's Stone)

9. Voldemort vs. Harry: first duel between Harry and Voldemort (Goblet of Fire)

8. Albus Dumbledore Drinks Mind-Altering Potion for Horcrux: Harry and Dumbledore's quest to find one of the horcruxes and their succeeding battle with evil magic (Half Blood Prince)

7. “Piertotum Locomotor! Hogwarts is threatened!”: McGonagall calls for protection of the Hogwarts, with Molly Weasley and Professor Flitwick (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

6. The Tale of The Three Brothers: really beautiful animation about the deathly hallows (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

5. Dobby Dies: Bellatrix Lestrange kills Dobby with a dagger while Harry, Hermione and Ron escape (Deathly Hallows Part 1)

4. Dumbledore's Death: killing curse from Snape, “Avada Kedavra!” (Half Blood Prince)

3. Harry vs. Voldemort: the final battle between the hero and his archenemy (Deathly Hallows Part 2)

2. Dumbledore vs. Voldemort: the two great wizards' showdown in the Ministry of Magic (Order of the Phoenix)

1. Minerva McGonagall vs. Severus Snape: McGonagall chases Snape away, "Coward!" (Deathly Hallows Part 2)