I think that harry potter is a good fantasy book for starting to get into reading. However, I have much to say against the world-building and the magic system, such as there not being much world-building and the magic system is awful. (seriously why is there even magic? why do some people have magic? Why are the wizards hiding if they are so much better? How does the magic work?). I enjoyed it, and now I do not enjoy it. I cannot say I hate it since I once loved it, but I do hate it when people say they love the magic system and stuff like that...
basically, Harry Potter is overrated. If I ask someone in my school when the last time they read a book for fun, they would say something like they read harry potter in 5th grade and they all say that is the best book series (some say Percy Jackson) and no one ever listens when I recommend books. I just want a person I can see who will read good books, specifically Sanderson's, and talk to them about it. Is that so hard!!!
summary of all that: Harry Potter is a good child book and not a good adult book.
If I was ranting, sorry. I do not want to seem super upset. It is against the moral code of chasmgoats to display negative emotions.