Perhaps many of the people who dislike Harry missed the point- to amuse the imaginations and encourage people to open their mind to other types of people and literature.
Or maybe those people just did not understand the big words. (Sorry, had to insult the person who could not find any words beside curse-words to state his opinion.) The books, coupled with the movie are every child's and every adult who will admit to still being a child, dream come true, allowing the mind to create a magical world of potions, and creatures, friends and charms, turning staircases and moving photographs. I love Harry Potter, and even as an adult, I am willing to admit that my imagination (MUCH like many other adults) has been at bay for too long. This series allows my mind to launch a new look on life.