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Amy3422 said:
I can't comment as to which has more fans, but I believe that there are several reasons why Harry Potter would still be the better series:
Twilight appeals to the masses because it's quite easy to read. It's light, entertaining and caters to a lot of the themes directed at adolescents. However, if you compare who is a fan of each series, there is a huge difference. (No offense to any intelligent Twilight fans.) In my experience most Twilight fans read less widely and less challenging books.
Many of them only like the series for hormonal reasons, as an embarrasing proportion of the series revolves around describing hot guys. (How many people hated New Moon, because there was no Edward?) As well, many people watch the movies so that they can either drool over the male characters or make fun of the lousy script. (Even fans of the book recognize how ridiculous it was.)
Harry Potter, I find, is read by a much more diverse group of people: children and adults, male and female etc., and I beilieve that it will last much longer. It is already tought in universities and the writting and story are genius.
While Twilight has a relatively simple story, set in a pre-existing town; Harry Potter has an incredibly complex plot that is both unique (although it may be one of the better 'teen vampire' books, Twilight is still almost identical to many other series), and draws on a great deal of mythology and literature. (It is clear that the series is very well researched, while the mythology in Twilight is not.)
There is significantly more in the Harry Potter series: fantasy, adventure, mystery, and some realistic romance. It covers a lot more different topics, more time, more detail, more character development and therefore requires more thought.
Last of all there are the messages given by the books. Harry Potter shows life and the magical situations in the book the way they are. Although it has some very admirable characters, it is honest about showing their flaws. For these characters, life is difficult but worth it. Rowling offers opinions on prejudice, courage, compassion and standing up for what you believe in.
Twilight, I'm afraid to say, is quite unrealistic in a bad way. We see Edwards struggle, but it is not entirely believable, because we know that he will stay with Bella in the end. The books glorify an unhealthy, unrealistic relationship and, although Meyer hardly ever describes her characters in a bad light (they are designed to be perfect, so that we can fawn over them), their actions are never as heroic or as honest as those that we see from the more flawed, but more believable characters in Harry Potter.
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