An epic involves many things, such as a heroic character going on a quest or journey for the good of his people or traveling the world covering vast lands. By definition, an epic is a poem that celebrates a hero's deeds. Of course, Harry Potter is much too long to be a poem. It is a series of novels and movies. However, it does celebrate a hero's deeds. This hero is a young wizard called Harry Potter.
Stories such as The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Lord of The Rings and Beowulf all fall into the epic category. One adventure that is sometimes overlooked for it's more modernism feel are the adventures of Harry Potter. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, has all the characteristics as any traditional epic literary work and is a very exciting story for all ages. Harry Potter, although sometimes looked down upon by society for the witchcraft involved, is actually an epic that people of all ages can read, understand and enjoy, unlike the historical epics mentioned before. .
The adventures of Harry Potter began when he was living with his malicious aunt and uncle. After Harry's parents were killed, he was left on his aunt and uncle's doorstep while he was still an infant. When Harry was growing up, his relatives never treated him with the kindness that children, especially orphans, often need. Finally, after years of verbal abuse from his guardians, he received a letter from Hogwartz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This letter stated that he had been accepted to attend. Soon after, a wizard named Hadrid came and took him off to London. This is where the plot gets interesting. Hadrid took Harry to a back room in a bar, taps a few bricks and the bricks maneuver to make a doorway. This makes way to the wizard shops where one can buy any thing from owls to wands. Eventually they arrived at Hogwartz, which resembles the Disney castle, where all students were assigned to one of four "houses" by means of sitting a talking hat on their heads and the hat announcing it's answer.