In the world of Harry Potter, there are plenty of fascinating and magical objects. However, which ones would fans love to bring into the real world?
The story of Harry Potter is about so much more than the 'Boy Who Lived.' It's also about the wizarding world, with JK Rowling creating many objects fans would have loved to become reality. There are items that can be used for the sake of good, such as the Invisibility Cloak and Time-Turner.
But there are also objects that can also benefit evil, such as the Elder Wand and Horcruxes. However, if fans had the choice to pick one, which one would they choose? Based on the entries on IMDB, fans will be able to see which magical objects they want the most.
Rather surprisingly, a Horcrux makes the top 10 as a desirable object. They are first revealed to be in existence during the Half-Blood Prince book and movie, with Horace Slughorn informing Lord Voldemort how to make one. The Dark Lord uses his charm to get the answer he craves and then takes action, making six on purpose and then one more on accident - Harry himself.
In order to create one, you must take a life. And that's something Voldemort has no issue with, with the villain murdering with gusto throughout the franchise. While the perks of immortality are obvious, it's not really worth it. Especially as it disfigures your appearance like it does Tom Riddle.
The sole purpose of the Goblet of Fire is to decide who will enter the Triwizard Tournament, which takes place during the fourth book and movie. So the fact this is another object fans have admitted they would like to own is definitely a surprise.
While it's an impressive tournament, it's extremely dangerous. Who would want to take the chance to square off against a Dragon, dive below the deepwater depths of Hogwarts lake or navigate our way through a dangerous maze, filled with deadly creatures at every turn? Apparently, there is a lot of adrenalin-filled people out there.
Now, this is a desired object that is easy to understand. In The Goblet of Fire, Harry encounters Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve - allowing him the chance to take a trip down memory lane. It's here that he peers into the Hogwarts headmaster's past and witnesses the trial of Barty Crouch Jr. Harry takes another trip in the Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, though he isn't always happy with what he sees.
One has to admit that having a Pensieve would be pretty cool. Imagine being able to look back at one's childhood and it would be good to see other peoples' memories as well.
In the Half-Blood Prince, Harry obtains an old textbook. Within its contents, there are numerous hints and tricks at how to improve your potion-making and this helps the Boy Who Lived become the best in the class, even above close friend Hermione Granger. He actually frustrates Hermione by using the book to help earn a little bottle of Felix Felicis, a brew that brings luck to the drinker.
But imagine having unlimited luck? Every deed you attempt would succeed and it's no wonder everybody within Harry's class was jealous when he obtained some. Draco Malfoy was particularly unhappy, with the Slytherin student hoping it would help him in his mission to get Death Eaters into Hogwarts.
During their time at Hogwarts, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew fashioned together The Marauder's Map. This allowed them to see the whole of Hogwarts from afar, enabling them to plan according to where certain individuals were. If they wanted to sneak into Hogsmeade, for example, they could use it to check whether any teachers were close by.
Harry himself does this when he's given the artifact by Fred and George Weasley during the Prisoner of Azkaban. Technically, with the way modern technology is excelling at a fast past, this one is more than likely to come true. In fact, it is similar to the way tracking devices and phone apps work now.
In the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry, Ron, and Hermione manage to prevent Lord Voldemort from obtaining the stone created by Nicolas Flamel. It renders the drinker immortal, which means Flamel is able to live up to 665 before deciding to destroy the object for good. Had Lord Voldemort managed to acquire the stone with a little help from Quirinus Quirrell, then his return to the land of the living would have happened far sooner.
Again, because of the fact immortality is involved, it's understandable why some would want it. However, living to 665 doesn't sound that appealing - especially if you still age along the way. It's for the best that Flamel opted to get rid of his creation because it would have been coveted by dark wizards everywhere. Voldemort being Voldemort, he had the skills to attempt a robbery but, fortunately, he was stopped in his tracks.
Travelling can be hard if you don’t have a car, but even the biggest lover of vehicles would surely jump at the chance to own a Broomstick. It’s capable of moving at super-speed, easy to carry around and, generally, looks pretty neat. Harry himself has the Nimbus 2000 before it’s shredded to pieces in the Prisoner of Azkaban and he then secures a Firebolt from his godfather, Sirius Black.
Broomsticks are usually used in Quidditch in the wizarding world - but they are also used to take Harry away from 4 Privet Drive in both the Order of the Phoenix and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. 'The Boy Who Lived' always seems to get the top of the range model, while many other students are forced to settle for something far cheaper.
The Elder Wand has a chequered past, to put it mildly. But that didn’t stop Lord Voldemort from hunting the artifact down in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, believing he could master it and enforce his villainous rule on the magical community. He wrongly believes Severus Snape to be the true owner of the wand but is left reeling when Harry reveals that it was Draco Malfoy instead - and that the Dark Lord has got his facts wrong.
Harry uses the Elder Wand against Voldemort to defeat the fallen wizard once and for all. It brings power but the Gryffindor pupil breaks it in two at the end of the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. He doesn’t want the heat, but it appears fans would still like to own it nonetheless.
Everybody has one thing they would change if they could go back in time. And, thanks to a Time-Turner, it’s possible for wizards and witches to do this in Harry Potter. It’s used by Hermione Granger to save Sirius Black and Buckbeak from their horrible fates in the Prisoner of Azkaban, while Harry and Ginny’s son, Albus Potter, uses it with Scorpius Malfoy in an attempt to spare Cedric Diggory from death in The Cursed Child.
They’re not easy to use, yet remain coveted by us ordinary folk. A Time-Turner, in the wrong hands, can have dire consequences. The Ministry of Magic attempted to use them but, when Albus got involved, those plans were shelved. Most fans will agree that this isn't very surprising…
Let’s face it, an Invisibility Cloak would be awesome. At the time, it appeared to be just a neat gift. But it’s far more than that and plays a major role in the Boy Who Lived bringing Voldemort’s villainous rule to an end.
Daniel Radcliffe even revealed he had a kind of half-Invisibility Cloak when speaking on Hot Ones earlier in 2020. He said he was given a jacket that is meant to deflect unwanted picture-taking, saying: “It’s one of those jackets that only works at night — I think. But if you wear it with the hood up and it’s at night and you take a photo with a flash, it wipes out everything on the camera except for the hoodie. So you just get a photo of a floating ghost hoodie.”
