12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

I think this has got to be my favourite Harry. Though I did like Prisoner of Azkaban, I thought this one had a great pace and loved the introduction of the wider wizarding community through the Quidditch Internationals and the Wizarding schools exchange. And you've got to love a Cinderella story - Hermoine comes into her own here and thankfully, I'd read the book before the movies came out so I still had the vision of the earlier, dumpy, frumpy Hermoine to imagine. I loved the idea of avoiding braces with a spell too! Yeah, I know they're kids' books but they're oh so fun!