Film: Lord of the Rings > Harry Potter
Books: Harry Potter> Lord of the Rings
I really enjoyed the hary Potter books, as they had an element of mystery to them, i.e. Harry and pals having to work out who did what, where something was, or generally getting to the bottom of some deep, dark secret. Most of the books were all very suspenseful, and I enjoyed that.
Snape was my favourite character, he was wickedly cruel to Harry and his comrades sometimes, and it made me laugh. He could have been really badass, but part of his characterisation (all the grief about losing (SPOILER)Lily held him back.