I was a late starter with the Harry Potter series.
I started with the first three films then whilst I was waiting for the next film began reading the fourth book. There is something about the series, both books and films that I really love and can be swept away in the magical world of witches and wizards, he who must not be named and Hagrid.
For me, who does not usually read this type of book it is escapism and just reading a book because you feel like it and no other purpose – magical!