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Why Potter isn't a favourite

Potter's boyish charm may work wonders at the box office, but he's definitely not one of the most popular wizards

By ANI . Jul 09, 2007

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It looks like Harry Potter will have to wait for a while before he becomes the world's favourite wizard. The teenage wizard was overshadowed by two of his very senior brethren in a recent survey conducted by cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean.

Lord of the Rings wizard Gandalf, played by Sir Ian McKellen has topped the poll getting 44 per cent of the votes. Professor Albus Dumbledore, brought to life by Sir Michael Gambon in Harry Potter was a distant second with 17 per cent of the votes.

Harry played by Daniel Radcliffe was ranked third with nine per cent of the votes. Spokeswoman Kathryn Jacob pointed out that wizards with beards have stolen the show from a clean-shaven Potter. "When it comes to movie wizards the bigger the beard the better. So young Harry simply can't compete," The Sun quoted Jacob, as saying.

Merlin the Magician, from Disney's The Sword In The Stone and wonderful Wizard of Oz from the eternal 1939 film was placed at the fourth and fifth places respectively.

The five world's favourite wizards' list compiled by Pearl & Dean is as follows:
1. Gandalf
2. Professor Albus Dumbledore
3. Harry Potter
4. Merlin the magician
5. Wizard of Oz

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix releases this week. Tell us about your favourite Potter film.

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He will go up to number one. When.. We can't say for sure

nik Jul 09, 2007 at 12:51 PM

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