Unfortunately, out of all four of the major quote-"geeky"-unquote fandoms--Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter--I'm not familiar with any two in a bracket. I've watched the Star Wars movies, and I've read the Harry Potter books, but my main experiences with their rivals, Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, respectively, is minimal. So, theoretically, I guess that Harry Potter and Star Wars would win by a sort of forfeit or something. The only problem is, I've no knowledge of their rivals, so it's not like I can fairly judge this. To use an analogy, it's a bit like watching American Idol and voting after only seeing one person in the troupe--not exactly impartial, and not exactly an educated decision. Still, the whole "rivalry" thing seems kind of pointless. Yes, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings both are fantasy series. Yes, Star Wars and Star Trek both take place in space and have aliens. But beyond that, the differences don't seem to be great enough to throw a fit over. They all have different virtues, and are somewhat different stories.
But hey, if I have to answer this question, I'll just go with Harry Potter because it's a great series and magic is awesome.
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