It's been over two decades since the first Harry Potter book hit our shelves, but the series' fandom is as huge and passionate as ever. Not only do you have the original Potterheads who've been around since the series' inception, you have constant waves of new fans who are drawn to the books and movies as soon as they're old enough to give them a try. Potter-mania may not quite be at the same levels now as it was in 2007 when the final book was released, but it still exists nonetheless. So many of us grew up with the Potter books and movies to keep us company, and we're not going to forget them any time soon.

Of course, with such a dedicated fandom comes heaps and heaps of fan-art. To this day, Potter fans are still producing drawings, paintings, comics, and other pieces of artwork that relate to this most beloved of franchises. The comics are particularly notable for their inventiveness and their humor. We may love the Harry Potter series, but that doesn't stop us all from poking fun at it from time to time!

Fans love to depict alternate versions of the books' events, make jokes about little inconsistencies and plot holes that haven't escaped their notice, and create crossovers between the Potterverse and other much-loved fictional worlds.  They mock certain characters, give a bit of extra love to others, and devise romantic pairings that most fans wouldn't even have considered. Whatever their subject, Harry Potter comics are pretty much guaranteed to get you thinking - and put a smile on your face! Here are just some examples that will give you a bit of a giggle, and possibly make you question everything you think you know about the Harry Potter universe!

30 Crookshanks' True Identity

Well, this is a crossover that we didn't realize we needed in our lives until right now. Can you imagine if Crookshanks, the part-cat, part-Kneazle pet that Hermione adopts during her third year Hogwarts, was secretly Garfield the cat? Well, imagine no longer: Rufftoon on DeviantArt has drawn it for us! To be fair, Crookshanks and Garfield are very similar in their appearance, at least! They're both kinda chubby ginger cats.

Why has nobody else ever thought of this crossover?!

Not that they need to, of course, because Rufftoon has nailed it. There would be some minor differences to the plot of Prisoner of Azkaban if Crookshanks had been replaced by Garfield, as this comic suggests. For one, Garfield wouldn't be as keen on spending his days terrorizing Scabbers. He'd be hanging out in the Hufflepuff Common Room instead - the room right next to the Hogwarts kitchens. Do you think lasagne is a popular dish in the Wizarding World? Garfield would certainly hope so! We also imagine that Garfield would provide a constant stream of sass, probably directed at Ron, the character who objects to Hermione's choice of pet the most.

Here's a question: what happened to Crookshanks when Hermione went Horcrux-hunting in Deathly Hallows? When Ron and Hermione got married, was Crookshanks still around? Did Ron have to learn to live with the pet he used to hate so much? These are the questions that J.K. Rowling should be answering!

29 Is The Sorting Hat Okay?

While the tatty old Sorting Hat may have served as more of a comic relief element in the first Harry Potter book than anything else, it turns out to be an important tool in the fight against Voldemort. As we all know, in Chamber of Secrets, Harry drew the Sword of Godric Gryffindor out of the hat, a weapon that would later be used to defeat Voldemort's pet-snake-turned-Horcrux, Nagini.

The hat was also present during the Battle of Hogwarts - at least in the book version of Deathly Hallows. At one point during the fight, it's forced onto Neville Longbottom's head and set on fire! Neville then goes on to pull the Sword of Godric Gryffindor from the hat, using it to slay Nagini. However, we're not sure what happens to the hat after this. It's clearly still in action as of the "19 Years Later" epilogue, as Harry's son Albus worries about what house the hat will place him in. But did it Sorting Hat really escape being set on fire without suffering any harm at all?

This comic by Henry Fothergill suggests not. The poor thing can't quite manage to do its job properly anymore! Gryffinpuff, Slytherdor, and Ravenrin may sound like some cool hybrid houses, but they don't actually exist. Maybe the singed Sorting Hat needs to take a trip to the hospital wing...

28 The Ship That Never Sails

Sorry to disappoint you, Drarry shippers... This comic by Céilidh Clemens didn't quite end how you were hoping, did it? The romantic scenery of the Astronomy Tower at night proved to be nothing more than a ruse designed by Draco to get rid of Harry once and for all. This hilarious comic plays on two frequent themes of the Harry-Draco relationship: the fact that Harry is often totally unaware of Draco's true motives, and the fact that many fans want the two characters to fall in love and get married. Yeah... It's probably never going to happen, guys. J.K. Rowling may wish that she'd paired up Harry and Hermione in the end, but Draco was never in the picture as a potential romantic interest.

Seriously, though... Why would Harry agree to meet Draco - his school nemesis - at the top of a very tall and very dark tower? He's just inviting trouble! Book Harry probably would have had a sassy response if Draco had tried to pull this stunt at any point, and even Movie Harry wouldn't stand for it. A lot of the time, it seems like Draco really has no boundaries when it comes to tormenting Harry and his pals... Harry should at least have taken Hermione as a back-up in this situation. Remember that time in the movie Prisoner of Azkaban, when she punched Draco in the face? That was awesome.

27 Voldemort's Hidden Talent

Every Potterhead knows that one of the main clues that a wizard is a Death Eater is the presence of a distinctive skull-and-snake tattoo on their left forearm: the Dark Mark. It's a permanent reminder that even if the person in question isn't involved with Voldemort now, they were once upon a time. As Snape learns, no matter how many years you've spent trying to rehabilitate your image as a "good" wizard, revealing you have a Dark Mark can place you back under suspicion.

While we've always assumed that the Dark Mark is a magically generated tattoo, this comic by Broken Teapot on DeviantArt presents a different, way more humorous possibility. What if Voldemort has a secret talent, and is actually a trained tattoo artist? Every time a new dark Wizard wishes to join his ranks, he whips out his needle and gets to work on their arm! It's a pretty good test of strength for the newly-inducted Death Eater, too. Can they take the pain often associated with being tattooed, or, like Draco, do they end up in floods of tears? You'd think, considering all of the dreadful things that Death Eaters have to do, they'd be able to cope with going under the needle. Then again, Draco never really wanted to join the organization, did he? He just wanted to live a quiet life, devoid of evil misdeeds and magical tattoos. Poor guy.

26 The Chamber Of Fangirls

What's more terrifying: entering the Chamber of Secrets to find a deadly Basilisk waiting for you, or opening it to find a horde of enthusiastic fangirls waiting for you? Well, the version of Harry in this cartoon seems to think it's the latter. This comic by Mioku on DeviantArt pokes fun at the dedicated Harry Potter fandom, especially those members of it who are obsessed with romantically pairing up the oddest character combinations possible.

We're surprised that this comic version of Hermione isn't more perturbed by the "rabid fangirls", actually - they've certainly put her character in some awkward situations over the years. All of the Draco/Hermione fanfiction out there immediately springs to mind, as does the even more concerning Snape/Hermione ship. Then you have the disturbing fangirl creations hinted at by Ron, including art that depicts Fred and George as being way, WAY closer than any brothers should be. Like, who wants that? Who thinks that's a good idea?

Certain people on the Internet, obviously...

You have to wonder whether a grown-up Harry faced the existence of fangirls too. After his famous and glorious defeat of Lord Voldemort, you'd expect him to gain a fanbase of some kind - whether he wanted them or not. Are Wizarding fangirls just as passionate as Muggle ones? Do they have their own equivalent to Tumblr? All interesting questions...

25 Harry's Infamous Eyes

Anyone who's even had a cursory glance at the Harry Potter books or movies will have realized that the titular protagonist's eyes are surprisingly important to the story. No, they don't shoot lasers, or have the power to defeat Voldemort - instead, they convince one Severus Snape to work for the Order of the Phoenix. As we're told many times, Harry has his mother's eyes. This is enough to remind Snape that his unrequited love for Harry's mom is undying, hence his service of Dumbledore and the "good" side.

Now, you'd think that when making the Potter movies, the producers would have made sure that Harry's eyes did resemble those of his mother. Even though Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to contact lenses and had to stick with his natural blue eyes rather than the character's green ones, they should have at least cast an actress whose eyes had a matching shade to play Lily Potter. Sadly, as this comic by Caycowa on DeviantArt highlights, they didn't quite manage it.

In the Potter movies, Lily's eyes are consistently shown to be brown rather than blue like Harry's. This begs a very important question: would Snape have continued to work for Dumbledore if Harry's eyes hadn't reminded him of his lost love? Apparently not, according to this comic. Seriously, though, such a big deal was made about the eye color thing in the books! Did they seriously think viewers of the movies wouldn't notice this gaffe? They underestimated our power!

24 Classic Dumbledore

Now, as much as we might have all hero-worshipped Professor Albus Dumbledore back in the day, you've got to admit that he does some pretty questionable things throughout the Harry Potter series. For one, he consistently puts the students of Hogwarts in grave danger, whether it's by keeping a three-headed dog on the premises or "accidentally" hiring all manner of inept Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers. Luckily for all of us Potter fans out there, Tumblr user Floccinaucinihilipilificationa (yep, really their username) has created a series of hilarious comics that exaggerate Dumbledore's ridiculous and dangerous behavior.

In this strip, we see the Professor taking the phrase "drop Harry off" a bit too literally.

You know how we always figured that Harry's scar was left by the Avada Kadavra spell that he miraculously survived? Yeah, not in this universe. Instead, it's a marking left by the pavement outside Number 4, Privet Drive. It's pretty dark humor, but humor nonetheless. Also, Professor McGonagall's look of despair yet resigned acceptance is all of us when our BFF does something utterly stupid and we have no way of stopping them. Relateable. Another great touch is Dumbledore canceling Hogwarts' exams at the drop of a hat for no other reason than because he can. Did those students ever get to sit their OWLs and NEWTs? You can't just stop kids from getting their magical qualifications, Albus!

23 Neville's Transformation

One of the most heartwarming storylines over the course of the Harry Potter books is Neville Longbottom's personal growth. Young Neville goes from being a slightly inept wizard who lacks in confidence, to the man who slays Voldemort's beloved snake - and final Horcrux - Nagini. He's crucial to the defeat of the Dark Lord, a huge achievement for a boy whose main occupation at the start of the books was losing his pet toad, Trevor.

Now, Neville's storyline in the Harry Potter movies isn't too different from his book antics. We do miss out on learning the full tragic tale behind his parents' experiences in the First Wizarding War, but Neville still manages to do them proud and defeat Nagini. However, as this comic by Dorkly shows, many film fans focussed on one other change that Neville goes through as the movies progress. He becomes pretty darn attractive!

Neville actor Matthew Lewis was a bona fide hunk by the time Deathly Hallows rolled around, and he no longer had to wear the fat-suit and fake, slightly dodgy teeth that he did in the early films. To "Neville Longbottom" is now slang for a person vastly increasing in attractiveness thanks to the magic of coming of age, thanks to many ardent Potter fangirls. Forget the character's huge achievements - he's hot now, am I right???

22 Bellatrix's Unrequited Love

Time for some real talk: Bellatrix Lestrange's total obsession with Lord Voldemort is more than a little bit creepy. She seems to be totally besotted with the Dark Lord, despite the fact that a) he's a sinister maniac who's incapable of loving anyone and b) he has no nose and resembles a weird snake-man. Like, there are so many questionable choices there, I don't even know where to begin. Then again, it's clear that Bellatrix is almost as twisted as Voldemort himself - her brutal slaying of Sirius Black proves that. Maybe they are a match made in heaven after all.

But does Voldemort reciprocate Bellatrix's extreme ardor for him?

Well, not according to this comic by Soup and Leaves on DeviantArt! To be fair, it makes sense that Voldemort wouldn't actually have any feelings for Bellatrix - he can't feel love, remember? In this comic, though, it seems like he used her for a bit of "fun" and then left her... You'd almost feel sorry for her if she wasn't a totally evil psychopath. Lucius Malfoy seems to find the whole situation very amusing - perhaps because he wants to sneak in and replace Bellatrix as Voldemort's closest confidante? Who knows. Either way, this seems like the kind of #drama that would keep the Death Eaters gossiping for a few weeks!

21 The Final Battle

Considering this comic by Hapycow on DeviantArt was created a whole two years before the final Harry Potter book dropped, it's weirdly accurate regarding how exactly Harry manages to defeat Voldemort. Of course, he didn't literally give Voldemort a bit of love and cause the Dark Lord to explode - it was all more nuanced than that! However, Lily Potter's love essentially kept Harry alive thanks to the powerful charm it created when she sacrificed herself to save her son. This meant that even when Voldemort Avada Kedavra'ed Harry into oblivion, The Boy Who Lived was able to come back to life and defeat You-Know-Who for good.

Yay for love and affection!

To be honest, it was always clear that love would play some part in the final resolution of the Harry Potter books. Dumbledore banged on about its power constantly throughout the series - J.K. Rowling wouldn't have included that if it didn't have some purpose. It was also obvious that Dumbledore would somehow find a way to support Harry through this final trial, even though he was already deceased by the time the Battle of Hogwarts rolled around. While he didn't appear in the form of an encouraging thought bubble, he did get to show up in the weird dream-sequence-but-maybe-actually-the-afterlife portion of the book following Voldemort's attempt to end Harry's life. All in all, Hapycow did a good job of predicting where exactly Deathly Hallows would take us!

20 Talking To Snakes

Before he got that all-important letter informing him that he was a wizard, poor Harry Potter lived a sad and lonely life. Not only did his legitimately abusive aunt and uncle force him to live in a cupboard, he struggled to make friends at school, and generally didn't have anyone to support him. It's implied that this is because Harry's cousin, Dudley, bullies the other kids into ignoring Harry. However, this comic explores the possibility that The Boy Who Lived's magical tendencies may not have helped him in with the whole "making friends" thing.

This comic from The Potato Ledger gives us an insight into one of Harry's "quirks" that may have prevented him from making friends as a kid. As we know, Harry is a Parselmouth: he can talk to snakes in their hissy, kinda sinister-sounding language. This is why he can talk to the boa constrictor in the zoo that he and his family visit for Dudley's birthday. We read the conversation between boy and snake from Harry's perspective, meaning it's all translated into English. However, the people around Harry won't have heard it that way. All they'll have seen is a kid hissing and spitting at a zoo animal. This isn't Harry's fault, of course - he didn't know he was doing it - but it may explain why people were somewhat reluctant to make friends with him. Was he known as "weird snake boy" at primary school? Very possibly...

19 Reading The Tea Leaves

Who can forget Hermione's total crusade against Divination class in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? We're still not sure if she hated it because she genuinely thought it was a waste of time, or because she just wasn't that good at it. Whatever the case, Hermione wasn't afraid to express her pretty negative opinions about Professor Trelawney and her teaching methods. Maybe we shouldn't tell her that a lot of the predictions made in that class actually did end up coming true...

Anyway, this comic by Floccinaucinihilipilificationa shows Hermione - characterized as a walking, breathing bunch of bushy hair - complaining to Dumbledore about the pointlessness of Divination class. Of course, this is the fictionalized Dumbledore who's even more eccentric than the real thing, so his response isn't quite what Hermione was anticipating. We're not sure that deciding the tea leaves are "smelly" counts as making Divination worthwhile, Albus. He's really not doing a good job at convincing anyone that the class is a "real science"! At least he didn't pull a Professor Trelawney and constantly see The Grim in the tea leaves, though. That might have been the thing to finally push poor Hermione over the edge! Even if she didn't succeed in getting Divination canceled, at least she managed to avoid the class for the rest of her Hogwarts education.

18 Death's Invisibility Cloak

If you cast your mind all the way back to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone if you're American), you'll remember that young Harry receives an Invisibility Cloak from a mysterious benefactor as a Christmas present. While it's revealed at the time that Harry's father James once owned the cloak, we otherwise aren't told much about it... Until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that is! Hermione recalls the tale of the Three Brothers who each received a gift from Death himself, one of these being an Invisibility Cloak. It's heavily implied that the brothers in the tale are Harry's ancestors and that his cloak is the original one from the story.

This comic by Bizibit on DeviantArt takes a humorous look at why Death would have owned an Invisibility Cloak in the first place before he handed it over to its new human caretaker. As in the original book, Ron's amusing take is that Death is a bit bored of scaring people before reaping their souls, and used the cloak to get his job done a bit quickly. Clearly, he doesn't operate like the Grim Reaper in The Sims, who'll happily sit and chat with the friends and family of the deceased! That guy is way more sociable...

17 The Half-Blood Prince

If there's one Harry Potter movie that totally butchers an important storyline, it's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Irritatingly, it's the plot point that LITERALLY GIVES THE MOVIE ITS NAME that's reduced to nothing more than a confusing aside in a couple of scenes. As this comic from Dorkly recalls, the mystery of the Half-Blood Prince was a genuinely engaging aspect of the sixth Potter book. Who was this unknown past student who'd annotated a potions book so expertly? Why had they noted down destructive curses alongside their draught-brewing tips? Most importantly, why did they take on the pseudonym the Half-Blood Prince?

Thanks to the events of the book and some clever research by Hermione, we later find out that the Half-Blood Prince is actually Severus Snape. The reasoning behind his nickname is pretty simple: he's a half-blood, and his mother's surname was Prince. This reveal gives us a bit more of an insight into Snape's complex character - just as he's sent Albus Dumbledore to his grave. It's all very poignant. However, the film totally misses out most of the Half-Blood Prince-related action and instead focuses on the raging teenage hormones affecting our protagonists. Like, seriously! It's a Harry Potter movie, not a bad rom-com! What were they thinking?

16 A Kind of Magic

Sometimes, the funniest comics are the ones with the simplest concepts. This piece from Berkeley Mews definitely falls into this category! Have you ever wondered what role "Muggle Magic" plays in the Wizarding World? What about all of those "magicians" who turn up at fancy events and ask you to pick a card, any card? Do they relate to actual magic in any way? You'd think not, considering such tricks aren't really "magic" at all - sorry to ruin all of your dreams, kids. However, this comic humorously pokes fun at the idea that the "magic" we experience in our world might have a place in the Harry Potter universe too.

Unfortunately for Hagrid, his big reveal to Harry that magic actually exists hasn't gone so well. He's mucked up his card trick, leaving the whole "you're a wizard, Harry" at a slight anti-climax. If he can't prove he's magical through the power of guessing the correct card, how can the rest of the Wizarding World be real?! Hagrid still claims it is, but we wouldn't blame Harry for being a bit doubtful. Maybe Hagrid lacks the skills of Divination required to perform the trick, or maybe we're reading way too much into this joke... You decide!

15 The Heir of Hufflepuff

As a bona fide Hufflepuff myself, this comic makes me really happy. As we all know, a lot of the action of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets revolves around the so-called "Heir of Slytherin" opening the titular Chamber and unleashing a Basilisk to attack the Muggle-borns of the school. It's all very Slytherin-esque, with the use of a massive snake and the clear prejudice against so-called "Mudbloods". However, how might things have been different if it'd been the Heir of Hufflepuff attacking Hogwarts instead? This comic series by Floccinaucinihilipilificationa explores that possibility.

For one, the idea of a badger terrorizing students rather than a huge snake is actually scarier than you'd expect. Sure, badgers do tend to spend a lot of their time sleeping, but when they wake up they're not creatures to be trifled with. You wouldn't want to be bitten by one of those bad boys! Somewhat less scary is the fact that in this version of the story, Harry can speak badger-language rather than Parseltongue. Let's be honest, watching a teenage boy squeak at a small mammal would be highly amusing. Also, you've gotta love the sly reference to Gryffindor consistently winning the House Cup for tenuous and often unjustifiable reasons. Classic Dumbledore right there. Anyway, can somebody fully reproduce a version of this book that recasts Tom Riddle as the Heir of Hufflepuff? We all need it in our lives...

14 Muggle Magic

Here we have another cartoon in Floccinaucinihilipilificationa's series about the weird and wonderful exploits of Albus Dumbledore, and it doesn't disappoint. This time around, we consider the fact that some Muggle technologies would make magical folk's lives a whole lot easier. For example, the pen. Writing with quills and ink all the time may look cool, but it's a lot more time-consuming than doing things the "Muggle way". For one, you don't have to keep dipping the nib of a pen in ink - it's already inside the contraption for you! What magic is this?! Ron's certainly embraced it, but will Dumbledore be impressed by this new-fangled technology too?

Apparently not.

In fact, his reaction is to accuse Hermione of being "a witch", and presumably try to burn her at the stake. McGonagall is obviously horrified by this, but also slightly unsurprised that Albus is doing it, which is worrying in itself. It does make you wonder, though... What would witches and wizards think of some of our more developed pieces of technology, like virtual reality or video-calling? Would they be fascinated like Arthur Weasley, or react as badly as Dumbledore in this comic? And would they ever decide to adopt Muggle "magic" into their lives? All interesting questions - J.K., help us out!

13 Happy Valentine's Day

Oh, this brings back some awkward and painful memories. Anyone who's ever been rejected by a crush will relate to Ginny Weasley back in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, whose "anonymous" Valentine's Day message to Harry doesn't quite go to plan. Malfoy gets wind of the fact that Ginny wrote the slightly cringe-worthy poem in question, and ruthlessly mocks both her and Harry about it. Poor girl! She would only have been 11 or 12 at the time the incident took place... Draco really was an awful person at times, wasn't he?

Still, Ginny got her guy in the end - it's not all bad!

Alternatively, did Draco just tease Ginny in this situation in order to deflect attention away from his embarrassed self? Was it HIM that sent the Valentine after all? Drarry shippers might like to think so, and this comic by Grickenfish on Tumblr brings their dream to life. Poor Draco is left crushed when Harry quite literally runs away from the creature who reads out the poem, but of course, he can't admit it. It's another chapter in the Draco-loves-Harry storyline that never made it into Harry Potter's official canon, for better or worse (depending on your perspective).

12 An Unwanted Vision

As the Harry Potter books progressed, it became clear that Harry's lightning-bolt-shaped scar was more than just a cosmetic feature. It began to ache at seemingly random times, and eventually, Harry began to have visions of Voldemort and his actions. The scar represented a link between The Boy Who Lived and his nemesis, and Harry found it very difficult to control when and where he had these vision "episodes". Even Professor Snape's Occlumency lessons couldn't really help that much. Harry kept on getting snapshots of Voldemort's movements, whether he wanted to or not.

Of course, this phenomenon raises a lot of questions. For one, could Harry only see Voldemort's actions when he was doing something "notable", or did he get the occasional glimpse into the Dark Lord's daily life? Did he learn what breakfast cereal Voldemort particularly likes, and how he takes his cups of coffee? More worryingly, was Harry "treated" to glimpses of He Who Must Not Be Named in more, er, private situations? This comic by Chabroni on DeviantArt considers the final option, and honestly, it's traumatizing on Harry's behalf. We really hope he didn't receive intimate knowledge of Voldemort's bathroom habits. Talk about oversharing... Also, I think we can all relate to You-Know-Who's fury when he realizes there's no toilet paper left. It's a problem regardless of whether you're a Dark Lord or just a regular Muggle.

11 Snape Logic

Of all of the characters in the sprawling Wizarding World of the Harry Potter books, Severus Snape has to be one of the most divisive. Was he a selfless hero, or a creepy dude who fancied his student's mom and regularly bullied children? Was he a bit of both? Most importantly, why did he think that constantly belittling Lily Potter's only son was the best way to honor her memory? Snape's feelings about Harry seem to have been complex, to say the least. On the one hand, he agrees to help Dumbledore to protect the boy due to his love for Lily. On the other, he despises Harry for looking a bit too much like his father, James. What gives?

This comic by Renate Semler on DeviantArt highlights just how ridiculous Snape's treatment of Harry is at times. Sure, sometimes young Potter is a bit of a troublemaker, but he doesn't deserve the level of punishment and vitriol he gets from his Potions Professor. Sometimes, it's like he really is being punished for existing. It's not just him, though - Snape's treatment of Neville is pretty despicable. I mean, Snape was Neville's Boggart! Nobody should be that terrified of a teacher! For all of Severus' heroic moments, can he really be forgiven for these massive abuses of power? It's questionable...