I actually used to LIKE Harry Potter some months ago, but suddenly, I'm not into it anymore.
For one, J.K Rowling is a HORRIBLE writer. She made everyone gay/lesbian for the sake of popularity, and that's not the way to go. Tolkien, meanwhile, kept everyone in character, and didn't change a thing about them.
Secondly, Harry Potter has a more childish theme to it, while LOTR has a more mature and darker theme to it.
In conclusion, Lotr is better than Harry Potter. You Potterheads can attack me all you want in the replies, but you can't change my mind