It's definitely worse than Harry Potter because those book were aimed at a younger audience and were at least whimsical for the most part.
I'd say that probably applies for the early Harry Potter novels; I recall reading Order of the Phoenix (I think that's the one after Goblet of Fire) when I was in high school and it seemed pretty clear that Rowling was targeting the "Young Adult" market.
Edit: Sorry for going off topic a bit bee tee dubs
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