1. You always have a choice. No matter what, there are always two roads that lead through the forest, as Robert Frost had said. You may or may not know the consequences of taking either of the road. You are equipped with your past experiences. You have the most complicated computer with you— your mind. You have a heart that adds the emotional aspect to your decisions. You will take one of those roads; you just have to. Life does not go on if you are standing there, at the intersection of two roads, forever. You have to make a decision. You have to take the first step. You have to decide and pick one of those roads. But again, you do not need to do that blindly. As I have said, you always have a choice.
2. Turning your back is not always bad. You may think that running away is a symbol of cowardice. No, it is not. In fact many people run away from problems everyday. Soldiers in wars. Fire men in distress. Even presidents when they have to take a stand on some particularly tricky issue about the country. They all do. But they will all return when the time is right and the circumstances have changed, often for good. They all return to take a stand and make a point in history. They all return before it is too late. Turning your back and running away is not a symbol of cowardice. It is a proof that you understand the risks and that you are running away only to return with new energy and experiences. You just have to know and believe that you are not running away because it is an impossible problem to solve but because when you return, you will be able to solve it easily and more efficiently.
3. Trust your friends, the real ones. We all make friends, several of them, even thousands, in our lifetime. We make friends when we are in primary school. We make friends when we are working. We make friend that guy who serves us drink every evening in the pub near our workplace. We make friend that girl who travels with us on the metro every single day. When the time comes when we need them, or they need us, do we always understand who the real ones are and whom we can trust with out lives? Those who party with you and disappear when you really need them — no, we do not need them. But the real ones are those who sit with you on your porch and let you keep your head on their shoulder and cry at two in the mid night — now, that is someone we need. And you will definitely find them or you already did. And when you do so, make sure that you never, never ever, leave them when they need you.
4. Courage and fear go hand in hand. Not always not everyone can be courageous. Fear is an integral part of who we are. Fear is there within us. We have to have respect towards fear. Fearing is not being unable to overcome a hurdle. Fearing is not running away leaving the people who trust you behind. Rather, it is exactly the opposite. It is standing there, stern on your feet, and facing the problem eye to eye. It is showing those people who trust you that yes, you are scared, but you are going to fight until your last breath to overcome the hurdle. You are going to fight and win. You are going to win with courage and also with fear because, as there is no light without darkness, you cannot experience courage without making friends with fear.
5. Mind is always mightier than muscle. Many situations in life make us stand at a point where we have to solve our problems without any force or using our muscle, unless you are a boxer or a wrestler that is. Most of the problems life poses to us are simpler when you take the right perspective. A clear mind is a prerequisite to do so. Even in the high muscle-demanding art forms, from ancient Kung Fu to modern Karate, it is said that a clear mind is primary and then, only then, would your skills, strength and styles come. A clear mind not only offers a fresh perspective which often simplifies the issue before you, but it also makes you look beyond the issue and notice any other issues that may arise or get solved, other people who are connected to you or the issue and the environment that you can use to your advantage. An old proverb says, ‘A cluttered mind is the abode of evil.’

Harry, Hermione, Ron and many others in the Harry Potter stories have shown different qualities that reader/viewer can relate to. If you have more lessons that you have learned/noticed in the stories, please feel free to comment and share.