Potteresque

British

/ ˈpɒtəˌrɛsk /

adjective

resembling or suggestive of scenes and situations described in the Harry Potter novels of J. K. Rowling

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There are four game modes, including a Potteresque version of laser tag.

From Seattle Times

The Potteresque magic of a Paperblank.

From BBC

So he recruited developers away from studios such as Ubisoft and id Software, and they got to work creating The Spiral, the Harry Potteresque online universe in Wizard101, where 8-to 12-year-olds become student wizards and defeat villains through card games.

From Forbes

The Magicians is set in a sort of Harry Potteresque dystopia: our hero, Quentin Coldwater, is obsessive and whiny but has unsuspected magical talents that waft him into a super-secret college of magic in upstate New York.

From The Guardian

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