Why was Harry Potter so successful?

It's a simple question,
Why was the Harry Potter series so successful?

I mean, it didn't add anything new to the genre, and there are a lot of other better series, with better character development and what-not.

I'm not saying its bad, but what makes an almost average book so popular?

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Yes I have.
Have you?
What facettes are you saying are wrong?

>Harry Potter is the saviour son, he's performed many 'miracles' - feats that he should not be able to accomplish, even with wizardry. He is the child of one magical being, and one mortal, etc..

Harry Potter's mother is from a muggle family, and his father is from a Wizarding family. Harry's first 'miracle' was surviving the murder of his parents. In every book he accomplishes some feat that a wizard of his age shouldn't be able to do.

>Lord Voldemort is a brilliant wizard himself who fell from grace and became the evil being that he is.

Voldemort was an excellent student while he was at Hogwarts, until he turned bad and 'fell from grace'.

>The golden son and the dark prince have to meet in a final battle that will determine the fate of all other beings. The all enduring fight of good against evil.

"golden son" being Harry Potter - the entire wizarding world loves him. "dark prince' - Voldemort.
They will fight, and the outcome of it will determine the fate of the world. If Voldemort wins, evil will reign supreme. If Harry wins, the death eaters will back down and Voldemort will be dead or incapacitated.