The attention to detail shown by the creators of Harry Potter mimic the professional and expert precision that needs to be applied to every set in order for a film to seem convincing to the audience. However just as importantly there needs to be good camera movement and intelligent use of space and sets e.g. utilising small cameras to convey a claustrophobic feeling under the stairs in Harry's Aunt and Uncle's house. These camera tricks are used to get around issues such as getting bulky cameras in an enclosed space or just to generally make a difficult shot easier to film. Sets can be 2 or 3 sided without the audience ever clicking on. This allows for a wider range of shots to be ready to use along with aerial shots and just to generally save time assembling and deconstructing the set again. 
Sets are the keyhole in to the world of the media you are producing which means realism is the most important aspect to take in to account when making a set. The lengths that some producers go to to ensure that their movie is hyper-realistic can range from the production of Full Metal Jacket when they replicated Hue, a place in Vietnam devastated by the Vietnam War to The Matrix Reloaded when they built an entire freeway for the sole purpose of filming certain scenes to feature in the film.
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