It would be enough to turn any boy's head.

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He'll be famous -- a legend -- I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in the future -- there will be books written about Harry -- every child in our world will know his name!"
  "Exactly," said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. "It would be enough to turn any boy's head. Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won't even remember! Can’t you see how much better off he'll be, growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling

It would be enough to turn any boy's head.

Does this sentence mean “It would be enough to make any boy admire Harry Potter”?
 
"To turn heads" means to draw favorable attention. Picture the pretty girl walking down a busy sidewalk. Every one turns to look as she walks by.
 
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