This topic has been on my mind for a week now: The end of Harry Potter. I did not start reading Harry Potter until my first year in college, but that is still seven years for all of JK Rowling’s characters to be a part of my life, and even a part of my heart. I cried as I watched the last movie. I LOVE these people! I started to think why I was a sobbing mess as I was watching the movie. I realized that the whole world of Harry Potter is real to me. I have lived in it time and time again. I am a sucker for stories that belong to a series. I think this is because you invest SO much more time with a series. You become an inhabitant in that world, and it becomes significant.
I think what I love most about being an English major (and soon-to-be English teacher) is how reading is an escape. Not only is it an escape, but it’s a healthy escape. I can leave everything behind, and delve into a fantastic book. I could be lost for hours, or sometimes, even days. I think this goes back to I’mValleyGirl’s post on words. Words are so powerful. They are a thing of beauty that should never be taken for granted. I’m reminded of a quote from Dumbledore in the last movie. “Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.” How fantastic is that? I didn’t recall this quote from the book. I went back and reread the “Kings Cross” chapter in book 7, which is where this quote would have been, and I didn’t find it. What a wonderful nod from the screenwriter to JK Rowling, huh?
lcglassford 
Jul 22, 2011 @ 12:25:22
I, too, really get into book series. You are going to make a wonderful teacher some day. You get so passionate about what you read, and you have such profound insights in discussions, that your enthusiasm is contagious. That’s what students need is a teacher who is enthusiastic about what she teaches. It’s catchy! Oh, and thanks for pinging my post!
Jul 23, 2011 @ 16:49:16
Read the whole series, not sure how many times; my son has read the series at least nine times. We visited HP places when we were in London. I have lived Harry Potter from the very beginning–I got the first book about two weeks after it was in bookstores and then waited and pounced on each one as it came out. When 6 came out, I took off work so I could read it a second time after I spent a day and a half reading it the first time! I want the DVD set that I hope is coming this Christmas! AND it’s about the reading, the world of something/where else, the escape. I was really part of the books; they saved me and uplifted me and gave me hope when I needed it; plus I loved reading them from the perspective of writing–I love the way she writes. Thanks so much for posting this–I saw the movie and was all kinds of crying.
Jul 29, 2011 @ 11:48:38
I read, i Saw, i loved and im suffering from post HP depression. Sighs*. Nice post btw!