Harry Potter

So many many many websites are talking about "The End".  I'm pretty sick of hearing about all of it actually, but I was reading an article on Huffington Post about what the series meant for this author and her brother.  It has definitely made me nostalgic.  I didn't get into the Harry Potter fanaticism that's around until the movies started coming out. I wasn't even a HUGE fan until around the 3rd movie.  I loved them, don't get me wrong, but I never felt the need to dive further into the series (probably since I was more grown up when they started coming out as movies and I hadn't really heard much about them as books - being in high school at the time).

The story has magic and mayhem in it, but it's more about the struggles of growing up (muggle or not, for you HP fans).  It was a place for us to escape for over a decade and it's sad to say that it's coming to an end.  While the movies and books will live on for us to experience again, there's nothing like that original exploration that you experience when you get into the series.  I am definitely having mixed emotions about this final film.  It is "The End" of an era.

If you've never gotten into the HP fanfare, I urge you to give it a chance.  ABC Family always does some sort of marathon.  DVR the movies so you can fast forward through the commercials, and really allow yourself to venture into their world.  You won't be disappointed.