People ask me all the time why I am soooo obsessed with Harry Potter. Who cares if I am an 18 year old girl who has read the entire series so many times, she stopped counting after the 38th time reading all 7 books? You might call that obsessive, I call it....well actually upon further reflection, I also call it obsessive. BUT! I only continue to read it over and over again because it's almost like the characters in the books are my friends. You can call me weird and whatever else all you want, but those kids were ALWAYS there for me when I was happy, sad, lonely, and everything else a teenager is. Especially in middle school which was basically the worst time of my life. That is when I went on my "Harry Potter binge" so to speak and read the series so many times, I almost had it memorized.
Why is Harry Potter so special to me? I guess I am just so intrigued with the thought of a magical world that I was drawn in at such a young age and I kind of just never left. Also, I like to think about if I was Harry Potter, who would be my Ron and Hermione in real life? They are such loyal friends to Harry and they both have special traits that make them unique but also perfect to balance them all out. I know it seems like I'm over thinking all of this, but when reading something that I feel enriches my soul so much, my mind goes overboard thinking about everything.
I was one of those kids who sat waiting for the UPS truck to pull up the day a new book came out. I was one of those kids who when they finally got that brand new book in their hands, immediately opened it and dove into the wonderful world of Harry Potter without even taking a breath. I remember staying up until 3 a.m. one saturday night reading one of these books until my dad came into my room and told me he would take all my books away if I didn't go to sleep because we had church the next day. I had a Harry Potter shrine hidden away in my old closet that I would go hide myself in and read there for hours. For the Harry Potter movie midnight premieres, I was the kid camping outside of the theater for 4 hours before the movie started because I was that excited. I legitimately got into a fight with one of my best friends because she said something that happened in one of the movies, happened in the book when it really didn't...don't ask me why I got so mad, but I did. (we're all good now by the way hahaha) When people ask me what the one thing I would save if my house was on fire, I immediately say my HP books. They are so important to me. This is how seriously I take Harry Potter.
Now, you might be wondering why I'm divulging all this potentially embarrassing information about myself and my wonderful obsession. I just bought my tickets to the last Harry Potter movie midnight premiere EVER. You don't understand how ecstatic I am to be going and seeing the last major HP moment to happen for the world to see. But, I'm also nostalgic because it feels like my childhood is officially over after the movies are all done and out. This is something I have laughed with and cried with for more than 9 years. It is amazing to see how much time flies and how much I have changed since I first read the first HP book. Just going to see this movie will really be a testament to me of how much I am growing up and how much my life will be changing very soon. Luckily, the words on the pages of the books will never fade just like the impression that Harry Potter has made in my life will never ever go away even when I am all grown up.
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