An issue has come to my attention. A grave, serious issue that I cannot believe I have neglected for so long when it is something that has the power to change all our lives forever, however long that may be. Close your tabs (or at least leave them unopened), ignore your downloads, turn off your music; for this, ladies and gentlemen, is a question that shall leave you all wondering profusely where in the world (or within yourselves) you can find the answer.
Without further ado, the conundrum facing us at the present time is...
WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO WITHOUT HARRY POTTER???????
No-one can deny the effect the Harry Potter series has had on all our lives. The books turned normal, dull evenings into enchanting times by sucking us into a world that was so unreal yet not at all far-fetched. The movies kept us waiting on tenterhooks for each new installment, eagerly imagining how what we'd read (if you only watched the movies and didn't read the books then you must be a Certified Idiot) would be translated onto the silver screen (or, you know, the small but beloved screens of our laptops).
Harry Potter has definitely taught me (and, I assume by Twitter's current Trending Topics, many others) a lot, more than one could ever have fathomed a fantasy series capable of. Also, the fact that while reading the books or watching the movies (at least starting Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and up, as the first two films were a bit meh) you feel like everything happening could actually take place in real life is undoubtedly at the core of their secret of success. No-one wants to read/watch something that has phoniness seeping out of every nook and cranny; it sucks all the pleasure and enjoyment out of the experience.
Over the past decade or so, waiting for the next Harry Potter book/movie to come out had become as natural and routine as waiting for summer or coming down with the flu.Therefore, I think it would be deemed acceptable by people around the world that we all proceed to shut down. Retreat to our beds. Lie down. Do nothing. Await our impending demise. For a life without the excitement of beholding any new Harry Potter-related artistic substance (and no, commercial dolls/notebooks/t-shirts/etc. are not included in the definition of that term) is not a life at all.
But don't totally freak out now. Because, you know, we'll manage. And not by feeding off Twilight, you Edward vs. Jacob freaks. Those books are good, but the movies make The Bold and the Beautiful seem like a wonderful piece of mind-blowing acting.
I love this post and agree 100% with everything you said.
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