As the harry potter series ended, a chapter closed in my own life, but i was able to take so much of what i had learned from the books with me into the world. To celebrate, heres some more harry potter love weve spotted recently from around the globe. Rowling blended situations and themes that can happen to any child. So, you love to read, and you consider yourself a serious booklover. The hpa highlights all the good we learned from harry potter. Some equate the books with the fantasy novels written by c. Well guess what, none of those are going to happen.
The introduction of the ginger, freckled, jumperhating ron and the bushy haired, eternally clever hermione would form a trio so foolhardy, hilarious and almighty, that even that pesky lord voldemort couldnt touch them. But the most successful childrens book series of alltime is not fading into the history books just yet, and heres ten reasons why i think the magic will. I could relate to the boy who lived, feeling his frustrations, the same feelings of loneliness. Id be crying in my dorm, wishing i wasnt gay, and the only thing. For instance, harry and ron save hermione from a dangerous troll in the first volume. The novels demonstrate how essential friendship is. Top 10 reasons why i love the harry potter fandom chloe. Tolkien while others believe that the books promote the occult through witchcraft and spells. Conservative truth more proof that harry potter harms.
The potters union at first seems odd but when their patronuses are revealed later on in the book, its clear that they were soulmates. We know we love everything about him and the books, but there are still people who need to be convinced with the reasons why you should love harry potter. An epic tribute to the greatest series ever when i was 8 years old, my mom bought me my first harry potter book. In fact, harry potter himself starts out not knowing. Harry potter books banned from catholic school because. The common refrain from most harry potter fans is something along the lines of the books were better. Familial love, the love between friends, the love for magical creatures, and, of course, romantic love the harry potter series was nothing if not full of love. Id always been a reader i knew how to read at age 3, and have been devouring books ever since. The latest furor over the books began recently when rowling answered a youngsters question about dumbledore during a. Harry potter and the sorcerors stone im american was the first book assigned to my 5th grade after i was diagnosed with luekemia and i was no longer an to attend class during my chemotherapy.
Everyone needs a bit more magic in their lives and harry potter and his pals provided that. Rowling herself shed many tears at this parting of ways. See if you agree or can add your own reason in the comment section. Harry potter was also there as an escape from a world where i had discovered that health was fragile. Its been around for the longest time and is still going. The harry potter books have been banned from a catholic school in tennessee because the fictional magic within are actual curses and spells, according to a pastor who described the beloved. It taught me that lifes not always fair, but you have to keep fighting harry was an orphan after his parents died. Twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writers pen, an orphan called harry potter was freed from the cupboard under the stairs and a global phenomenon. Just seven reasons that show why we all still love harry.
Harry potter has always allowed me to escape into a world that is mysterious and magical and so different from my own reality and i love that. Although, we would have perhaps more so championed a harry and hermione situation. Because while a big marketing plan might have made harry known, it wasnt what made him loved. Hence, the harry potter books develop a childs love of story and of reading. This may just be one of my personal reasons to love harry potter, but its an accomplishment worth noting. Harry potter and the sorcerors stone im american was the first book assigned to my 5th grade after i was diagnosed with. Yeah, it might be a bit rough to go down this magical memory lane, because then youre just going to want to reread all the books and rewatch all the movies. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was released on june 26, 1997. There are so many lessons to be learned and magical moments to experience every time someone opens the. Magical reasons why you should love harry potter books. Here are 11 reasons why everyone should read these books.
Being a harry potter fan in the early to mid2000s mostly consisted of fantasizing about each new installment of the fantasy. Theres an obvious theme of unconditional love that runs throughout the potter books that is beautiful and comforting amidst divorces and frequent relocations. Harry potter fan explains why he loves the books, as series turns 20. But what causes us to love this young wizard so much. Rowling stated that this was in reference to his love of music and the fact she. Watching a movie is a much easier toedip than opening a 223 page book and thats the short one. Unfortunately, there is no replacing harry potter, but there are fantastic books and book series to keep your child engaged, entertained, and reading. Seven reasons why people love harry potter brooklyn arden. It is life and i prize harry potter all above others.
Harry potter stand out is the way people loved and continue to love harry potter. Top 10 tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by the broke and the bookish. This year, one of the most recent translations of harry potter, harry potter and the philosophers stone in yiddish, sold out its first printrun in under 48 hours a rare feat for a book of this nature in. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is the most searched for book, coming top in 27 states, including new jersey, texas and florida. What makes it able to span across two decades and still be followed so fanatically. Its the basic argument that most agree with, and theres certainly some merit to it. While reading harry potter, you get to travel to a new world. Its been 20 years since the first harry potter book arrived in the u. But few things make you feel as young as the opening line that mr. Buzzfeed 12904 for every harry potter fan, there are multiple reasons why we chose to get lost in the magical world. Why adults got so obsessed with the harry potter books. Rowling a billionaire and the harry potter movies the most successful movie series in history, as well as the. Well not quite, you loved the boywholived, you loved the notion of being lady potter, love the money.
Why harry potter is great literature humane pursuits. One of the main reasons that the series has become so loved is its attention to detail and the costumes, clothing choices and descriptions of the characters. It gets old to see so many new books slapped with the next harry potter. Just seven reasons that show why we all still love harry potter books. There has been much discussion of late on why harry potter.
It lets me escape to a magical world growing up, life wasnt the greatest. Needless to say, if someone makes a harry potter reference to someone today between the ages of 15 and 30, then theres a good chance they will get that reference and the two people will become friends due to a mutual interest. Just as a warning, there are book spoilers in this post. Should christians be reading the harry potter books. Another reason why we should love harry potter is how everything was down to the details. Many have credited the series as a big part of their childhood, and fans and actors and j. I believe the books are popular, and will remain popular. Celebrate 20 years of harry potter magic with four special editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j. Harry, ron and hermione help each other no matter what happens. I was recently reminded of this again while watching a documentary about j. Think harrys lighteningshaped scar, his broken glasses and his mothers eyes. Sine then, the series has sold over 500 million books worldwide and has been made into blockbuster movies.
The love stories of james and lily potter and hermione and ron are some of our standout romantic moments. I never stood in a midnight line for the books like many fellow. According to the washington post, harry potter and the sorcerers stone is one of the top ten most checked out books in new york public library, who have recently released their list based on their staggering 125year history. As each harry potter book came out after that, i found that i was able to grow and learn alongside. The harry potter books have long been condemned by evangelical christians and by jews who understand the bibles condemnation of the religion of witchcraft. This was actually to my and my sons advantage, since it meant we didnt have to wait to see what was going to happen in the second book, once wed flown through the pages of the first one. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, reads more like literature aimed at preteens with more basic declarative sentence s. Without ron and hermione well, mostly hermione, to be honest harry potter would probably only be a third of the hero he is. Throughout the books there are several plot spoilers disguised as. Opinion why grownup muggles should read harry potter. Ive devised the following list of 7 reasons people love harry potter books. Luna told me to be inquest ginny told me to be bold hermione told me books and cleverness are not everything neville told me to stand up to voldemort harry taught me to be brave ron taught me money isnt everything i could go on and on. But beyond the obvious, whether they can articulate it or not, potter fans know that there are things much more important than their passions in shaping identity.
Now that weve reached a whole new decade, what are harry potter fans reading habits like in 2020. It is set 19 years after the events of the potter films and follows harry, head of the department of magical law enforcement, and albus severus potter as he sets off on his hogwarts journey. Many aspects of the book are more consistent and gripping than their filmed counterparts, and the movies often have to cut out parts of the book that are both wonderful and seemingly essential. We may not be able to join dumbledores army, but we can join the harry potter alliance, which is just as good, helping the community while being around a bunch of likeminded witches and wizardsi mean fans. Cries of satanism, youll recall, attended the release of each new book, from.
You have piles of books stacked all over your room, your favorite places in the world are bookstores and libraries, you cant choose just one favorite book. This weeks theme is fandom freebie and ive decided to list my top 10 reasons why i love the harry potter fandom and why i think its the best. What are the reasons why his story has spread right across the world and reached so many different. One of the main reasons why i love to read is because reading allows me to escape reality. You would never be lady potter, you will never have my money, in fact, if these tapes are released you might lost. Lets take a closer look at some of the arguments surrounding these seven books. Not only the grand staircase to the great hall or dumbledores office that was guarded by gargoyle, theyve got a cool uniform for school too.
I could escape that world by cracking open a harry potter book. Here are 25 books your child should read after harry potter. I dont love the movies as much as i love the books, but i dont mind if you. Dursley, of number four privet drive, were proud to say. I, too, spent all day reading the final harry potter book when it comes out with perhaps a few breaks for lunch and such. The second reason why harry potter represents a must read book is the fact that there are countless topics important for the readers everyday live. With a new generation being introduced to the harry potter universe through the wizarding world and the fantastic beasts franchise, new potterheads are joining the family every year.
This question raises huge amounts of debate among christian experts. Reasons why everyone needs to read the harry potter. Here are 15 reasons youll always miss harry potter. Along with harry, and many others, youll ride the hogwarts express, get sorted into one of the four hogwarts houses, attend classes such as transfigurations and potions, and meet tons of new friends. And the series that sticks out most to me is harry. When i was coming out in college, i clung to the harry potter books like they were part of me. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. As harry potter turns 20, miss vogue takes a look at the reasons why harry.