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Harry Potter

Today, I watched the last Harry Potter movie. To say it surpassed my expectations would be an understatement because this movie is literally a roller coaster of emotions. I felt my heart melt, jump, and drop so many times I could not even count. I realize, Harry Potter has been over for a while now… The last book came out four years ago… But I can’t help but feel that sadness over the reminder that a story I grew up with, a story that everyone could relate to in one way or another, a story that inspired, is now, at an end. The fact that billions of people all over the world have followed Harry’s story from the very beginning is a clear indication of its relatability and its ability to inspire us all to be better… to be greater.  So what can I say, really? It really isn’t over. Harry Potter will always, and forever will be a part of me, a part of my childhood, and a part of legacy that will last forever. In my mind, I was with them all on this stark journey, and although it may all be fiction, although it may not be real in life, in my mind, it was real, and that’s more than enough for one to handle. Remember what Dumbledore says at the end of the movie, “Of course it’s happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean it’s not real?” Thank you J.K. Rowling for sharing this story with all of us.