Harry Potter: And all is well…
Aug 26th, 2011 by monicamoran
The books have ended, the movies have come to a close, the characters have left school and off doing their own thing, but to a lot of us Muggles, like me, who have journeyed many years with our magical friends, Harry Potter lives on. And I am telling ya, he’s sill a bright flame still burning strongly in our hearts.
Harry Potter. The boy who lived. I clearly remember the days when my dad read out those words in a small, paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone, right before we went to bed. I remembered when he brought to life Harry, Ron and Hermione’s ventures to the Forbidden Forrest and the Chamber of Secrets. My long afternoons just laying on my bed reading after school, trying to fit as much chapters I could before doing homework. I even snuck into my parent’s room and peaked at what was to come after the 3rd Triwizard Tournament task (sorry dad!). AND Reading the 7th book SEVEN times because I didn’t want to believe that it was the last Harry Potter book published.
You get the picture. What can I say? I am a huge fan.
Clearly, he is not just any ordinary boy or even just any ordinary character. The boy who lived represent something more than just our childhood or childish fantasies. He represents friendship, hope and courage. The message that good can always trump evil. The repetition of the pure blood vs. mud-bloods concept is symbolic to the common societal issues of discrimination and racism. The beauty of Harry Potter didn’t solely lie in the plot or the magic; it also lay in the deeper meanings J.K Roweling attempted to convey through her writing.
And as the scene faded to black, I felt as if a part of me had been torn away. Just like a Horcrux, a part of my soul lived inside the world Harry Potter; in fact, it still does. Instead of calling it an obsession, I’d like to call it a “part of my life.” A livid memory that will never falter to escape my grasps. I know for a fact that it’s those kinds of stories that will live on for centuries. “Let me tell you a story of a young wizard named Harry,” you might say to the little girl sitting on your lap, turning the page that opens a portal to a whole new realm to a childhood dream.
Harry Potter lives on, and if that continues to remain true, then I believe that we can all say that “all is well.”