"No story lives unless someone wants to listen" - J.K. Rowling
The truth just hits home, this is really ending, isn’t it? All of it.
True, the books series may long have ended in 2007, but for us, the movies are always a sense of continuity. After all, there are still 3 films to go.
To quote producer, David Heyman “We always knew we were coming back, but this time, we know we won’t”. Don’t I feel depressed when I hear this statement?
It has been nearly a decade since I first experienced the glorious world of Harry Potter and magical London, and I never look back. I remembered the countdowns, the pre-orders, the late-night readings, the premieres, the “celebrations” with fans all over the world, the cheers and tears I shed. Through the ups and downs of school life, one thing stays true and that is Harry Potter (the series). I always know I can count on the magical world to keep my spirits up.
There were some points during the 10 years where my love for Harry Potter seemed to have faded but it was never truly gone. I came down from a high at some points of life and it soared again as I grew older and the story grew darker. Harry Potter and friends were growing and so was I. I remembered reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for the first time in my life when I was 10, which was lent to me by a friend. Few months later, I supposed, I went on to watch Chamber of Secrets and that was the event that triggered my passion and from then on, I was hooked. I bought my first book, Prisoner of Azkaban and it was and still is my favourite. After that, well, I never missed each book release and movie opening day.
To think that the journey is ending tomorrow! This is will the last hurrah for us fans, the last time where we can countdown, dress up, cheer and party as the lights dimmed and celebrate the legacy J.K.Rowling has gifted us.
There will be no more of these occasions once 14th July pass. Even though, the magic stays on and shall thrill generations to come, there is no longer the “X” factor, that special moment to savour. With instant gratification in terms of books and movies, anyone can access them and thus, they are not deem as precious as they were to us.
We are the pioneers, the “Harry Potter generation” who grew up and attended Hogwarts with the protagonists. We are there for every step, from finding the perfect actors, to making the movies, to gasping in horror at plot holes. We are there as J.K.Rowling wrote her books, releasing them over the years, with her fans impatiently counting down the days for each book release. We were the ones who come up with all those speculations about how series will end. To all those who have been there since the beginning of time, kudos and thank you for staying on. I feel like a first time parent who has been there, watching his child grows up, and now, he is an adult and ready for a brand new world.
If this is how I feel as a fan, I wonder how Rowling felt when she finally handed up her manuscript and saw her brainchild being released for the final time. Gods, the pride and agony...
