I was one of the few people that had never read the Harry Potter series before this course began. I’ll be honest, I did not expect to like the Harry Potter series in the slightest bit, but I needed a Literature course credit in order to graduate after this quarter. I figured it would have been more fun to read the Harry Potter series more than any other literature course’s assigned readings. After reading the first couple of books, I wasn’t sold on the fact that I would begin to like the series. However, after reading the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Goblet of Fire, I really started to get into reading the series. I found myself reading the books that weren’t even due until the next week of class because I wanted to find out what was next for Harry and the gang. With seven longer books with the same characters, you really start to feel like you know the characters and you want to see what is in store for them next.
It’s no wonder that the books and movies have become vastly popular in our society. I can remember taking my sister to Barnes and Noble to buy of the one new book when it first came out at midnight. I can remember thinking, I would never go buy a book at midnight and then spend all night reading it. However, this course has broadened my view and I can honestly say that I loved the series. I wish that I had not seen the movies before reading the books because I knew important facts (Dumbledor dying, Snape being the half-blood prince, and Sirius and Mad Eye Moody dying, etc.) about the series before I had even read the books. Because of this, I wasn’t surprised when some larger events occurred but it was definitely worth reading the books because it explains far more about the series and definitely add to the characters development throughout the series. After reading all seven books and watching seven out of the eight movies now, I feel like I know more about these characters than any other movie I have watched or book I have read. I’m honestly sad that this is the end of the entire series because I feel like if Rowling would have wanted to see could have continued to write novels about Harry and his friends after they had defeated Voldemort. The epilogue of the Deathly Hallows did sum up the lives of the main characters but I’m still hoping that Rowling surprises everyone and writes a few more books about the magical world of witchcraft and wizardry.
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