Dreading the Deathly Hallows

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Saturday is fast approaching and while i’m very excited about the arrival of the 7th and final Harry Potter book, i’m also very upset. As dorky as it might sound, i’m just not ready for it to all be over.

i’ve been reading these books for a very long time, and it’s always been nice to know that after i read a new book and experience new things, i still have more to look forward to. But that will no longer be the case. Once i finish the final book, it will all be over. No more adventures. No more predictions. No more surprises. Harry Potter will become a thing of the past. Or will it?

Anyone who has ever read the series (if you haven’t then you need to get with the program) knows that the books never get old. I have read each book more than once, and i plan to read them all again, starting with number 1, after i have finished the 7th for the first time. Even though the surprise of the adventure is nothing new, it’s still just as remarkable. You want to return to the magical world over and over again, no matter how many times you’ve been. Personally, the books are a great escape for me. I’ve always been able to count on the books to take me away from my ordinary life for the time that i choose to read. If i find myself stressed or sick, i can read the books and my problems instantly disappear for that short while. And even though i have to come back to reality at some point, that brief escape from everything going on around me is wonderful.

If you have never read the books, you truly do not understand what you are missing. And that goes for you so-called fans who’ve only seen the movies and think you know what’s going on. If you’ve only seen the movies, you’re only peering into the magic that rests on the pages. I’m not much of a reader to be honest, but i will devour a Harry Potter book in a matter of days. Book 7 is rumored to be over 700 pages, but i’ll plan to have it finished within a week, which is a long time to all the crazy readers out there who’ll be done in a day or two. But once i finish and return it to the shelf, it won’t be until i read the series again that i actually read a book. I understand that there are thousands of books out there that i’m sure i would enjoy, but i’m just not a reader. It’s strange to say, but i only read the Harry Potter books. I hardly ever finished a book for school, yet i can’t put down a H.P. book once i start. It’s quite strange.

But saturday approaches and Harry’s fate rests in J.K. Rowling’s hands. Soon enough, the world will know the answers to all the questions that have been floating around for so many years. And while i am exploding with excitement to finally get the answers, I, along with the millions of fans around the world, am sad to part with the series that i’ve grown up with. But even though the adventures are over, and the movies simply tease, we’ll always have the books to go back to. From year 1 to year 7, the journey will always be on the shelf.

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