#1054. Bidding adieu to Harry Potter.
I’m not sure if you heard, but at midnight, the last Harry Potter movie comes out. (There have been a handful of advertisements and Gryffindor scarf purchases heralding this event.)
And as a Christian blogger, I have to confess:
I am sad to see it go.
Why?
Is it because I’m writing this post while wearing a lightning bolt temporary tattoo on my forehead? No.
Is it because I’d make a ridiculously awesome Tri-Wizard Champion and with the film series ending they won’t ever hold open auditions again? No.
Is it because I’ve been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, enjoyed a Butterbeer, and am fearful that with the exit of the film the park will lose money, eventually close, get intentionally flooded and turned into a water park called “Magic Shamu World?” No.
I’m sad to see the last movie come and go because Harry Potter was such a fantastic blog topic.
Even as far back as 2008 I was writing about the book series ending. (Remember way back then? Before Hulu? Forever ago!)
And then I wrote about it again in July of 2010. Here’s part of what I said:
Once upon a time, there was a wizard. Though his background was shrouded in mystery, there was little doubt he was the most powerful wizard in the land. He had a deadly enemy, but good friends, including a red headed guy he always hung out with. People that should have loved him, once instead made him spend his nights in a small, prison like room. He rode the backs of winged animals and had a bitter rival who hated him. Christians had an incredibly strong reaction to the books he was in, which were written in the United Kingdom. I am of course talking about …
Gandalf.
Ahhh, not only were there thousands of pages of Harry Potter books to write about but it was the perfect foil to the Lord of The Rings.
Then I wrote about it a third time. That topic kept giving and giving and giving. It was like the fountain of youth of blog topics. And I, was Ponce De Leon.
You got in on the action too, leaving some of the funniest comments ever on the Harry Potter posts. Here’s my favorite response you wrote when I proclaimed Christians were happy the book series was ending:
“Ah yes, the horrors of literacy, creativity and imagination. Satan’s trifecta.”
But now, it’s over. It all begins to end tonight. Sure, there will be spin offs. I heard Ron Weasley is going to get his own book called “Ron.” It will be similar to when NBC had the show “Joey,” in which Matt LeBlanc from Friends moved out to LA. Neville will probably come with him as a sidekick but it won’t be the same.
And that I’m aware of, there’s nothing to take its place. No big silly pop culture thing we can all protest or joke about. Twilight is coming to a close. Jersey Shore isn’t worth it. Sure, the new Winnie the Pooh movie is trying to trick you into falling it love with it by using a Keane song in the trailer, but who wants to make a picket sign about that?
It’s over.
I bid you adieu Harry Potter, you perfectly awesome blog topic.
Question:
Are you going to see the movie?
