Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

We all knew this was coming: Harry Potter. If you haven't noticed, the background image is of Harry Potter battling The Doctor, who we have already talked about.

Jo Rowling came up with the idea for Harry Potter in 1990, on a train from Manchester to London. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the UK in 1997 and in the United States in 1998. This was the beginning of a worldwide phenomenon.

I began reading Harry Potter in 2001, after my sister took me to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in theaters. If it weren't for Harry Potter, I wouldn't be the same person that I am today. Before I read Harry Potter, I hated to read. Now I'm an English major, dedicating my life to my love of reading. If someone had told me that this one movie would change my life forever, I probably would have laughed at them.

As I have said before, Harry Potter has its own genre of music: Wizard Rock. Wizard Rock shows are always fun, nerdy events.

Me & Alex Carpenter (The Remus Lupins)

Me & Jason Munday (Ministry of Magic)

Even though all of the books and movies are completed, the Harry Potter community is still going strong. Within the last few years, Harry Potter fans could join Pottermore, an interactive website. Here, fans could explore each chapter, make potions, and even be sorted into houses (I was sorted into Ravenclaw).



A Chapter in Pottermore
 

There is also a Harry Potter theme park in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. It is called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Fans finally have the chance to walk through Hogsmeade and visit Hogwarts.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter