A Year Ago Today...

Well, I actually meant “a year ago, yesterday…” Apologies my friends, for not writing this post earlier. As I was saying…

A year ago today, most of us were frantically, yet meticulously, reading, or re-reading, pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Some of us had waited 10 years for it! Though we were sad that the end was near, we were too excited to put the book down. We were anxious to find out Harry’s fate and to have all of our questions answered. When it was over, however, Harry’s end meant something different for all of us – his fans and his friends.

A lot has happened over the course of this past year, despite what many uttered would be the end of the Potter fandom – that with the final book released, all of the fans would have nothing more to say. We have proved them wrong my friends! “We’ve discovered that the fear was unfounded – we’ve grown, not outgrown,” as was recently proclaimed by our friends on another Potter website. We’re still discussing, arguing, and enjoying! We still have plenty to talk about and to discover – a Harry Potter theme park, three (!) movies, new merchandise, and who knows what else is on the way; perhaps JK Rowling has more in store for us. Though some in the fandom have moved on to other things, other series, other interests, Harry Potter still has a special place in all of our hearts, especially for those of us who are just as immersed as we always were.

For today’s segment of Butterbeer Banter, feel free, if you wish, to reflect upon your Deathly Hallows experience.

In the meantime, keep twiddling those dials, the next password will be Witherwings.