So...I went at midnight last night to see the last ever Harry Potter movie.
It was funny: as the movie drew to a close, I couldn't help but feel sad. Harry and I have been friends for a long time. Longer than I've known my husband. Longer than I was in high school. Or college. Longer than I've been a parent. Or known who I want to be when I grow up. We have a history.
Say what you want about the Harry Potter books, but something much bigger is going on here for me. Something bigger than the story on paper. His story has become a part of mine, simply because he's been here all this time. There are other characters that are a part of me--Kinsey Millhone, Anne Shirley, Emily of New Moon, Nancy Drew, Jose and Ursula from *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, and Clay from *Memoirs of a Demon.* I know they aren't real, but I carry them with me and always will.
As an adult, the books that have made a lasting impression on me are fewer and far between than when I was a child. A book that lives and breathes and grows with you is a rare and cherished thing.
I have felt for a long time that God shows his abounding love for me in fictional literature. He created me this way--to read and write and enjoy. I am so thankful for his intricate planning and love for me that I can find such joy in the written word and turn my face to him while doing it.
Anyway, Harry, I'll miss you. It's been a good run.
6 comments:
I'm a Harry fan too and I can't wait to see the final movie. I will never forget waiting in line with Ryan for the final book to be released and then both of us reading it straight through the next day. I am excited to share these wonderful and thrilling stories with my girls someday.
Thanks, Kate. Xoxo
Well said, Erin.
It made me sad for so many people to call for a Christian boycott of these books, many times by people who had never read them. The books have so much to say to the trial of growing up, discovering who your true friends are, discovering the reality that you are the only one who can live out the plan YOUR life, standing up for right when so many around you are against you, understanding that age is not an indicator of maturity, doing things that are hard or scary... even when they are hard or scary. They are great books. I have not seen many of the movies, and non of them in the theaters. But I love the books.
carole
Thanks, Carole and Kelli. Quality fiction is very special to me, and I feel that way about Harry Potter.
Hmmm...after reading Carole's post, might just have to read one...or two...
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