harry potter eulogy

it won't be the same. the books will never be again as staggeringly popular as it was in its heyday, especially since all kids in the future will probably have some form of ADHD on steroids and subsequently refuse to parse the much-antiquated pleasure of reading in your spare time.

adults read them on the subways and stephen king raved about his love for harry potter in his articles.

the loss of something sweet that made our lives a little less cheerful.

we encountered bigotry that reflected our own world. we vied to be humble and courageous like harry, brainy and resourceful like hermione, snarky and outrageously self-satisfied like ron. Philosophical earnestness in the Harry Potter books were always augmented by a measure of self-deprecating hilarity that it made them easy to love and endearing even to the adults. oh, the adults who loved it! Those grown-ups who cherished the spirit of childhood and still dreamed of adventure. Rowling reached out to the kid in all of us.