I am such a jumbled up mess right now that I really shouldn't be writing a post.
And yet.
Last night I went and watched a last piece of my childhood end. I sat down with trepidation, not for the book to movie changes or anything like that but trepidation for the fact that Harry, my Harry and his world, was at the last chapter.
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I saw I grew up with Harry (and Ron and Hermoine and Neville and Draco and...). I grew up with his faults and triumphs and broke them apart, compared them to my own and learned how to fight my own battles because he did what a Gryffindor does and taught me courage.
I took him with me through moves and new friends and always found the best people to love because they too loved Harry and knew exactly what the magic was. I still treasure the third book because it was a gift from my Grandmother for Christmas and the sixth book was my parents gift to me after surviving a horrible summer job.
Harry Potter has been milestones and tears and cheering and love. Above all love. Because if there is ever one thing to take away from those books and those movies is that love is, and always will be, great. It may be hard and full of anger and pain and love doesn't mean it's every going to be
easy but it is great and can do amazing things. Voldemort was a piteous and a pitiful man for the very absence of love in him and Harry Potter was a great man because of the people he loved and who loved him.
It taught me so much more as well about the power of companionship and knowledge and hope. I owe a huge debt of thanks to JKR for this marvelous and powerful story she unraveled into my life. I don't think I've ever loved a story like I've loved Harry Potter and I am so grateful that as I went tonight, to the very last part, I got to be with my nearest and dearest.
So last night I sat down with trepidation in my heart because I didn't think I was ever ready for it to be over and I stood up in today with a joy in my heart because despite all the sorrow and
pain and loss, Harry triumphed. And even though I knew he would, even if I knew every outcome it didn't make it any less gratifying.
And as sad as I am to see it go, to see that wonderful and amazing chapter end, I know it's never fully done and just because the movies I adored have finally come to an end, the love I have for them is unchanged.
Thank you David Yates for finishing off the movies in a wonderful fashion and being my favorite HP director. Thank you JKR for, well,
everything. And thank you Harry Potter for growing up with me.
It was a wonderful ride wasn't it?
(Squee review (and oh is there squee) tomorrow, promise guys, I'm just too emotional right now)