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Memories Formed at HP Events

Everyone knows that “Harry Potter” fans are some of the best people in the world. You can walk into a room of strangers at a “Harry Potter” event, and by the time you leave you know most of their names and haven’t spent a minute not having anyone to talk to since you arrived. There’s a certain connection we have all formed with each other through these special books that is really interesting. In light of MuggleNet’s upcoming convention, I thought I would reflect on a few of my favorite memories of interactions I’ve had with other fans at “Potter” events in the past.

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Five Things “Harry Potter” Has Taught Me About Death

Whether you’ve grown up alongside the “Potter” series, come to it in your later years, or are just starting to read the first couple of pages in “Sorcerer’s Stone”, I think it’s safe to say that you’re going to find yourself with more take-aways than you have the time to sort through. Here are some of the lessons Harry has taught me about death.

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The Boy Wizard Goes to College

I packed enough stuff to fill an apartment, even though I was moving into one half of a closet-sized room. I had the essentials, such as clothes, bedding, a suitcase dedicated solely to shoes, and a box of food for the nights when the dining hall dinners looked inedible, but mixed in with my textbooks were all seven volumes about the boy wizard’s adventures.

On “Harry Potter” and Media Sensationalism

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On “Harry Potter” and Media Sensationalism

Pottermore’s Christmas announcement led to confusion for “Harry Potter” fans, but it wasn’t their fault. Media sensationalism is leading readers astray, and this is hardly the first time. This is one journalist’s argument on how the media is treating “Harry Potter” fans unfairly.

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When the World Threw in the Towel

When the final movie hit theaters, some of my friends asked me, “What are you going to do now that ‘Harry Potter’ is over?” At first, the answer to that question scared me because although I knew I would never stop loving ‘Harry Potter’, I didn’t know what I was going to do…

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Why the “Harry Potter” Fandom Will Endure

I recently served as a panelist for Robercon, a local convention. Our main focus was the endurance of Harry Potter and what the future holds for the series. My fellow panelists and I raised the question, “Will Harry Potter stay around and what might keep it in the hearts of readers in the future?”

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Scar Tissue

I’m not sure we’ll ever really know exactly what Harry thought or felt about his scar, or what it was like to have that be the center of most people’s attention. As for me, though, I can honestly say that I’ve grown to love my scar tissue.