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Harry Potter is 20 years old.
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BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I felt too old to enjoy it when it was brand new lol...... RIP me
MisterHero
Super Member
...and his career as an auror was less exciting that his life as a delinquent at Hogwarts.
Prove me wrong, J.K.
Fancyarcher
Member
Happy early birthday you wizard. I still remember when the series was huge and there wasn't a film yet, I used to the Chamber of Secrets all the time with my mom.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Same here. My 4th grade teacher read it to us.
brandonh83
Banned
The last book is a decade old.
Man these books were so fucking good when I was a kid. I didn't really read books and was disappointed when my grandma got me the first one. Then I just fucking loved it. I do prefer the times before the films because I the images I had of the characters in my head were better than the ones in the films, and after the films came out I couldn't imagine them like I used to 
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I don't remember when I read the first few books, but I know I read the last two the week they came out.
Haven't seen any of the films after Order of the Phoenix though.
Haven't seen any of the films after Order of the Phoenix though.
Thank you for letting me know how old i am. If I ever have kids i'll read HP to them like my mother did.
Read it alone at the third chapter. Was my first book without any pictures in it lol.
One if not the best fantasy story of all time. Screw most of the movies and games though. So much potential.
Read it alone at the third chapter. Was my first book without any pictures in it lol.
One if not the best fantasy story of all time. Screw most of the movies and games though. So much potential.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I feel so old now. I remember reading these books when I was young.
ME TOO. That, and ordering ~The Sorceror's Stone~ from Scholastic book orders.
ScottSullivan
Member
I finally watched Fantastic Beats last night, it's better then all 8 of the mainline films, still love the books though!
SoundsOfScience
Member
Man so many good memories lugging these books around school and when I'd do errands with my mom. I've probably re-read them a good amount of times, but it's pretty difficult to go back nowadays.
Fucking this.
And a video game not made by EA.
I reread all of them every few years. Takes me like 2 weeks. Then the melancholy train is hitting me.
My teacher gifted me a copy of the philosofer stone. Best teacher ever. I still have it to this day.
KeyBladerXIII
Member
The best guy they could get to write the introduction was Percy? lol
I adored those books. The ending of Half Blood Price got me really emotional and I remember reading Deathly Hallows in an absolute panic as people kept fucking dying.
I adored those books. The ending of Half Blood Price got me really emotional and I remember reading Deathly Hallows in an absolute panic as people kept fucking dying.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
And what a twenty years it has been.
Shoutouts to Eurocom's amazing Chamber of Secrets game for GameCube/PS2/Xbox from 2002, complete with a soundtrack from the guy who composed Morrowind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvgTQAtBU4
Also have a fondness for the PC version, as well as the PC and even PS1 versions of the Philosopher's Stone.
Lost a fair bit of interest in the films (and obviously the games) after Chamber of Secrets, never lost my interest in the books though.
I know what I'm reading next...
Shoutouts to Eurocom's amazing Chamber of Secrets game for GameCube/PS2/Xbox from 2002, complete with a soundtrack from the guy who composed Morrowind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvgTQAtBU4
Also have a fondness for the PC version, as well as the PC and even PS1 versions of the Philosopher's Stone.
Lost a fair bit of interest in the films (and obviously the games) after Chamber of Secrets, never lost my interest in the books though.
I know what I'm reading next...
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I love these books so much (check my username) and having re read them recently they all hold up.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Time to read through the whole series
again
like... the 5th time.
again
like... the 5th time.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
I just finished marathoning the movies with my 8 year old this past weekend and it was a surreal experience as I vividly remember watching these in the theatre. I didn't know it up until said marathon, but these movies mean more to me than I give them credit for.
sixteen-bit
Member
happy anniversary
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
About the first book/movie/game, it'll always be The Philosopher's Stone in my books (literally).
Was a stupid name change to The Sorcerer's Stone for the US market.
Was a stupid name change to The Sorcerer's Stone for the US market.
melichrous
Member
Just a heads up that they're releasing special house themed editions of Philosopher's Stone for the anniversary.
Bought the Slytherin one off Amazon earlier this week, might actually get all four, especially if they do a similar thing for the rest of the series.
Bought the Slytherin one off Amazon earlier this week, might actually get all four, especially if they do a similar thing for the rest of the series.
Only if they kill boring side characters off every few episodes. You can use deadly accidents with alchemy or something as an excuse.
Didn't even know about the series until just before the third book released, was absolutely anti-Harry Potter until someone got me a set of the first three for christmas and one day when super bored I gave it a read.
Read and reread the whole series each time a new book came out.
Unfortunately, really disliked the last book (she really needed an editor, and she should have had more foreshadowing in previous books/less ass pulling).
But still, a great ride. Happy B-Day.
Read and reread the whole series each time a new book came out.
Unfortunately, really disliked the last book (she really needed an editor, and she should have had more foreshadowing in previous books/less ass pulling).
But still, a great ride. Happy B-Day.
Earthbound64
Banned
Darn do I feel old.
Yeah! Everyday in the early afternoon. Good times.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
I liked it at the time (though not as much as The Half-Blood Prince), but now that it's been 10 years, I agree with you.
Some of it came out of nowhere.
Road of Ease
Member
I don't think I'll ever connect to another piece of fiction the way I connected to those books. How refreshing it was to my 13 year old self to read about intelligent relatable kids portrayed in a non-patronising way in adventures that were well plotted, exciting and with actual stakes. It's all I ever wanted and this series delivered in spades. It also improved me as a person and is one of, if not THE main reason why I now know English.
Long live HP. And J.K. Rowling too, she rocks <3
Long live HP. And J.K. Rowling too, she rocks <3
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Weird timing, today I was googling around to try to figure out how Harry Potter got so big initially. Now that I type that out it still would've been weird even if there was no anniversary.
Dreadnought
Member
I'm only 5 months older than the series
*Pushes up black rimmed glasses*
Actually he's either 36 or 37, who cares how old he is to muggles!
https://www.infoplease.com/happy-birthday-harry
Actually he's either 36 or 37, who cares how old he is to muggles!
https://www.infoplease.com/happy-birthday-harry
/s Congrats J.K. Rowling! Keep up the sassy twitter posts please
John Kowalski
Banned
Time goes by