Friday, 23 November 2012

The Perks of Being a Harry Potter Fan

I have been a fan of Harry Potter since Grade 6; and, after all these years, I have had perks of being one. Here are just some of those:

First, you get transported to a magical world and experience a magical life. I highly respect J.K. Rowling, the author of the famous Harry Potter books, for having created an exclusively magical world of wizarding folks. The world she has created is actually not very different from the Muggle world, the world of the normal and non-magic folk – our world; however, she made it more fascinating, interesting, and exciting. Some of the undeniably awesome things she's created in the Harry Potter universe are: the ever-famous wizarding sport of Quidditch that is played on broomsticks; the out-of-this-Muggle-world subjects and lessons in the ancient school of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; the only all-wizarding village of Hogsmeade in Britain, the infamous diagonally-aligned shops in Diagon Alley; and the desirable possessions of wizarding folks such as cauldrons for potion-making, quills and parchment for their writing, owls for mail delivery, broomsticks for travel and/or sport, and most importantly, wands for spells, enchantments, and the like, for which is the most important gear a wizard or witch should have; and many other things you will love in the magical world of Harry Potter. For these reasons and more, I can say that the Harry Potter books, aided with movies, will actually make you develop your creativity and broaden your imagination.

Second, you get to expand your vocabulary and get to love books and reading. With J.K. Rowling's wide knowledge and brilliant use of words in her famous novels, you get to add up more words in your vocabulary. Although, you may not remember every meaning of every word you've looked up, at least you will not be ignorant of the existence of these words. Also, with its friendly language and comprehensible thoughts, you will not fear to read all seven books even if it gets thicker every time. Furthermore, with the undying enthusiasm for reading, which has been awakened by the wonderful Harry Potter experience, you get to develop your love for books and reading that which quenches your thirst for knowledge and/or entertainment.

Lastly, you get to meet new acquaintances and gain new friends who are and/or who will become Harry Potter fans, too. When you're a fan, you cannot easily contain yourself from expressing your fandom, love, and enthusiasm for the series; so, you tend to talk about these things to your friends (some, much to their annoyance), but you get to influence them to read the books and experience the experiences you've had as you've read the books. If you successfully do this, congratulations! You have just contributed goodness to this world by gathering up people who could admire a very good piece of literature. Also, you meet people who are also co-fans and you may luckily gain them as your friends to whom you could easily relate with on your Harry Potter madness. For either or both of these, you can always develop bonds, with your former-ordinary-Muggle-friend-to-a-wizard-or-witch-wannabe or your newfound friends, like no other.

For these and more, I hope I've somehow convinced you, with just some of the many perks you can get of being a Harry Potter fan, enough to make you one of us now.


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