I had my first contact with the world of Harry Potter at the beginning of 2000 (almost 20 years ago) when the first books were published. At that time I was still a young boy, had actually only interest in football and cartoon series and could not imagine that I would like such books. To be honest, I had no interest in reading books.
But when the first movie came into the cinemas (I remember seeing the first movie together with my father), I was immediately thrilled.
Since then on I expected every single film with high tension. Sometimes I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep. I became a real potterhead.
I still remember the movie “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” where I went straight to the cinema with my school supplies right after school (it was about 2 pm) to be the first one to see it in my hometown.
It wasn’t unusual for me to see every film 2-3 times in the cinema.
The movies “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” which were published in 2 parts, I watched in a cinema as harry potter marathon. This marathon was about 5 to 6 hours long, but it was worth it.
After the end of the Harry Potter movies I started reading the books and listening to the audio books. I just couldn’t get enough of Harry Potter.
I noticed a lot of things and I was often very surprised and frightened how many important details didn’t make it into the movies.
Finally, I spent my evenings just before falling asleep looking at strange theories or facts about individual characters in the Harry Potter universe. I was a little obsessed. By the way, I finished the latest Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) in 5 hours on the day of publication. Incredibly good. I hope I can see the musical soon.
Fortunately a few years later JK Rowling and David Yates (the director of the last harry potter movies) published some new books and films. I think it’s great that many characters from the earlier Harry Potter stories are now taken up again in Fantastic Beasts. It’s like a journey back to youth.
Now I’m waiting for the next tales and stories about Harry Potter. And who knows, maybe the magic trio around Harry, Hermione and Ron will be back again for some adventures.