I can honestly say that one of my favorite nights was spent watching the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II, with my friends Rebekah, Lindsay, Cameron, and my sister Emily. The finale of the epic Harry Potter series premiered on July 15th, 2011. Actually, we saw it at 12:00 a.m. midnight, so we were watching it really late at night or really early in the morning, depending on how you look at it!
We got to the Leitersburg theater early, and waited inside until the movie started. We played cards on the floor for an hour, watching the people dressed up as Hogwarts students and characters from the movies walk around us. We were dressed up, too. I wore my Slytherin house scarf, Emily wore her Gryffindor scarf and black school robes, and Lindsay wore her Gryffindor beanie hat. We all carried the wands of our favorite characters. In the bathroom, I chatted with other girls beside me as we washed our hands at the sink. We discussed who would live through the final battle in the movie, what we expected to see, and where we bought our Harry Potter fan shirts.
I loved that, because we were all fans at the movie theater staying up until 3:00 a.m. to see the last movie, we all had something in common that connected us, even if we didn't know each other.
As we sat in the movie theater seats, the lights dimmed and a voice came over the loud speaker announcing, "Five minutes until showtime, folks!" Everyone cheered, including me. When the opening scene of the movie started, my heart skipped a few beats.
We cheered when Ron finally announces his love for Hermione. We cheered when Harry gave his life for his friends and came back to life afterwards, because of his sacrifice. I cried when Snape died, and when Lupin and Tonks die, and when Freddy dies, too. We cheered when the evil Lord Voldemort finally took his last breath. As the screen went dark, I sat and finally understood how much Harry Potter was a part of my childhood, and how much I would miss it, too.
The last movie came out, the last book was finished by J. K. Rowling, but I'll always remember the story, and the summer night I saw the final movie premiere with my friends.
It was truly magical.
Isn't it amazing how an author can make you believe that characters are real and they become important to you? Sometimes after I watch a movie or read a book, I find myself thinking about the characters and wondering how they are doing!
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