Farewell, Harry

October 6, 2011
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

By: Staff Writer
Kathy Parra

“Wingardium Leviosa! Expelliarmus!” We will no longer hear those magical spells cast by wizards and witches. We will never again feel the tension as Harry faces off against Lord Voldemort. The sensational Harry Potter series has come to an unfortunate end.

Harry Potter’s legacy is known worldwide, infecting people with “Pottermania.” The series consists of a total of seven books and eight movies.

They say that the first movie is often the best, which, for me is completely true in this case. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was exceptional.

But enough about the first movie, how about the final, most recent installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

“AMAZING!” said junior Talia Gonzalez.

But not everyone thought it was that great. Junior Reejima Agrawal’s view of the movie was “quite intriguing. But I didn’t really like the ending. I thought it should have been better.”

Junior Angela de Lara felt that “there should’ve been more of a big deal about [the series] ending.”

How could have they made a bigger deal out of it? “I think there should’ve been more Harry Potter merchandise in stores. Hot Topic only had a few Potter shirts,” Gonzalez said.

Harry Potter has definitely stolen the hearts of many, including Gonzalez, who admitted to crying when the movie ended. “There was a smile on my face and a tissue in my hand wiping away the tears. Harry Potter, you will always be in our hearts.”