Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II - It All Ends?

 -It All Ends?- 

It's 11pm on a Thursday night. Outside an otherwise ordinary, not usually impressive, very average movie theater an exorbitant amount of people stand in line in groups, talking with their friends and others in line. More people join the line by the second as their number swells, quickly climbing to over a hundred. Some of them are oddly dressed: billowing black robes, strange wigs, and odd rounded eyeglasses are plentiful. They are young and old; children as young as 8 or 9 with their parents, teenagers, and adults are all in attendance. Their chatter is loud, and excitement pulses through the air as pure electricity, laughter rings out. The overall mood is happy, excited, and filled with anticipation.

The movie theater sign proclaims that there is indeed a special occasion, there's a reason all of those people are there. It reads something like, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II. Midnight Showings. 3-D." and below, "SOLD OUT."

For some of them, it's just a movie, something to do with their friends and an excuse to stay out late. Yet, for many of them, it's much more than that. Most of them have followed the movies since the first, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released in 2001, and many have read the books. It's not the first midnight showing or even midnight Potter-related outing for a lot of them. It's not just a movie for those people. It's the end. The end of an era of Harry Potter and midnight showings and dressing up as they impatiently await the next movie. The books have all been released, and the same feelings were had then. But they had movies to look forward to then; now it's the end. Many of the teenagers in the crowd have grown up with Harry, reading the books and relating to them as they've grown older and so has he. The younger children might be newer to the series, maybe getting involved in the fandom only a short while ago.  The adults might have simply picked up the series, or more likely they were forced to read them by their children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. These are the ones with the intense mixed feelings that come along with this movie. Both the anticipation of finally seeing the end which they've waited for so long and the dread that this is THE END. There will be no more.

As the time gets closer to midnight, the crowd pours into the theater. Now they're all seated. When the movie rolls, the audience is emotional. Depending on the moment, cheering, crying, laughing, gasps, and more crying can be heard. Clearly, these people are attached. As the credits begin to roll, they begin climbing out of their seats, walking slowly out of the theater. There are hugs, kleenex, and chat about what favorite parts were and the desire to see it all over again.

For these people, Harry Potter is not over and it will never be over. The phenomenon will forever live on in their hearts. They will re-read their books, re-watch their movies, continue to reminisce about the series, and share them with whoever they can. The boy who lived WILL live on. Forever.

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If you can't tell, I thought the movie was amazing. A perfect end. Possibly my new favorite of the series. Just amazing. Writing that was reflective and the only words I felt could express. It was incredible. Epic!
Did you see it? Did you enjoy it?
Thanks for reading, I hope you liked that piece sort of thing up there. :)