But I have to wonder.is she missing the true magic that was experiencing those books because she has them all at once? Was the lived experience of that era so much a part of why the books were so special to us, that for a new generation, it is just less magical? This is my question to you, because I know you get it, and yes, she loves the books, but she and every other child and adult I have encountered who have first encountered the series after the HP hayday was over just aren't catching the fever the way we did. She's so into it, and she's being Hermione for Halloween, and I love to see all that. The 9 year old has devoured all 7 books within the this year, whereas I and so many like me grew up over a decade with them. No waiting, no anticipation, no theorizing. Except, they have all 7 books and all 8 movies at their fingertips. There are a few young children in my life who are reading the series through for the 1st time, and they are about the age I was when I started the series, too. You are just beginning." (not your exact words, I know). Hey Melissa, I was just thinking about that moment in Harry, A History in which you see the girl reading SS, and think "oh, I envy you.
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