OBLIVIATE!! (oh HP, oh JK, oh WB, you got me again!)

New HP. Well fuck.
When I read the first Harry Potter book, I did so in one sitting, then promptly forgot the entire thing. Whenever a new one came out I would read ALL of them over again with undiminished zeal in preparation, and finally hunker down with my brand new hardcover, complete with awesome cover designs of various magical happenings.
I had basically forgotten there were any more Harry Potter movies to be made, and then all of a sudden, #6 is coming out in a few months! #6! that means there are two more to look forward to, it also means there are 6 movies and 8 books with which i will gleefully fill my time until July 15th. All I know is that Voldemort is coming and Harry MUST stop him with the help of his friends, his unparalleled wizarding skills, and courage. I cannot wait to re-experience all the juicy plot details that have been wiped from my memory.

Reasons Harry Potter is excellent:
1) wands (spells, patronuses, vine wood with dragon heartstring or holly with phoenix feather? duels, etc)
2) Wizards. period.
3) Hogwarts. I want to ride a mystical train to a moat, get in a little boat, disembark at a castle, have some dumb hat predict my future, and then eat a delicious magical banquet and hang with ghosts.
4) hormonal magic. I would like my angst to find expression in whimiscal mishaps resulting from my magical personage.
5) Brad Neely and Wizard people (probably old old old news for most of you, but it just doesn't stop cracking me up. ever.

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5)a) the hot foot spell, monstermash, zumacrum,

*if you don't have patience or time  for the whole thing, skip the first 3 minutes, or, if you have srs ADD skip the first 6.

Ways Harry Potter sucks:

Some people will die before all the movies come out. Some people may have died without finishing the books. I may be dead before I see all the movies. This is a shame, and the thought of it chills me to the bone. Although, to be fair, it may be more an issue with mortality than with Harry Potter specifically.