So it's all over.
But is it really? Of course, there aren't going to be any more new Harry Potter books or films, but I, like millions more, will continue to read the books and watch the films over and over again. Harry Potter is going to be the sort of thing that lives on forever, that we will read to our children and who will hopefully read to their children as well. It's never really going to be the end, not really.
On Thursday I went to the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and it was amazing! I've never been to a midnight screening before but it was nice to be in the company of fellow fans who knew not to talk through-out and crunch their popcorn loudly to annoy other people. Everyone was completely engrossed in the film, they cried and sniffled all the way through, let out squeals and 'aww's at the right times and even clapped at the end - not something that happens in reserved Britain.
The film was fast paced and thrilling and I'm actually quite glad that they split the final book in to two films. If they hadn't it just would have been too crammed and a lot would have been missed out.
I was a little disappointed that a big deal wasn't made about Fred Weasley's death, I mean, we saw him lying on the floor and everyone crying around him etc but I feel that a little more could have been made on the aftermath of his death and how it affected everyone. The same goes for Tonks and Lupin.
The 19 years later section was really interesting and I think they got the kids just right! Harry and Ginny did look older but I think Ron and Hermione still looked their age. Other than these two slight disappointments, I still thought that the film was brilliant. When the DVD comes out it might feel a lot more final than it does at the moment, but as I said before, Harry Potter is going to outlive us all.
