A/N: I'mma go all deep on you guys this time. I know this point sounds strange, but one of the things I admire most about JK Rowling is the meaning and symbolism she puts into her stories. The Wizarding World, at first glance, seems fantastic, too good to be true. In the end, it was the opposite: too true to be good. It was real enough and not so great. Nothing in reality is perfect. I love how she put a side to the Wizarding World that makes us stop and think, "Hey, you know, maybe wizards aren't so perfect after all."
It's as they say. "The grass is only greener because of the cow poop." ;D
June 22, 2011 (22 DAYS)
We will miss:
#10 - Imperfections
To JK Rowling, who knows that nothing is perfect.
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From those who were constantly surprised by how ignorant wizards were of muggle culture.
From those who cheered for Hermione when she declared she was "Mudblood and proud of it!"
From those who always wondered, "Wait, why doesn't Harry just get a shot gun?" (and from those who didn't ;)
From those who were aghast at the Ministry's regime and couldn't muster up a horrible enough fate for Umbridge.
From those who understand that nothing is ever as it seems.
.~*~.
Thank you for giving the Wizarding World deep, realistic flaws.
Thank you for the prejudice against muggleborns.
Thank you for Hermione being grossly underestimated by Slughorn and shocking the pants off him with her intelligence.
Thank you for the Muggle Born Registration Act, who shows how one idea can lead to another.
Thank you for the Voldemort and the Dursley's, who hated what they didn't understand.
Thank you for House Elves, who were always underestimated.
Thank you for werewolves and goblins and centaurs, all mistreated because of a stupid superiority complex.
Thank you for helping us realize that maybe that the Wizarding World isn't so flawless after all.
Thank you for helping us realize that maybe magic comes with other consequences.
Thank you for creating a world that seems perfect on the outside, but that really struggles with things just as the muggle world does and the meaning in that.
We Will See During Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II:
We'll see Ginny stand up to Mrs. Weasley, declaring that she will fight.
We'll see the last Weasley stumble into the room, glasses askew.
We'll see the whole room pause in shock and Lupin and Fleur make a vain attempt to keep the conversation going.
We'll see Percy stand with his family, ready to fight the Ministry.
We'll see Fred hug him, and feel a little pang, knowing what's about to come.