What A Feeling

Love this song by Diamond Rio...

It's a Saturday, and it just stopped raining. I love listening to the rain, walking in the rain, singing in the rain, and puddles. In high school, whenever it rained, I would go out into the dead end & walk through the puddles, wearing my bright yellow rain jacket. It really is quite yellow, I still have it today. Rain is something that I could always agree with. It either mimicked my feelings or it made me think that I was one of the luckiest people alive. Lately, it's been the latter. I am so blessed to be here, to be making this experience and learning about myself. It's quite thrilling, but also slightly scary.

I saw Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows (Part 2) last night. After anticipation since I was 10, the movie ended. I started reading the first book, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone when I was 10. When the movie came out when I was 11, I was furious. They left out parts of the book that I had enjoyed, especially when Harry, Ron & Hermoine went to find the stone. There were originally supposed to be seven obstacles, but in the movie there were only five. The one that I most enjoyed was the obstacle set up by Snape, where Harry & Hermoine had to solve a riddle & drink a potion to continue on. However, there was only enough potion for one, so Hermoine stayed behind. As the movies have progressed, I try to distance myself from the books so I can enjoy the story in the movies.

Last night, however, was a different story. I bought the 7th book last month, and have read it three times since. I was not distanced at all from the plot. However, I enjoyed what the director brought to the movie, putting twists on the plot & making me think about it in a new way.

A lot of people don't like Harry Potter, and that doesn't really bother me. The thing is, I don't like things that other people do like, but it doesn't mean that I don't respect them. I've stuck with the books since I was 10, and 11 years later I do not believe it is truly over. For why are their words on paper, if not to be read repeatedly? Something that takes you away from the world and inserts you somewhere else is truly amazing, and I believe that no matter what, it will continue.

There are great books out there that are still discussed, poetry that is still acclaimed, and works written by people who have long since passed away. However, their works are still in print, they are still passed around, still discussed, still analyzed. Works like Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, The Great Gatsby, and The Bible. I believe that JK Rowling is a fabulous writer & that her works will continue to thrive.

Yes, I know I just compared her to F. Scott Fitzgerald & Shakespeare. Oh well, it's my opinion & isn't that what I'm supposed to be writing about?