Well, the original post was named Obliviate till someone enlightened me with the true HP fan insight and made me realise that the title was anything but apt..so here it is to Her-Sindhu!..Dedicated to Sindhu..With love...
I of course will not be changing the original post..because though stupid but it is still the product of a fan mind at 12.00 in the night..but what I can do is give it a new context...so here goes..
We DO NOT want the spell obliviate, because forgetting Harry Potter (and specially Hermionee) will be like erasing a segment of our (at least my) childhood..instead, we use another spell- "Petrificus Totalus"..to freeze these lovely memories..to freeze the anticipation, the excitement, the love, the hatred, the fantasy and at times the dejection....TO quote a very wise witch "HP will never be over..it'll just cease to continue"..So lets all say it out loud..Petrificus Totalus to freeze the HP fever...and as a tribute to this Nobel thought...I request all the comments (if any) to be started with an exciting recital of "Petrificus Totalus"..!
Well, all those who are true Harry Potter fans must have realised by now what this post is regarding! Well, yes, it is a tribute to our beloved Harry Potter and what better day to write it then today, the 31st of July- his Birthday!!..Happy Birthday Harry!!
The title says obliviate, and I'm sure everyone reading this knows that this is a memory charm (remember Gilderoy Lockhart!)..used to erase memories!!..Well, the reason why I chose this as a title is because for all of us who have lived Hogwarts for all these years, spent nights n days without any work, isolating ourselves from human society and buried ourselves in the books as they came along, we need to have this spell used upon us to get rid of the HP mania..I mean it is sooooo tough to imagine that this is it..there wont be any more of it, no more Hogwarts, no more magic, no more Harry and most of all...NO MORE HERMIONEE (for all those who have awaited the Yule Ball in our lives!!)..
I recall my reading of the last book (which by the way was not as good as I thought it would be)..but when I started reading it, I was overjoyed..feeling this is it!..the last one..the one where it all ends..where all the mysteries solve..where he who must not be named faces his own soul!!..and the like!!..but the point is, it was thrilling..it was intriguing..but the moment I reached the epilogue, the elation changed into this fear, this unnerving feeling..I was dreading the end!..not because something new might come up..but because it was THE END!!..the end of the age-old link between our lives and his..the inter-twined destinies of the zillions of fans around the globe finally breaks ties with that of the Boy Who Lived..
And then finally, when I reached the end..it was all over..forever!..no more HP..no more anticipating snape being good and no more anticipating Harry being the last Horcrux..no more awaiting 3-4 months in advance for the book to arrive..no more sitting for hours together, digesting each n every line of the book (an extensive post-mortem)..no more pretending that there is still hope of Hogwarts, that in the real world they take in wizards till the age of 20 so that we still have years of hope (I cant believe I said that!!)..and of course no more contemplating the romance of Ron n Hermionee..no more thinking that Harry n Ginny were a good couple!!..
From as far as I remember, Hogwarts was my dream-place, where i always wanted to go..always wishing that I could also top the OWLS (I know I Know, I'm sorry..but for those who know me..they'll understand)..I wanted to become a teahcer at Hogwarts later..I'm sure a lot of us have had their fantasies..so let this be an outlet..let it all out..what did u dream of when you read HP......
say it all out..before we forever forget it for our own good...and say....Obliviate!
5 comments:
after having read the seventh book, the first thought that came to my mind was an insane repentance of having read the rest 6 books for such a sasta ending!!seeeembly aw'ribble....chey!! disappointment ooo disappointment.....
The way some of the characters, like Lupin and Tonks were killed was like swatting at flies when compared to the description of Cedrics death, etc....ignominy of the highest order true....To say the least, I was disgusted with the way they all dropped dead....except dobby of curz
and the ending....aiyyoo....twas rubbing salt on the wound....sounded like JKR hadnt yet decided hwo to end the story and was casting around for a vagueness, bordering nay attempting to be 'poetic' & 'happily ever after' but failing miserably!!!
Iv made a hp collage in my room....the seventh book is simply ommitted from mention....I consider it an insult to the rest 6 books.....JKR succumbed to the temptation of trashy fan fiction, I must say....though there were some parts I thoroughly enjoyed....and a few moments that made me laugh.....in comparison to other books in the series, its a disappointment....She has failed to match her own standards....thats wat i feel
On the whole, its hearty discontent that prevails after reading the 7th book...
Well.. Adhirath, the TRUE Harry Potter fans that u referred to would I am sure not be very pleased with ur idea of using the spell "Obliviate" on their beloved Hogwarts and Harry and all other characters.....
I would never stand up for such an insult! No matter what happend in teh seventh book or in the "Happily ever after" ending which did not quite match up to all our expectations, I do not ever want to forget teh whole Experience of Harry Potter!
For me (and I am sure many others) Harry Potter is not merely a book and a fantasy land, It is a PHENOMENON! something truly "out of teh world"! The blissful hours spent reading and re-reading the fabulous books and the dreams built, teh hogwarts of our imaginations, the Qudditch, the Dementors, the Magical creatures, the Trio, thier friendship, teh classes, teh teachers, teh eccentricities of the characters, the predicting, the anticipations, the hopes, the laughing at Fred and George, Peeves, Filch, Mrs Norris... Ufffff.. (it could just go on for ever) all of this can not and will not be gone with one word "Obliviate"!!!
Sorry to disappoint u but, teh sense of sadness which teh seventh book induced was not because it was "OVER" as u said, but because it was not going to "continue"!!
Harry potter can never be over.. it will live forever.. It will be read by us again and agian and then our children and theirs and theirs... !!
Obliviate is not at all the spell for Harry Potter... maybe u could try "Petrificius Totalus" and freeze the memories in our minds!! But never erase them!!!
Hmm..Very well- I submit to ur superior intellect..and herreby declare that the name shall be changed...Petrificus Totalus it is...and I'm so totally agree..howcome i dint think of this..i agree..HP can never end..not now, not ever!..So heres to a true HP fan..cheers Sindhu!..and i decidate this post to her..(hope that compensates)!!
Haha!! Well... Thank u very much for the dedication!
I am Honoured!!
Oh god Adhi... OWLS!!?? Yeesh...
But tht apart... nothing has stopped us from post morteming (my expression btw.. kindly footnote) th last book or all the ones before it... finding flaws in the less than perfect ending, the sasta epilogue. or anything! we still allot characters to ppl.. i see no reason y tht shud stop...
but as for ur happiness at the last book, i dreaded it, though anticipated it.. no more harry!! that's just sad...
but comin to the last book.. plain sad... wat happened to rowling? disappointing is what it was though i cant say i hated it... its harry potter... hating it is near impossible...
and i agree with sindhu... its petrificus totalus in our minds... long live... but not with the ending "All is well"... Yeesh....
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