It all ended

I went to the midnight screening of

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part Two

last night knowing full well that 

I had to wake up at 7am

and go to an 8 hour work day.

But I had to do it.

It was the final one.

Of course it was pouring and packed last night.

I cried.

A bunch.

Especially during the Snape scenes.

I love Snape.

When he looked into Harry's eyes,

it killed me.

Snape's memories -

also killed me.

And this last film made me love

Professor McGonagall even more.

And way to go Neville!
(Who is also a certified babe now.)

At the end of the film,

I couldn't believe that it had been ten years.

That I had grown up with the series.

At the beginning, I wasn't into Harry Potter at all.

I could barely get past the first chapter

of Sorcerer's Stone.

Then I became a diehard fan for the books.

Coming from someone who hates lengthy novels,

this is saying a lot.

I remember getting up way too early,

eagerly awaiting the UPS man to bring

that special box

with that special book.

I remember rushing to my room,

propping the book up on my pillow,

and devouring a 500 page book

as though it were a limerick.

I remember crying when Sirius died.

I remember I brought the 7th book to

theater rehearsals with me -

sitting on the stage

when I read that Hedwig died.

I remember rereading the first kiss between Harry and Ginny,

because I wondered if a boy had

ever felt that way when he kissed me.

It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years.

I'm 21 now, and the story has ended.

While watching the film last night,

I thought, "He's got one of the horcruxes now,

but man - now something bad and annoying is

gonna happen that's going to put them in a difficult spot

and - UGH."

But I realized something - that's okay.

That's what happens in real life.

At a moment of greatness,

sometimes complications get in the way.

These complications certainly aren't as

dramatic as they in movies,

but we face our own adversities.

And I like that Harry Potter showed me that

it's okay when tough times come around.

Because as bad as it may seem,

at least you're not trying to defeat the most evil wizard in the world.