I know people who are diehard fans (The tattoo types). They have emotionally cut themselves off from her and the books.
And suddenly for no reason at all these very same people's lives became fulfilling and meaningful.
It is always tempting to mindlessly dump on a group of hardcore fans of certain books or films, but reading through all 50+ pages of this topic has really opened my eyes on what a shockingly unhealthy set of books they really are.
The first book is like the narrative equivalent of someone getting their first experience with heroin.
* Your sad and pathetic life is all a lie
* You are wisked off to a magical world
* You are the most important person in that world
* You have powers beyond everyone else in that world
* Despite all the above you still have the ultimate in victimhood of anyone in the world
* Rules don't apply to you
* You effortlessly become the most important player on the most important sporting team
* Your closest friend is the head of your school who also was a member of your house and more than willing to change the rules at a whim to benefit you
* Your garbage parents are fake and your real parents are wealthy celebrities in the new magical world
And on and on and on.
When I've been reading through this topic I keep thinking about the two idiots who got knocked like bowling pins while 'protesting' on the freeway in the middle of the night. I know it is trite but those two idiots are a perfect example of people who are still reliving in their minds over and over again that their lives are the first Harry Potter book.