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...left the bookstore in the early hours of the morning, I pondered why I now had a pair of Harry Potter glasses in my purse and a lightning bolt on my arm (in defense of my sanity, I did not go so far as to put it on my forehead). I also walked out with a copy of the new, much-hyped fourth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I had purchased the book partly because a cousin of mine was desperately counting on me to get it for her, but something else...
...question I asked myself that night has been raised many times: “Why are the Harry Potter books so popular?” If I knew the answer to this I would be publishing books myself, but all I can do is guess. The unexpected popularity of this series probably comes from a mixture of novelty, trendiness and entertainment value...
People generally like to be up to speed with the general trends society is following, which is why fads come so quickly and then die when new fads replace them. The rapid rise to prominence of the Harry Potter books created an “in” group—suddenly, you were not cool unless you knew what Hogwarts’ was. Before I had begun to read the series, I would hear people of all ages—from my small cousins to my friends to my mom—rave about the latest Potter book...
...about the books that keeps people coming back for more, that makes seemingly rational people descend in hordes upon bookstores at midnight just to get the latest book at literally the minute it is released. As strong as the desire to be able to participate in water cooler Harry Potter talk is, the content of the books is their biggest appeal; it retains readers and leaves them eagerly anticipating the next book. Once you read the first one, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, you are hooked, and as more and more people have found themselves under...
...Nine and Three-quarters at the train station. Part of the draw of these books is that exact leap, stretching one’s imagination further than normal life allows. Perhaps people today are losing the ability to use their imaginations. The escapism and entertainment provided by the Harry Potter books are just what people need to let themselves go, to enter another, sometimes more friendly but always more exciting, world for just a little while...