Harry Potter
I’ve been reading the Harry Potter series lately. Far too late, according to my daughter, who is currently in an intensely obsessive phase around anything and everything Potter. While she is thrilled that I am finally reading the entire series, she is still sorely disappointed and, frankly, befuddled, that I didn’t do it sooner. My protestations of the need to feed and clothe her and her siblings, while simultaneously driving them all over town on an hourly basis, seem only to confuse her.
Her obsession extends to collecting pictures of favorite characters off of the web. She has large photo album files of various characters, ranging from shots of the actors in and out of character to cartoon and odd anime versions of the characters. And she also spends hours combing YouTube for homemade video montages of the series. There has sprung up a huge community of amateur film editors producing music videos, parodies, memorials, and all kinds of other “things” based on Harry Potter, all of it available on YouTube. Here are some notable bits.
Harry Potter scenes with South Park voices dubbed in.
The Harry Potter Rap
Wal-Mart invades the Magical World
A Memorial

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