Your greatest fear . . .

[amdorn]

No: HPFGUIDX 121124



Happy New Year to everyone.  

I don't know if this is considered the appropriate venue for this E-
Mail, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

As tradition predicates, resolutions are made and then frequently 
broken.  But in order to make resolutions, people must look at some 
aspect of themselves that they wish to change for the better.  
Occasionally, people look to their greatest fear for personal growth 
at this time of year.  Therefore, in the spirit of the New Year, I 
thought it would be interesting to find out what the people in this 
group feared the most with regards to Harry Potter.  So I pose a 
question to everyone . . . 


What is your "Harry Potter" greatest fear?


Someone recently told me that her greatest fear is whether Harry will 
have his "Happy Ever After."  But I had to disagree.  Personally, my 
greatest fear has nothing to do with the multiple plot lines in the 
Harry Potter series.  My greatest fear is motivate only by selfish 
means.  

When I started reading the Harry Potter series, I began with the 
first book.  Upon finishing the Philosopher's Stone, I craved more.  
Some indescribable aspect of the last chapter of the book created an 
insatiable curiosity.  I immediately read the next three books with a 
hunger I had never experienced before.  At least for the written 
language.  After waiting rather patiently for the fifth book to be 
published, I immediately purchased a copy and devoured the Order of 
the Phoenix in one weekend.  The shear magnitude of words I had to 
read in order to reach the end was staggering.  Yet, when I turned 
the last page I felt bereft.  I once again yearned for more.  I then 
entered Pottermania on-line and have been addicted since.  I can 
honestly say that when the sixth book is released, I will be spending 
several hours ignoring all possible distractions, while happily 
wading through all of JK Rowling's red herrings, plot points, and 
intricate descriptions.  By now, you are probably wondering why I 
told you all this information.  Well, it directly relates to my 
greatest fear.  

I stand/type before all of you to say that my greatest fear is that I 
will get to the end of the seventh book and still crave more. That my 
thirst will not be quenched. I know that after the seventh book there 
will more than likely not be more Harry Potter books to be 
published.  But what if I get to the end of this fantastic journey 
and don't feel like my craving has been satisfied?  What if I finish 
the epilogue and all of the loose ends have not been sufficiently 
tied?  What if, JK Rowling, in her infinite Potter wisdom, somehow 
makes the end of the seventh book like the rest?  Will I have to go 
to "rehab" for Harry Potter fans?  If I was JK Rowling, I would worry 
about this too.  I don't envy her task.  I think it will have to be 
one helluva epilogue to complete this Herculean task.  I guess all I 
can do is have faith that when the end comes, I won't pull my hair 
out.

Tell me, what do you fear the most?

Amdorn