nimpark

I am very lucky to have grown up in a pro-fandom household. My dad and mom are both super into fandom (Marvel + Star Wars and horror, respectively) and so from a very young age I had character cardboard cutouts in the living spaces and practice in finding good merchandise. But I am one of the few Harry Potter fans in my household.

My mother has seen Harry Potter and she likes the films, my brother knows of Harry Potter, but other than them I am the only Harry Potter fan. I think I'm the only one in my family who has read the books (whatever good that would do me now...)

But recently I've been able to get my dad, who hasn't seen any of the movies or read any books, to watch the entire franchise. The man who basically taught me that it's okay to be a fandom nerd as an adult and I was the one guiding him through such a rich franchise? I felt honored! I owe everything I know about Star Wars and Marvel to him (and to my brother, who also loves those franchises.) We finished watching the eight Harry Potter films a few weeks ago, and tomorrow we're going to watch Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald. I'm almost sad it's over. At least I found one more thing to squee about and I have someone to watch the next Fantastic Beast movie with! (Hopefully it'll be better than the last one; I didn't like Crimes of Grindewald, but maybe this rewatch will change my opinion.)

Now I get to invite someone to watch with me when those channels press the Harry Potter Movie Marathon button around the winter holidays :)