tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423480933122780392.post6116271606851026987..comments2023-10-05T04:43:50.474-07:00Comments on Defying Gravity: Not knowing about Harry Potter makes you culturally irrelevantLaura Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459089500162445349noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423480933122780392.post-33175785153095729962009-07-23T08:18:33.344-07:002009-07-23T08:18:33.344-07:00I agree that the Harry Potter franchise has a larg...I agree that the Harry Potter franchise has a large cultural presence... it was great when the first book came out when I was nine and all my friends read it etc. but to have it tied into a cult of celebrity and have the people involved in it idolised is silly. It's not that good, it was just the right combination of fiction tropes, here at the right place and the right time (don't get me started on Twilight). I envy people who ignore it. They have their priorities straight. Rant over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com