13 Going on 30

This weekend ABC "Family" (the family is in quotes because most of the programming I would never watch with my children because it is quite inappropriate) had a Harry Potter weekend. On Saturday they played movies one through four, and today they played two through five. Not only did I watch both days, I even debated watching movie six before going to bed. But the more mature thing to do is go to bed since I have work in the morning.

Whilst watching these films on television, all of which I own on DVD, it occurred to me how attached I am to the entire character list from the book series as well as the actors and actresses playing them in the movie versions. I have to be honest: I've read the series a minimum of three times and can quote the movies almost as well as episodes of The Golden Girls (that's for another post). It is just so well put together, and each character can feel so real. When I watch the movies all in a row or read the books right before a new movie comes out, I see these people grow up.

Today my eyes actually teared up slightly when I realized that the final movie comes out July of 2011. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest are very real to me in the sense that I can suspend my disbelief long enough to buy into their adventures and lives. This means that should I ever be blessed in a way to meet Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, or any of the numerous famous British actors that parade through the series I would turn into a useless 13-year-old. I would get some weird hot flash, sweaty palms, barely be able to speak, etc.

I have to face facts. At 30ish years of age, I'm still a nerd. That's what this is really about.

(Don't pretend. I really, really would like to meet them.)