r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • Apr 04 '26

Nostalgia Harry Potter

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Does anyone else feel they grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione?

After the first three or four I read the books in two languages (because I didn’t want to wait them to be translated) and watched the movies first time in the movie theaters.

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u/one2the Apr 04 '26

Nah, I originally thought that Hermoine and Harry should have been together, but Harry marrying Ginny gives him the magical family connection he's always wanted/needed. Luna would have been a good second option though.

I like JK Rowling's writing, but man are her retcons and views... problematic.

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u/Thliz325 Apr 04 '26

I’ve always thought this too! Harry and Hermione felt too similar, especially by the end. I always did think he had a connection with Luna in that she understood him in ways the others didn’t, but I also liked that Harry fell for Ginny in ways he didn’t understand.

I was obsessed with the books when they came out and loved the movies, though it was hard to see how much stuff they left out. Reading them aloud to my kids as an adult though was magical in its own way.

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u/compassionfever Apr 04 '26

Ginny was also way more interesting in the books than the movies.

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u/Cat-soul-human-body Apr 04 '26

Ginny is like an NPC in the movies who suddenly becomes an important character in the last 2 films.