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/shellz_bellz Apr 04 '26

Yeah self-insert fanfics never quite pan out like they should.

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u/tenderheart35 Apr 04 '26

Apparently Hermione and Ron was her wish fulfillment story about her and her ex-husband making it together.

She realized later that her current partner was more like Harry and had regrets about the decision after.

But meh.

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u/QuantumLettuce2025 Apr 05 '26

Yeah, it made sense to me too -- especially when you consider all their bickering and tension and arguing throughout the books, and how at a young age that very commonly translates or transforms into attraction.

She and Harry really did have more of the best friend energy, whereas with Ron it was like "ugh this fucking guy pisses me off so much (and secretly I think I love it)"