Having just returned from seeing "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part One" for the second time, I began thinking about those people who are so delluded and almost psychotic about things like this. I have a seemingly neverending love for Harry Potter but I was thinking were does the fine line between crazy fan turns into just plain crazy.
I work in a cinema. I have seen many of these "psycho fans" in my time, mostly Twihards who come to the cinema emblazoned in Edward Cullen some even sporting Vampire contacts. I am not talking about just tweens either, middle aged women were at this craic too. I may be biased as my tolerence for Twilight is noticeably lower than Harry Potter but people were coming dressed in Griffindor robes with lightning scars and wands at the ready. I was asking myself at the time (obviously not vocally) are these people for real or am I in a surreal universe?!
I'm not completely cynical, I had the odd fleeting thought of being a wizard and going to Hogwarts but I did not come home from the film pick up a twig from the garden, don a bin bag and run round the neighbourhood shouting "cruccio" at every passing dog. These people really baffle me. I know they exist, I have seen pictures of conventions when they all dress up like the characters and "play" magic spells. This is completely acceptable when you are eleven and buzzed after seeing an amazing film, not twenty looking for someone to talk to that isn't your mum. I note that this isn't the first place I would look for friends at either, I would sooner speed date in a nursing home.
I may be developing a phobia for these people but God help the celebrities in these films. Imagine being Daniel Radcliffe attending a big movie premiere, you are signing some autographs and some woman reaches over the barrier practically sexually assaults you cheek and then screams "I LOVE YOU HARRY" in your face. I can tell you one thing, I would not be sleeping alone or maybe not even sleeping at all. There have often been cases reported that people have encroached on celebrities property and watched them. I know, personally, that really disturbed me. I cannot fathom whatsoever been stalked, having someone who you do not remotely know following you at all times. I mean there are more sensible people in psychiatric wards.
I realise that these people use this fantasy as some sort of escapism as Harry is a classic example of an anti-hero but I think it is time to perform an expelliarmus spell on yourself and take up stamp collecting or something. Let's leave the magic to the professionals.
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