Monday, November 29, 2010

(Adult) Harry Potter

I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit that two weeks ago my friend Kallista and I attended the midnight opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part one!).

And I wasn't ashamed that we waited in line for four hours.

Because Harry Potter is awesome.

But we did notice one tiny, tiny problem...



Actually, many tiny, tiny problems.

You see, with a few exceptions, we were the oldest people there (who weren't accompanying their children).

Which brings me to my complaint:


Our generation grew up with Harry Potter, and how dare another generation try to take it from us

They don't know what it was like to wait a year to get the next book.

They don't know what it was like to grow up with the
characters


They don't know what it REALLY means to love Harry Potter

Which isn't their fault.
And it isn't our fault.
No.

The blame lies with...
The Marketing department of Warner Brothers.

They've completely dropped the ball on marketing to our generation.
Instead, they're marketing to younger and younger children; ignoring our generation completely.

Big Mistake.

But, thankfully for the Marketing Department, I've taken the time to do their job for them.

The following is a collection of products designed to appeal to the 18-28 demographic.

The adult Harry Potter fans.

1. Real ButterBeer

Because what would be better than drinking until you actually believe you're Harry Potter?



2. Chia Pet Patronus

You're already going to fill your dorm with kitschy crap, it may as well be Harry Potter crap!



3. REAL Pet Owls

Who doesn't want this?!



4. Harry's Magic Vibrating Wand

Oh yeah. I went there.




5. New Books

One of the main reason our generation love Harry Potter so much was that Harry Potter grew up with us.
Harry got to feel socially awkward at a new school just when we were feeling social awkward.
Harry learned the meaning of friendship just when we were learning the meaning of friendship.
Harry was all emo just when we were all emo.

But now the series is over, and we could really use Harry to help us through the next few stages of our life.

So I designed some new books for J.K Rowling based on the things our generation is going through.

Sexuality




Medical Problems





The Future





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