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...loved your column on Harry Potter. Your words of encouragement are enough to make me go out and buy a copy of any of the four titles - and I'm in my late 20s as well, but a guy (I wonder if that's okay?!). Thanks for the insight. I never thought I'd want to go out and buy any of the "Potter" books... until I read your words. - Brian...
When TIME.com associate producer Jennifer Hunt weighed in late last week with a piece about being an adult "Harry Potter" fan, little did she know how big a response she would provoke. Here's a sampling of the letters she received...
Loved your "Harry Potter" piece for TIME! What fun! I rode the London underground today, niece in tow, both of us entirely buried in the latest book (and missing our stop completely). At least 25 percent of people I saw had "the book" tucked under their arms. Amazing! How glorious it is for a pure work of children's imagination to take the mainstream hostage. If you haven't already done it, there's no greater pleasure than reading/acting out "HP" to a child. Try it! - Justin (vindicated 25-year-old "Harry Potter...
...Thank you so much for a wonderful article about the "Harry Potter" books. I didn't know what "Harry Potter" was all about. I imagined it to be just another materialistic "craze." What a joy to know that this literature will expand creative minds and give parents and children some common ground, as well as, be great fun. I will be buying my first copy tomorrow. - Elizabeth...
...Also, in a lighter vein, Harry goes on a date. Rowling has promised three more Potter books, and the direction she's taking may disquiet some fans. But it is the publicity blitz for the next one that will probably be truly, relentlessly horrifying. -With reporting by Andrea Sachs/New York