“J.K. Rowling Announces New Harry Potter Universe Film Series.” That headline, courtesy of Buzzfeed, completely and totally made my Thursday.

I was just minding my own business, checking out Yahoo! News and Buzzfeed before leaving for my 12:30 p.m. class, looking for slightly less serious stories and not expecting to find anything earth-shattering. BUT then I discovered that something fantastic will be happening in the not-too-distant future, which involves J.K. Rowling and the wizarding world she created (*cue excitement*). Personally, I love that this upcoming movie series exists in the same universe as HP, but is set in New York seventy years earlier with a new main character: Newt Scamander, author of Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them, whose grandson ultimately marries character Luna Lovegood.

I think the world can be divided into two types of people: Harry Potter fans and non-Potter fans, also known as individuals who either (a) tried reading the first book but didn’t like it or finish it, (b) saw one of the movies at a friend’s birthday party one time (5? 4? 6? the one with the dragon and the maze?) but had no idea what was going on, or (c) were never exposed to the source material at all.

I fall into the first category. Since I have a handful of friends who don’t, though, I try not to judge. Some people just prefer reality to fantasy, and I definitely understand that.

But, as a fan, I’m ridiculously excited over this recent, real, J.K.-approved announcement with the promise of more wizard-related material to come. I mean, I re-read all the books several times, saw all the movies in theaters, eagerly waited in line for most of the midnight premiers – sans costume, at least – and am currently registered on Pottermore. Speaking of J.K. Rowling’s interactive Harry Potter-themed website, I decided to retake the Pottermore sorting quiz online this week, since the complete quiz is available via Google. The last time I took the test was during my sophomore year of college, and I felt that 1.5-ish years was a significant amount of time to allow for a house change…and was upgraded to Ravenclaw! Life complete. (I was previously Hufflepuff and don’t really want to talk about it.)

Anyway, J.K. Rowling is one of my idols. I’ve even watched old YouTube videos of her being interviewed about the Harry Potter series before it became such a worldwide phenomenon; that’s how much I admire her. Since my goal is to someday publish a book series, it’s almost impossible not to feel a strange mixture of appreciation/fascination/mild jealousy for the woman who utterly realized that dream. I also wrote a college essay about it; it was for one of those “Who do you admire and why?” type prompts.

This week, I saw the following chart, based on the famous psychology personality chart proposed by Jung and Briggs-Myers but with Harry Potter characters:image06

 I took the psychology test for the first time and found out that I’m INFP, which corresponds with Luna Lovegood. I clicked on a link following my results to “See what famous people share your type!” and found out that J.K. Rowling shares the same INFP personality. Maybe it’s a sign.

 

 

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