Aging With A Series

One of my favorite books I used to read were the Harry Potter books.  I remember thinking it was the best thing ever.  The thing I have found interesting about the Harry Potter series is that it ages with the people that read it or watch the movies.  The first couple books were about Harry potter when he was about 11 or 12 years old and it ends with him being around 17.  

    In the beginning, it was relevant to a younger audience.  There wasn’t much violence and the endings felt more joyful and happy.  The story line was pretty basic too.  Harry goes to his wizard school and finds out that people are up to no good, so he takes it upon himself to solve the problem.  The result usually ends with harry stopping the plan, but not ultimately stopping the person behind the plan.

In the later books, The story definitely got darker and more interesting.  There was way more violence and death. The characters began to develope and there was a sense of disaster and dismay. It seemed more real, even though it’s a story about magic.  

The thing that I admire about these books/movies is that many people never out-grew it.  The story increases in age just as the readers do.