It's back and it'll be bigger than ever!

I can't help but chuckle. The line is so cheesy it is best suited to the voice on t.v. that is meant to spark up some passion and excitement. If it's to do with "Big Brother", then forget it, i'm over that, and i was a long time ago. To be honest, i never was a dedicated fan of it. If it's to do with "The Simpson's", then it may just pass. If it's to do with "House", then it passes. Despite this, nothing could pass with flying colours, like the return of that teen wizard, "Harry Potter".

Call me a big kid. One fact still remains, i am a fan of the "Harry Potter" series. Perhaps not as big as some would claim they are. However, i definitely have a soft spot for the magnificent series, and its equally amazing creator, J. K. Rowling. Perhaps one of the most unique criticisms i have heard, in regards to the "Harry Potter" series came from a teacher and a very good friend. He said, and i can't help but laugh at it now as i did back then: "Harry Potter is like chocolate ice- cream; tastes nice and goes down well, but still leaves you empty after a while".

Well, this sweet- tasting, taste- bud apetising chocolate ice- cream called "Harry Potter", is back again. The sixth installment of the movie version of "Harry Potter", "Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince", is due to hit cinemas across the country in December. Till then, you may be rest assured that the hype and mania sourrounding this phenomenon will return. To borrow another common cheesy line: "Bigger and better than ever before".

Maybe some of you already know. Maybe some of you simply don't care. Maybe some of you have pondered on the question, and maybe some of you haven't. Why is the "Harry Potter" series such a big deal? I can't speak for the billions of other fans. Although, i can provide you with a little insight, of course from my point of view, as to why i think the series is such a "global phenomenon".

It has been said before, and i see no reason as to why it shouldn't be said again; "Harry Potter", the character, has been created in such a way that there is something about him, which many can relate to. Of course, he's been created by someone who is unique, and has her own characteristics. Undoubtedly, J. K. Rowling and Harry share a lot in common, as i do with my characters, and particularly my protagonist/s. Apart from all that makes Harry unique, i'm sure that if you knew yourself, and knew, in a way, Harry, and thought of him not in the philosphical sense, as an idea, but rather, as another human being. Then i believe there exists the ability for some "common ground", as the saying goes, to be founded. Upon which, one could begin to fully appreciate the world in which Harry lives and finds himself sometimes thrust into.

Of course, while Harry remains the hero of the series, there are other characters; friends, mentors, enemies and even arch- enemies. Even the one's we begin to like, or at least grow accustomed to, are the victims of some hate, or disapproval, when they turn against Harry.

Whilst we all love Harry, there are others, too, that we look forward to seeing as well. On the rare occasion, just as much. Ron for his dimwittedness, Hermione for her Brilliance, Neville for his determination and unfounded loyalty, which one can only look upon and use as a paragon; Draco and Lucius Malfoy, for the way they intend to assert their higher station amongst another society, and use it to their advantage in the one where they lead a bouble life, Snape for the hate he carries towards Harry, and always seems to be in the right place at a time when Harry is doing something wrong, The Weasley Twins for their tricks and jokes, and Dumbledore, finally, for the love, care and sense of security he seems to provide to all apart of his world at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Whilst the line seems no less cheesy to me now that it did when i started, it's true. The mania, the hype, the story, the excitement is back, and it'll be bigger and better than ever for all involved. Even if you aren't, you won't be able to avoid hearing about it on the news, seeing it on television, or reading about it and other things to do with it, in the newspaper, or the magazines that circulate the market. Whilst some of you may choose to fight the mania, or even deny you care, you won't be able to escape it. It will totally annoy you. Fans like me probably haven't helped. Although, at least i was one of the few considerate ones of giving you "Harry Potter" Heretics a heads up; YOU WILL JOIN US...one day :) then again, maybe not.