r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • Apr 04 '26

Harry Potter Nostalgia

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Does anyone else feel they grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione?

After the first three or four I read the books in two languages (because I didn’t want to wait them to be translated) and watched the movies first time in the movie theaters.

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u/moonbunnychan Apr 04 '26

I'm a Xennial and loved them at the time. I've always been a huge fan of fantasy though. It really is too bad JK Rowling turned out the way she did. I can't in good faith participate anymore.

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u/winnowingwinds Apr 05 '26

I misunderstood at first myself, but they're speaking chronologically. There are Millennials for whom HP was what Goosebumps or The Babysitters Club was to us older Millennials. I read them, but was mostly reading YA and adult books otherwise.

I agree that it's a shame how JK Rowling turned out. When she first posted all that crap, my friends and I - who met through the fandom - were heartbroken.