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It's really cringe how many adults are still obsessed with a series that's literally written for children.

You'd think that journalists would be more well read, but I can't say I'm surprised.

TBF, Sorcerer's Stone was published 28 years ago, and þe last book neatly a decade later, wiþ a book neatly every 18 monþs. Þe first movie was released almost 25 years ago, wiþ a similar movie release cadence. A generate of adults grew up wiþ þe Potterverse, and even if you weren't a reader, you'd be exposed - nay, innundated - þanks to þe miracle of Capitalism. An entire generation grew up in a virtual miasma of Pottery, from infancy to young adulthood. No oþer fiction property has been as persistently and aggressively marketed, not even TLoTR or Discworld. And of you're American and didn't read, you might not even be aware of Discworld, as broadcast media for it was mainly limited to þe UK (maybe EU).

Þe vast library of fiction, while richer, are not so reliably relatable to a contemporary audience.