20 years ago on June 26, 1997, J. K Rowling introduced us to a world of world of magic. A world, we have all wished to be a part of ever since.Harry, Ron and Hermione became a part of our childhood and we grew up with them in Hogwarts, under the guidance of some of the greatest wizards alive. We laughed when Fred and George pranked everyone, we empathised with Remus Lupin’s lycanthropy. We hated Severus Snape, till we cried and mourned for him. Dudley disgusted us till he wasn’t a waste of space anymore. Dumbledore’s wise words, often bent in manners suitable for the situation and Sirius being the badass that he was. We even pitied Lord Voldemort when he lived, for he lived without love.
Today, along with millions of us, including Terribly Tiny Tales, gave tributes to the heroes of our childhood, in the best way they could.
Have a look:
1. Severus Snape
The Half-Blood Prince was the most complicated character in the entire book. So mysterious and abusive and yet lived a life dedicated to protecting the face he hated for the eyes he loved.
After years of being poor and bullied, Snape had taken to the dark arts and joined Lord Voldemort. It was he, who had heard the prophecy and informed the Dark Lord of his impending demise. Little did he know, that Voldemort would go after the one woman he had truly loved. Following Lily’s death, Snape lived a dual life protecting Potter and following Dumbledore’s death, the entire school. Snape gave up his life knowing, Harry had the resources to defeat Voldemort. He was truly the bravest man we knew.
2. Sirius Black
Padfoot was the tragic hero of the series. Born into a family of shady Slytherins, Sirius was sorted into Gryffindor, where he became best buddies with James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.
The 4 Marauders, managed mischief better than the Weasley twins. Black, was also the Godfather of Harry, who was falsely convicted of the murder of Harry’s Parents and served 13 years in Azkaban before escaping. He was killed by a killing curse at the hands of his own cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle at the Ministry of Magic.
3. Ronald Weasley
Red Hair. Hand me down robes and a freckled face. He was Roonil Wazlib Ronald, the youngest of the Weasely brothers.
He was not the chosen one, neither was he the smart one. But Ron Weasely was the friend that kept both Granger and Potter on the ground. He was the friend that they looked for when the forest was thickest.
4. Hermione Granger
The muggle-born and the smartest witch of her age, Hermione was the daughter of dentists in England.
She was good and kind and powerful. Call Harry the hero as much as you can, but all 7 books have been about Hermione Granger and How I saved Harry Potter’s arse.
5. Quidditch
You would be lying if you have never wanted to play this game. You probably still do.
You want that Nimbus 2000 and that Firebolt and you want to ride it and catch the snitch for your team.