{"id":8468,"date":"2013-12-16T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.luc.edu\/locl\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:37:11","slug":"8468","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2013\/12\/16\/8468\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks: Kate&#8217;s 7 Reasons to Wait Until You&#8217;re Older to Read Harry Potter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>To close out 2013, we asked library staff members to write lists\u2013of anything they want. Today we feature Kate Dunn&#8217;s seven reasons to wait until you&#8217;re older to read Harry Potter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kate is the Preservation Associate in the Bindery at Cudahy Library.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lib.luc.edu\/locl\/files\/2013\/12\/kate.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2013\/12\/kate-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"kate\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2013\/12\/kate-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2013\/12\/kate.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n7 Reasons to Wait Until You\u2019re Older to Read <em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, people of all ages love these books. You almost couldn\u2019t throw a stick without hitting someone who&#8217;d read them\u2026almost. I delayed for years within my own monomyth and finally found myself with a chunk of free time and an old heart that needed warming, and so here I am, three books deep. And so very glad I waited for the advanced age perspective.<\/p>\n<p><em>1.\tCreatures like Errol, Scabbers, Crookshanks, Dobby, Peeves, etc. to name a few<\/em><br \/>\nIt feels a bit like an advent calendar to see what adorably haggard character will pop up next. Rowling rules at making less-than-pleasant individuals very lovable, a lesson indeed that comes with age.<\/p>\n<p><em>2.\tHowlers<\/em><br \/>\nYou\u2019ve probably gotten into trouble enough to garner at least a dozen of these by now in life, and started running through worthy instances in your head the moment you read and learned about a Howler. Imagine receiving one in the Cudahy Reading Room? Oh the humiliation!<\/p>\n<p><em>3.\tBritishisms<\/em><br \/>\nEveryone\u2019s always using these British expressions like \u201cAre you mad?\u201d and \u201cMum\u201d and \u201cRight, then\u201d and \u201cwhat are they playing at?\u201d and you know, really anything Hagrid says, and you have to admit that it definitively scratches that Anglophile itch you\u2019ve been cultivating since you were 6.<\/p>\n<p><em>4.\tThe Sorting Hat<\/em><br \/>\nIt\u2019s real! And it\u2019s so comforting. Call it what you want, but really, haven\u2019t you always felt something at work which places you right where you need to be in the world? Regardless of how long a hatstall it takes to get it right? The sorting hat, my friends, is a metaphor for LIFE. Not to mention the joy of speculating which Hogwarts House you\u2019d be placed in! Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.personalitylab.org\/tests\/ccq_hogwarts.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> if you really want to know.<\/p>\n<p><em>5.\tChocolate still fixes everything<\/em><br \/>\nWell, yeah. Dementors and heartbreak and loss be damned, chocolate always has and always will make it all better. Sucks the cold right out.<\/p>\n<p><em>6.\tMovie Binge<\/em><br \/>\nYes. You get to read all the books for the first time, and then disappear and be of no use to man or beast for a weekend while you watch all of the movies in one glorious fell swoop. SEND PIZZA.<\/p>\n<p><em>7.\tDeeper appreciation for <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em>, your first love<\/em><br \/>\nThe archetypes of Tolkien\u2019s older classic series can absolutely be seen at work in Harry Potter and of course a litany of other stories. What is so magical about <em>Harry Potter<\/em> in particular is that it takes place in the world as we know it. <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> takes us to the nonexistent Middle Earth, and so the happy new concept of a Muggle life now has layered meaning. It\u2019s all fun and games to head to other worlds, but what if the worlds were never separate? What if Middle Earth is just medieval wizard world?! Joseph Campbell would be so pleased! Which is something I probably wouldn\u2019t have considered when I was 11.\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To close out 2013, we asked library staff members to write lists\u2013of anything they want. Today we feature Kate Dunn&#8217;s seven reasons to wait until you&#8217;re older to read Harry Potter. 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