Harry Potter

Harry Potter is undoubtably a phenomenon among todays youth and older generations. For some people it has encapsulated there child hood and followed them all the way to becoming adults. Growing up figuratively and literally with these characters has created bonds and ties that most people can't compare to any other piece of literature. We apply it to our lives, our friends, you can't make a Harry Potter reference with out at least one person being in on the joke. The books them selves are masterpieces of character development, the sheer time and effort that rowling takes to tell you about characters, and not only main characters is impressive. Each person in the series is handled very delicately, she develops the character to a limit, then leaves you with enough questions to make you keep reading. As you read, you become so engrossed in the world of these people, that you feel ilke your there, at hogwarts. You feel that Harrys friends are your fiends too, and so then are his losses. This brings me to the fact of character death, Rowling does something astounding in the amount of characters she kills, when she kills them and how important they are.  The first death is Cedric, its placed far enough into the books as to not deter early readers, but early enough to grab devoted readers and throw them into a state of panic when a pretty relevant and loved character is murdered by the dark lord. This makes fans panic, if she was going to kill off one character, are any of the others safe? After Siriuses death, the fear and intrigue ran rampant, no one was safe, no one knew who was going to die next, it could be any one no matter how close or important to the story. This combines with a following that only fueled its self, and a phenomenon is born.