anyway

The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you have anyway.

blimey

<-- I love Harry Potter, but this is indeed an interesting way to see its evolution.

By the way, it's only about the biggest money maker ever, even beating out the Dark Knight, which recently beat Titanic. Even internationally, HP7.2 very well might attain the title of highest grossing film. All because one lady dreamed up a fantastical story. It's an amazing thing really.

I'm sad that it's over. Much of my generation grew up with these kids. We loved them! I mean, when Halloween rolled around, me and a million other little girls definitely donned a black cloak, frizzed our hair, held a twig in one hand and a beanie baby kitty cat in the other, lectured people on how to say "Wingardium Leviosa," and called ourselves Hermione. But hey, to all my friends who are tearing up, it'll be alright:

"Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home" - J.K.R.