H.Potter's Reign Ends, HairSpray Reign Begins?

by Barry ORegan | July 20, 2007 at 04:37 am

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Opinion
Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor

First it was the Virginal 35 year old Baby Boomer Trekkies who were safely ensconced in their parents basement, dressed in Lt. Uhura's uniform, making Vulcan signs out of their Cheeto's while text messaging cryptic analogies to other Trekkies. Now with Harry Potters reign ending, the 20 something Spawns of Trekkies past are now forced to face reality, take off their wizard uniforms, lose the "Potter Speak" get a job and move out of Mummy and Duddums basement passing on the "Ring of Geekdom" to Teen Aficionado's of the "Transformers", who will no doubt fill that basement vacancy of their parents.

Final Thought
I hear there are HairSpray Fans of all ages who are eagerly fighting for some of that Basement Real Estate.

A quick scan of Hui reveals, perhaps, a subconscious desire to have been that magical boy wizard at one time: he has a slight, boyish build, wears black, wire-framed glasses and wears his hair short and neat.

But come tomorrow morning, when the 21-year-old cracks open the final book in the series -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- the wizarding world that helped lead him to adulthood will begin to close.

"It's the end of an era," Hui laments.

The seventh Potter book hits bookstores nationwide tonight, one minute after midnight local time.