By: Arabella Figg

Arabella Figg — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:10:32 +0000

I agree, tc. I think the HP books will remain steadily read books (by kids), but the heavy fandom will die down. At some point, the books will reemerge as heavy hitters again. See fluctuations in LotR. When they reemerge, though, people will be grateful for the scrupulous scholarship laid down by John and others.

By: tc

tc — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:11:28 +0000

I think that the last hurdle for Classic status of JKR’s books will not be a problem. I’m sure there are some skeptics that think the HP Mania will die down and the books will be forgotten. And I may agree with the HP Mania eventually dying down. But there is a difference between the Mania and the longevity of the stories and what they have to offer. Still today, being a Potter fan (or pundit) is somewhat fashionable. But eventually, the die hard pundits (by which I mean, of course, US!) will pull back into our own little subculture while the rest of the world gets Manic over the next big thing. That is, until Hogwarts is ‘rediscovered’ because of the books 100th anniversary, or the passing of a significant date (the Epilogue at King’s Cross station), or something similar. I believe we’ll see some sort of ebb before the HP series gets the official “Classic” status. Then there will be Potter Mania all over again.

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