explaining harry potter to my father
so i decide to watch harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone, because i’m 19 and i am allowed to do whatever the freakin hell i want, okay?
anyway, dad comes and sits down, and asks “how come they all know him already?”
“because he’s famous. he defeated the dark lord voldemort.”
“what? he’s a kid.”
“yeah, when he was a baby, his mother’s love protected him from the killing curse so it killed voldemort instead, except it didnt really kill him..”
“why does that kid have a frog?”
“its a toad, because at hogwarts you can have a cat, an owl, or a toad as a pet.”
“hm… alright.. and who’s she?”
“thats mcgonagal. she’s the trasnfiguration professor and head of griffindor.”
“what?..”
“its a house at the school. theres four. hufflepuff and ravenclaw don’t really matter, and slytherins are douche bags.”
“okay. i’m gonna take a nap now.”
- i realize that as a 19 year old guy, saying all this out loud sounds much more childish and dorky than it did when i was ten..
