![]() We see how these different characters respond to a stressful, uncertain, and new experience. The conflicting feelings of putting yourself out there to ask your crush, best friend, or someone you’ve been infatuated with since you first saw them is a pivotal moment in some young people’s lives. It provided audiences of the Harry Potter series an opportunity to see our magical friends experience something most Muggles experience – a school dance. The weeks leading up to the Yule Ball provide the students from all three wizarding schools with an equal amount of stress and excitement. There is something precious and innocent about a teenager, but also something confused and chaotic. That might sound harsh, but this scene on page 394 and its encapsulating chapter are a direct reference to what I’m talking about. Now, as an adult, I see it is because all of those are seamlessly tied to the odd, awkward, ever-changing, and insecure teenage soul. Growing up reading the books and watching the movies, I never understood why the characters, scenarios, and relationships were so relatable. ![]() I appreciate how both the Harry Potter books and movies so accurately depict and portray teenage awkwardness.
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