Finding My Roots

By the time you read this, I’ll be working
on making sure all loose ends are tied up in the crafts gallery so that the next
crafty witch or wizard who takes the job of uploading photos of creative and
wonderful Harry Potter related hand-crafted items can have an up to date gallery
to begin with (or at least not too far behind).

Life
is an ongoing process, a continual growing and sometimes in that growing, there
is a time to find one’s roots again. To renew the excitement they felt when
they first discovered something they love. That time has come in my life and my
fandom.

It’s
not that I don’t care for Harry Potter and the wonderful books JKR gave us.
Totally the opposite. I still love the magic and tales woven in each one

But
what I do miss and want to get back in touch with is the Creativeness and the
Non-commercialism that I found when I first began reading the books and becoming
a part of the fandom. There are so many areas now in the HP Fandom, and each of
them has their place, be it wizard rock or crafts or the new Wizarding World
Park or the movies or fanfic and fan art. Each person knows what their niche in
fandom is.

For
me, it has become time to return to what I found to be the heart of the potter
universe — the creativity that gives expression to love for Harry Potter. To
do this, I’ve been making some changes and one of those is leaving my position
here at The Leaky Cauldron. It’s been almost four years now and I’ve seen and
done much that I might not have before. I’ve met some wonderful people and I
hope to remain in touch with at least some of those.

Now,
if you will excuse me, I’m off to immerse myself in the magic