Harry Potter is the boy wizard, someone with whom our generation has grown up. We have transitioned from children to young adults looking to Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger for courage, guidance and advice. Harry Potter and the lightning bolt scar have become important symbols for our generation.
On July 15, the cinematic portion of the saga will end. And we have every indication that it will go out with a bang.
Across the country, theaters will fill with fans donning everything from wizarding robes and rounded spectacles to Quidditch uniforms and magic wands.
And Lincoln will be no different.
This year, Harry Potter fans in downtown Lincoln will have two options to see the midnight premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II." The first option is to buy a ticket to the midnight premiere – if they were quick enough.
"Ticket sales are very strong for opening night. Many locations are sold out," said Carlo Petrick, director of communications for Marcus Theatres.
The midnight premiere at the Grand sold out quickly.
Fans also have the opportunity to buy a set of tickets for $45. This will give them access to a two-day Harry Potter marathon at the Grand Theatre. On July 13, the Grand will show the first three Harry Potter movies, and on the following day, it will show the last four films. The theater will then close the event with the midnight premiere of "Deathly Hallows: Part II."
If neither of these options appeals to the fans, there are still tickets available for opening day, opening
weekend and for the coming weeks.
But no matter when fans decide to see the film, the midnight premiere will be the centerpiece of the extravaganza.
"I fully anticipate that there will be a lot of people dressed in their favorite Harry Potter characters' garb," Petrick said. "We always have a lot of people dressed like their favorite character."
Harry Potter has been an important and iconic character to this generation, and many fans will be sad to see it end.
"I grew up with Harry Potter," said Bailey Wood, an incoming freshman at Wesleyan University. "I feel like we've come a long way together."
The midnight premieres are a last siren call for followers who love the characters and the story and who yearn for future offerings from J.K. Rowling that would continue the series past Harry's Hogwarts years. Fans who wish that these midnight shows could last forever will turn out in force because, as Petrick put
it, "they just have a lot of fun coming to the theater."
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