Looking for Mumbai's biggest Harry Potter fan
Updated On: 14 May, 2024 02:59 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As the world celebrates Harry Potter on May 2, one of the many days to show their love for the fictional character created by British author JK Rowling, Mumbaikars tell us about their love for the character. In the process, have we found one of the biggest fans of Harry Potter in Mumbai?
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Shraddha Almeida has built her collection that boasts of books, figurines, wand, mandrake and more, over the last 18 years. Photo Courtesy: Shraddha Almeida
Shraddha Almeida has been a Harry Potter fan for more than 18 years now and over the years, she has only grown to love the series of books more than ever before and doesn`t intend to stop any time soon as she has built her own Harry Potter universe in her home. An healthy obsession that started out with the books that were bought from her parents`s money has today translated into her feeding her love for the franchise in many different ways. Earlier this year, British actor Miriam Margolyes, who plays Professor Pomona Sprout in the films on the series, spoke about the fandom on New Zealand`s 1 News Network saying she worries for Harry Potter fans. She goes on to say, "They should be over that by now. It was over 25 years ago and it is for children." While Margolyes clarified that she believes it is for children, mid-day.com went in search of some of the biggest fans in Mumbai and India and Almeida is only one of them.
Every year, Potterheads around the world celebrate International Harry Potter Day on May 2 as it is the day the great Battle of Hogwarts was fought and Lord Voldemort was finally defeated. When Joanne Kathleen Rowling, popularly known as JK Rowling, wrote Harry Potter, little did she know it would capture the world`s attention more 25 years later. Interestingly, even though the first book came out in 1998, it has developed quite a fanbase and the Harry Potter universe around the world since then, as the films followed from 2001. In fact, United Kingdom`s former Prime Minister David Cameron officially declared the day himself to help "children and adults remember Harry Potter`s strong and courageous character on this day".
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