I don’t know why I was reluctant to join the Harry Potter train – and not even reluctant, but I just didn’t see the pull to the novels. (Um, but talk to me about Hunger Games or Divergent or even really Matched and I will get ALL UP IN YOUR CONVERSATION.)

While I attribute my recent goal-setting of JUST READ THE DAMN BOOKS to Miss Zoot – who is the biggest Potterhead the world has ever seen, rivaling maybe Daniel Radcliffe’s mother – also, sadly, I attribute it to Pinterest.

Because even though I have NO IDEA who most of these characters are? The memes make me guffaw. Seriously.

And for some reason, the ones with Dumbledore SLAY me.

But mostly – because I find a lot of art based on Harry Potter that makes me inexplicably cry.

So FINE. I’m doing it. I bemoaned to my husband that it’s not available on Kindle and he said, “You know we own them, right? Actual, physical books. All of them. Right now. In our HOUSE.”

I hope I learn a spell to KICK HIS ASS.