Actress Miriam Margolyes, best known for her role as Professor Pomona Sprout, has recently voiced her thoughts on the legion of adult Harry Potter fans. She points out how their fixation with the series seems to be keeping them in an oddly adolescent state, a sentiment that Margolyes finds rather perplexing.
She's not entirely off-base with her observation. Indeed, many millennials, now in their thirties, seem to be deeply entrenched in the movies, television shows, music, and books of their youth, which can sometimes maintain a perpetual child-like mindset.
From TMZ:
She says she'll still get asked about 'Harry Potter' stuff to this day -- and goes on to say she's startled to hear people are doing whole ass 'HP'-themed events ... including weddings. Miriam jokes that she wonders what the first night of fun would be for 'HP' newlyweds.
As Miriam puts it, 'Harry Potter' is for children, and the adults still clinging to their childhood nostalgia need to get over it. MM hits the point home by definitively saying ... "It's over!"
Yes, it's a bit harsh -- but you can tell Miriam just doesn't understand the years-long fandom.
Something tells us she might have some thoughts on Disney adults too -- who are in their own league of Peter Pan-syndrome. As for Potter-heads, though ... time to break the spell.
