{"id":4900,"date":"2016-07-29T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T09:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4900"},"modified":"2016-07-29T14:40:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T09:10:40","slug":"is-it-time-to-say-avada-kedavra-to-the-ailing-harry-potter-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4900","title":{"rendered":"Is it Time to Say \u201cAvada Kedavra\u201d to the Ailing Harry Potter Franchise?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"container page-content\"><p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span><\/p><\/div><p>f you were born in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/shah-rukh-khan-birthday-fan-mannat-suhana-khan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201990s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whomever or wherever you happened to be, there is no doubt that you remember the all-consuming excitement of a new Harry Potter book. Where today people queue up for the latest iPhone or pair of Yeezys, lines used to stretch all the way around bookstores as everyone waited to drop a few hundred rupees on their copy. Siblings would play fierce rounds of rock-paper-scissors to see who would get first dibs, and if the winner dared to reveal spoilers, even Mom and Dad couldn\u2019t save them from getting a tight slap. \u201cWhich house would you be sorted into?\u201d was a standard playground question, and required no further context because we had all gone Potter-mad.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two decades on, it looks like Potter mania is finally dying a slow, painful death \u2014 at least, if the lukewarm response <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to Wizards Unite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the new Harry Potter mobile game by Niantic, is any indication. Launched on June 21, the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/day-chasing-pokemon-mumbai\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pokemon GO<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-style<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AR game gives fans a similar real-world experience, except instead of Zubats and Magikarp, you defeat \u201cConfoundables\u201d to collect items called \u201cFoundables\u201d that have gone missing after the Calamity, a poorly explained event that has caused these objects to appear.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, you might be wondering if I\u2019ve confused good old Harry Potter with Nintendo\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don\u2019t worry, fellow <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/toy-story-disney-pixar-nostalgia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potterheads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you aren\u2019t losing your grip on HP trivia. As with every project that has sprung from the franchise in recent years, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wizards Unite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relies on a whole new story that absolutely no one has asked for.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today marks 22 years since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philosopher\u2019s Stone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the first book in what would become the bestselling series in history, introduced us to The Boy Who Lived. But in our brave new Potter-saturated landscape, you would scarcely recognise the original tale of Harry, an abused, misfit adolescent who discovers he\u2019s both a wizard and an unwitting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/world-cup-2019-afghanistan-india-cricket-match\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hero<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Channelling her immense talent for building a magical universe through the lens of a relatable boarding school experience, author JK Rowling brought Hogwarts to life. Suddenly, every 11-year-old dreamed of receiving their admissions letter via owl post, as Harry had. When it never came, the more resourceful kids simply wrote themselves into their favourite stories and posted them on fan-fiction forums.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then came the Harry Potter movies, which broke new ground through their special effects, and covered familiar territory by casting Alan Rickman as a sharp-tongued brooder. Warner Bros, now in possession of the film rights, created the delightful Wizarding World at Universal Orlando, complete with attractions like Hogsmeade village, Ollivander\u2019s wand shop, and flagons of Butterbeer. Now, every Harry Potter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/cricket-world-cup-pakistan-trolls-sania-mirza\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could get that elusive admissions letter into Hogwarts and beyond by shelling out for a ticket, or going to the Harry Potter shop at the real Platform 9\u00be at London\u2019s King\u2019s Cross Station.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These endless iterations of the Potterverse were always a bit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/earth\/plastic-ban-maharashtra-gudi-padwa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plasticky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and commercial. Still, at least they tried to cater to one of the most intensely involved fandoms in history, to satisfy our inner children and give us the immersive experiences we so craved.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So where did it all go wrong for the rapidly bloating franchise? Many fans saw the seventh and final book in the series, with its senseless, saccharine epilogue, as the first marker of Rowling phoning it in. For others, it was the moment when Pottermore \u2014 formerly a Hogwarts roleplaying site with games and interactive stories \u2014 was downgraded to an official blog. For me, it was Rowling\u2019s increasing lack of consistency in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/tv-infidelity-netflix-partner-love-betrayal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spin-offs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cursed Child <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantastic Beasts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> franchise, an entire film series inspired by one of Harry\u2019s school textbooks.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>As with every project that has sprung from the franchise in recent years, Wizards Unite relies on a whole new story that absolutely no one has asked for. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While all these lucrative ancillaries have helped make Rowling an honest-to-god <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/satire\/gupta-weddings-businessmen-indian-shaadi-ajal-atul-wedding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">billionaire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, none of them have managed to capture the magic that earned Harry, Ron, and Hermione their legion of loyal fans. Which explains why, after a solid decade of being disappointed, they aren\u2019t biting to get at <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wizards Unite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2014 had any other free-to-play mobile game made $1M in its opening weekend, its makers would have plenty of cause to celebrate. But a cultural phenomenon like Harry Potter can\u2019t be judged by those same standards. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pokemon GO<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/1983-india-west-indies-cricket-world-cup-victory\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nostalgic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> property with a massive global fanbase, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.in\/Harry-Potter-Wizards-Unite-had-a-sluggish-opening-weekend-showing-the-game-does-not-yet-possess-the-magic-of-Pokemon-Go\/articleshow\/69940723.cms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a staggering $28M four days after its launch.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps Potterheads are sick and tired of mobile games after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hogwarts Mystery<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a supposedly \u201cfree\u201d adventure story that forced players to go through near-constant paywalls. Or maybe they\u2019re just done with the circus that Harry Potter has become. Between a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/mindy-kaling-comedy-indian-immigrant-rebel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who is determined to milk her story for all its worth, and studios who continue to do what they do best, the legacy of Harry Potter now lies in tatters.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-two years on, will it be remembered as a fantasy that captured the imaginations of a generation, or just a series of steadily more egregious cash grabs? Will its legendary fans be blamed for the decline not only of the Potterverse itself, but all the megawatt franchises that now follow its lead, pumping out unnecessary sequels and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/predictable-cricket-world-cup-2019-boring-sports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uninspired<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> merchandise while fresh, original stories fall by the wayside? At best, we can leave Harry and Co in the noughties, and fondly remember the first time we read about \u201cMr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive\u201d. Because anything else right now feels like we\u2019ve been hit by the Cruciatus Curse.\u00a0<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 22 years since Harry Potter and The Philosopher\u2019s Stone introduced us to The Boy Who Lived. There was a time when I couldn\u2019t get enough of Hogwarts and its magical folk. 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