By Garrett Crowe and Mike Miller
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As Final Film Is Released, Pottermania Persists In Chattanooga
Michael Edward Miller and Garrett Crowe
Chattanooga, TN – Garrett Crowe and Mike Miller explore the lasting legacy of the Harry Potter series by talking to hardcore fans and a couple of Potter scholars in Chattanooga and throughout the Southeast.
They talk to:
O.J. Morgan, Headmaster of the Bright School, whose Pottermania literally sent him up a roof
Lauren Turner, a fan who has her own wand (and duels with it at Potter conventions)
Dr. Abbie Ventura, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor who teaches young adult literature classes and talks about the literary merits of Rowling's work
Layton Jackson, who is one of the rare fans who started reading the series before it was a huge phenomenon
Dr. Amy Sturgis, a professor at Lenoir Rhyne University, who writes books and articles about science fiction/fantasy topics and who gives presentations about Harry Potter at sci fi and literary conventions.