Can a story become a classic before it’s even a quarter of a century old? We’d argue in the affirmative where J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is concerned. The Boy Who Lived has inspired an entire generation and changed the way we think of reading, fandom, and magic forever–it seems only fair to jump back into the experience.

Join Emmet Asher-Perrin for a reread of the novels and whatever fun commentary springboards off that! Don’t forget your wand and your Hogwarts acceptance letter. (We know you forged one years ago. It’s okay.)