9:06 am - anacrusis

This day marks the Battle of Hogwarts and the day that Harry Potter defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. We're all here because of the books and the subsequent movies, but, we wouldn't be here if there wasn't something deeper that touched us in a way beyond a mere fantastical story. The story is a familiar one, told many times before of an unsuspecting hero for good overcoming an overwhelming force of evil. But, something, something else made these stories stand out and brought us all here.
Let's use this day to reflect upon what made the books so special, and why we still instinctively say "Lumos" every time we walk into a darkened room.