Harry Potter and His Magic Wang - I mean Wand

My name is Jeanne and I am a Pothead. Not the Half-baked, Samson/Mr. Nice Guy, maui-wowie kine, but I'm addicted to Harry, Hermoine and Ron. A former co-worker of mine introduced me to the J.K. Rowling series in 2001 and I've been a fan ever since. I've read all the books, have four of them on audio, have seen all of the movies and I was one of the bammas in line at the Uptown theater on opening night. For the record, since I realize how this disclosure may ruin my street cred, I was not dressed in gold and burgundy unlike some other shameful adults at the movie theater *some claim it is no coincidence that the Foreskins and Gryffindor fly the same colors and conspire that Rowling is a devoted Redskins fan - or NOT*

Sadly, like Saved by the Bell, Growing Pains and all the Police Academy movies, all good things must come to an end. So, with the release of the seventh and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in July 2007, we must part ways with the magical crew that's enchanted us for nearly a decade. I guess Daniel Radcliffe, who has brought Harry to life on screen, paid attention in his Divinity class and wanted to avoid the grim experiences of many other child stars, for he's already made a bold move to assure him continued acting success or publicity, at least. He's taking off the eyeglasses and Hogwarts robe to take on a role as a troubled stable boy in the play, Equus. In fact, he's taking it all off.

Equus delves into the psyche of a boy who blinds six horses with a metal spike and sounds like a riveting play. In fact, it caused quite a sensation when it was first staged in 1977. Apparently, Harry - er Daniel Radcliffe will be on stage totally nude for 10 minutes and will perform a scene where he's riding a horse, butterball nekkid as the day he was born, simulating riding a HO. Needless to say, this has parents in an uproar. Not his parents, even though he's only 17, but parents of children who grew up reading about and watching the brave Harry Potter outwit and outduel Draco Malfoy, Voldemort and other dark wizards. I must say, it was hard for me when I first saw the promo pics for Equus, which feature a bare-chested Radcliffe, about to get it on with a horse. In fact, I'm still waiting for PETA and other tree-hugging groups to boycot the play on grounds that this is animal abuse and spewing how this displays inhumane treatment of a whorse. Waaaaah. I guess what I'm trying to say here is, leave the boy alone! Let him live his life and be glad he didn't sign on to star in the Harry Poontang series.