" Harry Potter" fans rejoice; your prayers have been answered. J.K. Rowling has recently announced that the eighth installment to the beloved series, "Harry Potter," will be released this summer at the end of July. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I and II" were written by Jack Thorne and John Tiffany along with Rowling, and soon, everyone will be able to add the novel to their collection of "Harry Potter" obsessions.

Not three years ago, it was announced that yet another "Harry Potter" story would grace our lives, this time in the form of a play. In the past year, the play has sparked an increasing amount of interest among fans: Once, when it was announced that it was not a prequel, but instead a follow up 19 years after the conclusion of the seventh novel, and then again when the cast list was revealed this past December, which also faced a large deal of controversy over Noma Dumezweni being cast to play Hermione Granger. While the play has been set to premiere in London in July, "Potter" fans all over the world will be able to purchase the script book just 24 hours after the premiere according to CNN.

Why should we all still be excited about this, though? After all, the "Harry Potter" books wrapped up in 2007, and the two film installments of the finale eventually finished in 2011. And according to Daniel Radcliffe, AKA Harry Potter himself, the series is really only meant for children.

But that’s exactly it, Dan; "Harry Potter" was our childhood.

Kids throughout the 90s and the early 2000s devoured the books, stayed up 'til midnight to see the premieres of the movies, and even ran around in back yards holding tiny broomsticks in between our legs while throwing basketballs at each others heads. So what if, even in our adulthood, we’re still slightly obsessed with "Harry Potter?" And why shouldn’t the kids today share our obsessions? Honestly, in a world full of stalking vampires and abusive billionaire boyfriends, we need a little magic and a little bravery to reemerge and provide a good story.

For me, "Harry Potter" actually saved me. Learning to read and write was the last thing I wanted to do in school, it wasn’t until my mother started reading "Harry Potter" to me before bed that I actually developed an interest in literature. Before I knew it, I was reading the books on my own, skipping school to see the movie premieres, and playing quidditch in my best friend’s back yard. By the time the last book was released, I was in sixth grade and I finished it in less than two days, all 759 pages. Since "Harry Potter," I’ve gone on to read more “adult” books that don’t involve magic or dark wizards, but still the lessons "Harry Potter" taught me still carry out through my life and in my reading and writing.

So yes, I, along with hundreds of thousands of people, will be in line on July 31 to buy the new book. And yes, I will probably finish it within a day. And yes, I may not be a child anymore, and maybe it’s a little crazy to be so excited about this new installment, but for me, Hogwarts is home.

Always.