This morning, I finally did something I have been putting off for around a week now--finished J.K. Rowling's script for "The Cursed Child." It was an emotional experience, to say the least. The emotions weren't solely from the book, although the ending was fantastic, but more of a melancholy end of an era. Honestly, to call it an era is to put it loosely.

Anyone who knows me knows that given any chance to escape to the Wizarding World for the rest of eternity, I would've already been gone on my 11th birthday. But I'm not writing this to detail my extensive knowledge of Harry Potter's genealogy, or to explain my entire collection of novelty items. I am writing this as a letter to J.K. Rowling; a letter from all fans alike.

Dear J.K. Rowling,

Thank you. For making July 31 a day we all remember, not only because of the birth of Harry, but your own. After nine years, you never cease to amaze us. No one thought this day would come, but it was so like you to have this hiding up your sleeve. The release of a play version of this story left many of us wary, but I can confidently say that this was the perfect platform for this story.

Thank you for giving us one more night spent waiting in line and participating in trivia games at 11:59, anxiously awaiting the release of yet another book at midnight. The hours spent in lines and sea of Hogwarts colors felt like a home we had been away from for years. You said it yourself, "Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home." On that night, we all came home, and the welcome was warm as ever.

Thank you for giving many of us an escape we never knew we needed. Whether we found this world as children or even adults, its impact was universal. You created a community of people who can share a bond. Whether it is our first or fiftieth time watching the movies, the loss of Sirius, Dobby, and many more are still painful as the first time we learned of their fate. Pottermore beta members and movie fanatics alike, we have found friends and companions through the world you have created in the most unlikely of places.

Thank you for giving my childhood so much purpose and creating some of the strongest friendships I have ever known and still carry to this day through a mutual love. Now you have given us new characters like Scorpius and Albus to nestle their way into our hearts. We will never regret the nights we lost sleep, tangled up in the world you have allowed us to enter. Thank you for creating a world better than our own, it was a wonderful ride and it was nothing short of magical.