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The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
When I look back on the eight “Harry Potter” movies, the first of which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, what strikes me most about the experience isn’t what was happening on screen — it’s what was happening in the seat next to mine. As the Seattle Times movie critic, I was lucky enough to attend advance screenings for the films, and for all but the first one my nephew Tyler accompanied me: a squirmy little boy for the first one, a tall young man by the end. It seemed to happen instantly, like the wave of a wand — just like that, a kid grew up. That’s essentially what the Harry Potter sto…