SUBREDDIT: r/AskReddit
TITLE: Which one of your memories stands out to you as the moment your childhood ended? I'll start.
POST: When I was 6 I started the daunting task of reading a chapter book. The title was, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Ever since the day I stated my life was wrapped up in Harry Potter. Posters, toys, movies but most importantly books. I would pretend to be sick so I could stay home from school and read. 

I was not a popular kid, but through reading these books I felt as though Ron and Harry were my best friends. I had and will always have the biggest crush on Hermione. 

When the last book came out I was excited. I dragged my mom to Walmart at midnight the day of the release so I could finally start the last part of the journey. 

It took my 2 and a half days of reading. There was love, hate, joy and sadness. The last book ended perfectly, although Ron ended up with Hermione instead of me. I closed the cover and cried. I cried because I felt as though my best friends and I had just said our goodbyes forever. I cried because the childhood awe and wonder I felt though the books was never to be felt again. Harry, Ron, and Hermione had grown up and  moved on from their childhood adventure. That's when I realised I had to also.
TL;DR: 
I read the Harry Potter series throughout my childhood. When I finished it I cried and realised Harry, Ron and Hermione moved on from their childhood adventure and that I had to also.