1. We never got any midnight book releases.
2. Nor did we get premieres attended by the actors.
3. J.K. Rowling's book signing tours never came to Australia.
4. "OMG YES THERE'S A HARRY POTTER THEME PARK!" lol nope it's in Florida.
5. "OMG YES THERE'S A LEAVESDEN STUDIO TOUR!" lol nope it's in England.
6. "OMG THEY'VE ANNOUNCED ANOTHER THEME PARK" lol hahahahha definitely not, it's in L.A.
7. Sure, there's one in Japan but that's still so far away! :(
8. To be fair, we did get Harry Potter: The Exhibition and it was the greatest moment in Australian history.
9. People who live in Europe have the possibility of ~bumping into~ JKR wherever they go.
Just saw JK Rowling in the toilets of the Olympic Stadium! Better seeing Bolt in the the 4x100m relay #magic #harrypotter
Expecto Patronum! I just saw @jk_rowling on the tube with her family. How wonderfully normal.
10. And people who live in Edinburgh can just GO TO THE CAFE WHERE JO WROTE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE!
Just spotted the cafe where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter! #Edinburgh
11. Kings Cross Station in Sydney doesn't even have a platform 9 or 10, LET ALONE 9 3/4.
12. After watching a marathon of the films, you just want to talk in a British accent for days and people are like, "Wut?"
13. Every time Mugglecast did a live show, it was always the middle of the night.
14. Every few months you have to see Americans tweeting about ABC Family's Harry Potter Weekends.
15. And don't even talk about the depression that sets in during Leaky Con weekend.
16. JK Rowling has TOLD US that there is a wizarding school like Hogwarts in Australia. WHERE IS IT? WHERE ARE OUR LETTERS? WHY ARE WE NOT THERE RIGHT NOW?!
17. "Why, yes, I'd like to buy some reasonably priced merchandise online." Too bad the shipping is a billion dollars.
18. So basically, Aussie Potterheads need a lot of money and patience...and a private jet wouldn't hurt.
