What would you seek, if you could do magic? Fame? Sure. Fortune? Obviously. But that’s a naive starting point.

What would you do to live forever? To bring back your loved ones from the dead? Would you steal? Lie? Hurt others? Torture? Murder? It’s a slippery slope.

The Harry Potter books and movies are typically thought of as aimed at kids. But boy is that missing the point.

This is a story about some of the most adult and meaningful themes we grapple with as humans, told through the eyes of a child, just reaching adulthood.

These are fun, engaging stories. But they are also deep treatises on the limits of human morality, while seeking the most sought after prize.