Eryn Carlson of Cambridge, Massachusetts, calls herself a “concerned and increasingly reluctant Potterhead.” As in Harry Potter fan.

J.K. Rowling in 2010. Photo via Wikimedia.com
J.K. Rowling in 2010. Photo via Wikimedia.com
But she’s reached the end of her rope with J.K. Rowling over the author’s incessant promotion of the brand.

“I’m asking you — I’m begging you — to stop,” Carlson wrote in the Boston Globe. “Stop with the prequels, sequels, derivatives and footnotes. By all means, keep writing, keep interacting with fans. But put Harry Potter to rest.”

Carlson, a millennial who works for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, added: “Let young readers, readers of all ages, discover and rediscover the series as it was in its original form, without the torrent of supplemental material overwhelming its mystery and magic.”

Nearly 1,000 words, the “open letter” posted Wednesday has yet to prod a response from Rowling.

Instead, Rowling is flogging her 5-hour play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

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