Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Best Tweets

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Twenty years ago today, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (or, Philosopher's Stone, as it was known in the U.K.) was published — the first in a series that kickstarted eight movies, several spinoffs (including the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, currently on the Palace Theater in London), and countless memories. In honor of this milestone, Twitter is commemorating the past 20 years using the hashtag #HarryPotter20, which even comes with its own little crooked glasses emoji. True fans of the book know the magic lives on forever, but that doesn't mean we don't still get nostalgic looking back on the past.

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Here are some of the tweets that are making our hearts ache in the most magical way possible.

1997 - always ❤️ #HarryPotter20
— sirius (@Evvitu) June 26, 2017

"1997 - always" writes @evvitu.

If Harry looked at Mirror of Erised in actual days he would see all those fans celebrating magic and love trough the years. #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/HfDT73wX5s
— Thiego Novais (@ThiegoNovais) June 26, 2017

"If Harry looked at Mirror of Erised in actual days he would see all those fans celebrating magic and love trough [sic] the years," added @thiegonovais.

I wouldn't be who I am or where I am today if it wasn't for a boy in a cupboard under the stairs. Thank you, @jk_rowling #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/Voyl0oBn9F
— Meg V. Jones (@ItsMegNotMegan) June 26, 2017

"I wouldn't be who I am or where I am today if it wasn't for a boy in a cupboard under the stairs," says @itsmegnotmegan. "Thank you, @jk_rowling."

My only regret about reading Philosopher's Stone when I was 8 is that I'll never be able to read it again for the first time. #HarryPotter20
— Christina Brower (@cnbrower) June 26, 2017

"My only regret about reading Philosopher's Stone when I was 8 is that I'll never be able to read it again for the first time," says @cnbrower and, um, same.

A place I called 'home' #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/Mlxt2G1acD
— yours (@MRBRIGHTSIDE94) June 26, 2017

"A place I called 'home,'" @mrbrightside94 posted alongside pictures of the famous castle.

Be smart as Hermione, funny as Ron, warrior as Harry ❤ @pottermore #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/HR5gBRuTy3
— Bea (@wolfiexpert) June 26, 2017

"Be smart as Hermione, funny as Ron, warrior as Harry," says @wolfieexpert, accompanied by an excellent illustration by @_i'm_a_weasley_.

Potterhead always and forever ?⚡️#HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/f7tuQm9rMB
— Abbey Sy (@abbeysy) June 26, 2017

"Potterhead always and forever."

Harry Potter is so important in my life, I can't explain. It gave me incredible moments and friends that will be ALWAYS in my heart ❤⚡️
— gi (@obliviaustin) June 26, 2017

"Harry Potter is so important in my life, I can't explain," writes @obvliviaustin. "It gave me incredible moments and friends that will be ALWAYS in my heart."

#HarryPotter20 ⚡️it's more than just a fandom. i always find myself coming back to reliving the magic, always. pic.twitter.com/yQGr5SB1o8
— penny ✧ (@junhwicult) June 26, 2017

"it's more than just a fandom," @junhwicult explains. "i always find myself coming back to reliving the magic, always."

#HarryPotter20 How wonderful to've been enthralled by the books/audio/movies & then be re-enthralled via my kids. Like all magic, timeless.
— Sanjeev Bhaskar (@TVSanjeev) June 26, 2017

"How wonderful to've been enthralled by the books/audio/movies & then be re-enthralled via my kids," says @tvsanjeev. "Like all magic, timeless."

Finally, there's a birthday message from J.K. Rowling herself:

20 years ago today a world that I had lived in alone was suddenly open to others. It's been wonderful. Thank you.#HarryPotter20
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 26, 2017

"20 years ago today a world that I had lived in alone was suddenly open to others. It's been wonderful," she writes. "Thank you."

I think I speak for everyone when I say no, J.K. Rowling, thank you.

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