Money can't buy happiness, but your dad getting to be president?
Oh, come on, don't tell me that the scrutiny of every American matters much to Sasha and Malia this week. They just got an offer to tour Hogwarts with Harry Potter himself.
Apparently Brit Daniel Radcliffe is as taken with the first kids as those of us on this side of the pond.
It helps that he's a fan of their dad. Radcliffe told the Daily Beast, the new president represents "everything the rest of the world liked about America and now likes again.”
"What you love about England is all the old buildings and such. The
traditions. I love that, too. But this is what we want from you," he said, before issuing his formal invitation to Sasha and Malia to act as their personal tourguide on a walk-through of Hogwarts.
As the school for witchcraft and wizardry doesn't exist (at least not as far as we Muggles know), the girls will be treated to a tour of the set of the newest movie in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which begins filming in a few weeks.
Once they get over the thrill of meeting Harry, sitting down with Radcliffe could be good for the girls. He too became famous at a young age - almost overnight. And unlike their most recent visitors - the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus - Radcliffe has weathered the storm to become an equally famous adult. Christened the world's most famous boy wizard at thirteen, Radcliffe has developed both his acting chops and his public face; even weathered the "controversy" of stripping down for Equus.
Pointing to the almost reclusive life of Amy Carter today and the cruel jokes made at Chelsea Clinton's expense, some have warned the Obama girls are in for a tough road ahead. With their shining personalities (and as far as we can tell two parents with good heads on their shoulders), I think they can weather the storm. But the advantages they have - the meetings with some of the stars that shine in their still young eyes - might just be what's best for them right now. Who better to let them know how to handle the life changes of the next four years than the kinds of kids who have been there, done that?
By the way - check out the interview with Daniel for a peek at the next installment in the Harry Potter series, due in June!
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