After the recent release of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," I and millions of other excited fans flocked to grab my own copy. The title should have been called "Harry Potter and the Great Disappointment." Many others agree that the script fell short of all expectations. Many taking to Twitter to voice their opinions and one anonymous user even saying the script had "no flow, no chemistry, no feel, just words," others say it, "just does not blend right." People even said that "something seemed off," and that it had "no wonder" opinions followed the same tone and many are pointing fingers at J.K. Rowling herself, saying that she was just mooching money off of her fans.

Honestly, I'm starting to feel like that idea isn't too far fetched. Seemingly, our society follows this instead of producing things for enjoyment; we produce for our personal gain.

This is most evident through social media outlets and the film/production industry. Do you ever wonder why there are two parts to a movie? Or false advertisements such as click bait? Or why certain photos are sexualized on social media? It isn't really there to provide you with enjoyment, but to find approval and to receive monetary gains for the person providing the good. They don't make two parts of a movie because you would enjoy seeing more content, but rather they stretch out one movie into two, to get that extra $10.25 from you. In many ways, J.K. Rowling is just another one of the moochers. She has slapped her name on the product and produced millions.

J.K. Rowling seems, like many others, to have lost the passion and the heart that should be going into each piece. Instead of producing new and artful ideas, Rowling takes her past works and stretches the heck out of them until there is nothing left to salvage, all in the name of money. Art is not simply about making art anymore. It's not just art, there often is a bigger picture. Society as a whole derives mostly on self-gain and approval from others, often the self-approval coming from the amount of money ones makes.

"Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain." This perspective reveals how our society has lost its integrity: our integrity of art, our integrity in ourselves and our integrity as a whole. We cannot be blinded by the glowing green. We must unstick ourselves from past ideas and stop stretching the legacy for a few extra bucks. We must not post for the gratification of others, but for self-happiness. We must not produce for self-gain, but to change the perspective of adolescent minds. I'm not saying that "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" was the worst thing I've ever set my hands on, however; I blindly reached for a book I knew nothing about because of the name stamped on the front; I myself became part of the problem.