Now, I think that J.K Rowling probably got the inspiration to create the fictitious Amortentia from aphrodisiacs, alcohol and the alchemy associated with witchcraft. Now, I don't understand something. Why would anyone want someone to be obsessed with them? Especially as the result of a magic spell? You know it isn't true, it isn't pure, it isn't real. You're holding them in a different kind of prison. And can you truly be happy knowing that the person doesn't love you, but is in a drug-induced state? No wonder witches were considered evil. They created hexes, elixirs, spells, potions designed to change the path of fate and one's destiny. What are we? Are we so desperate for affection that we're willing to shed all our dignity? Now, I know that potions and magic spells aren't real, but that doesn't mean that the desire to be loved and adored is potent enough to make us do crazy things. We change the way we dress, the way we speak, what we read and watch, the way we do our hair. We do all this to be liked. And I ask you, WHY? Do we really believe that people can't tell the difference between what's real and what's not? Everybody has different interests and if you believe that someone isn't interested in you because you don't enjoy the same things as they do, you're wrong. It's usually because they see that you're trying way too hard to pretend to be a savant. Taking an interest in what they do, while maintaining your own is a completely different matter That's a sign that you care. Not a sign that you're obsessed. A modern day, new age Amortentia-the ingredients-delusion, counterfeit interests and an unhealthy attitude.
I have no idea why I wrote this, I was supposed to be working on my political science assignment and my mind wandered off. Oh well, enjoy! :P