Joss to direct Harry Potter??

There was a quote on the Leaky Caldren Website from Joss about directing Harry Potter.

"They would have to wait until all the books come out, as I refuse to see any Potter film till I've read them all, because she writes better movies tha[n] anybody shoots. When she's done, I'll go back and watch them and wait for the call to direct number seven."

Joss directing Harry Potter??? Every little fangirl's dream! Take my favorite director and have him direct my favorite book. Have Nickel Creek do music and my life would be complete! Of course, I am not sure how good Nickel Creek's music would sound in a Harry Potter film...but who knows if anything will ever happen.

I was very upset by the reaction of some of the Harry Potter fans. I would have thought it natural for Harry Potter fans to like Buffy, Angel, Firefly because they are all so similar. But a lot of people were very upset by it. They were insulting Joss calling his work cutesy, dramatic, cheesy, and uninspired...{stopping to gasp in horror}. I was going to write a response, but it wouldn't let me. Anyone who has ever seen The Body, Once More With Feeling, and any of season 2 realizes that Joss is genius!

I am not sure about directing book 7 because I haven't read it, but I think him directing book 6 is a no brainer. Book 6 has Buffy season 2 written all over it. The end of season 2 where Angel says "No weapon, no friends, what do you have left?" And Buffy grabs the sword just inches from her face and says "ME". She realized that she had to do this alone. It was her fight to fight and she had to step up. Harry's attitude at the end of book 6 was exactly the same. I kind of figured it would end that way with "insert name here for those who have not read the book" died at the end. Now Harry has no one to count on or look out for him. He has to take care of himself. Of course both Buffy and Harry realize that your true friends are your biggest assets and can help you the most if you let them (see Buffy end of season 4)

So really both things are so similar that Joss would really be perfect to direct it! The only thing I worry about is it not being Joss's own work. He is so good with these stories that he comes up with. He is so passionate about them. He is passionate about Harry Potter too...so who knows.