I finished the six hundred plus pages last night somewhere around one o’clock, only beaten by my brother Dan and three million ten-year-olds. I was desperate to finish before the media spoiled the end, which they have tried to do all week with leading headlines and vicious innuendo. Interrupting Fox shows, “Harry Potter fans spoiler, spoiler, spoiler! On the news at 10!” It’s one of my hugest pet peeves and will make me get my temper on. I lose it seldom these days, but it’s never a good thing.
On a sidenote, related to book five, I can’t wait to see Emma Watson snog onscreen. That is not illegal.
If you have not read the Potter book and are cynical about anything that greatly hyped, you are exactly how I was a few years ago. Then on a long train ride I had a copy of book on that Matt had thrust on me. Twenty pages in I knew I had to apologize to all the people who I had viewed down my nose for reading “children’s books.” The series is pure detective novel wrapped in Oliver Twist, and very entertaining. If you haven’t, pass the stick out, and do.
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Note to self, I owe Chris Trice a drink.
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Site of the Day: If you are like me, you might want to reference a synopsis of the previous books while you are reading the latest Potter episode. Here are some good sites:
– Mugglenet
– The Leaky Cauldron
– J. K. Rowling’s Site
Note: While I am not embarassed to read these books, using terms from the book (i. e. “muggle”) or even worse, dressing up as a character is UNACCEPTABLE for anyone over ten. I don’t car if you have kids.