Harry Potter has been a part of our lives ever since Mr. A received Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as a Christmas present in kindergarten. (Yes, he really did read the book in kindergarten.) Since then everyone in the PLRH family has read all the books and seen all the movies at least once. The timing of the release of the seventh Harry Potter movie resonates strongly with me. The first movie came out when Mr. A was in kindergarten and now the finale (well, at least part one) comes out when he’s a senior in high school. Mr. A and HP have grown up together.
A co-worker of mine saw the 12:02 showing of HP7 Thursday night. Friday morning she told me about some of the highlights. I stood staring at her confused. I didn’t have a clue as to what she was talking about because I couldn’t recall any of the details of the book.
How could I not remember the book? I’m a Harry Potter fan! I’m the mother of two Harry Potter fans! Granted we’ve never dressed up and stood in line at a bookstore at midnight. But we’re still fans and I have made a couple of HP Halloween costumes over the years.
After I did some counting on my fingers, I realized that I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when I was taking prescription painkillers before my back surgery. No wonder why I couldn’t remember details from the book! I had brain termites!
Thank goodness for SparkNotes!
5 comments:
Sparknotes? When did Cliff sell out? And what happened to all his notes?
I don't have kids in school, so I am SO behind the times.
And I think C and I stopped reading HP a few books ago when the kids came. No free time.
We're a few movies behind as well!
Ahh those brain termites. Nasty little critters. I'm sure HP will get over it. Hope you guys enjoy the movie this weekend.
Hopefully those brain termites have been exterminated permanently! Happy weekend!
I can't get into Harry Potter, but I can totally get why other people love it. Love the story of the author, who used to be homeless. Good for her!
We thought the last couple books were lame. It just got darker and darker and darker, and she took a long time to get to the point. The plot-points were fewer and farther between. So I don't remember any of it, really. They win in the end, Harry marries Ginny, Ron marries Hermione, everyone who survived is happy. That's really all I remember. We may go see the movie, but we hate paying $10 a person when we could rent the video next year from Redbox for a dollar.
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