Okay so how sad is it that I am blogging about this instead of catching up my blogs about us. yeah.
11 yrs ago I was home from college. I saw on Jordan's dresser a stack of books. I had been away at college and my brother and I were very close before I left. He was about eight years old so since he hadn't started them, I offered to read the books to him. We opened the Sorcerers Stone and read the first chapter. Kinda Boring. We put it down and didn't read it for a while. One day we were at the movie together when we saw the preview for the movie. Now that looked exciting. So we went home and started reading it again. Pretty soon we couldn't put it down. We were reading it during all hours of the day. I was sure that J.K. Rowling was like any other children's author and her ending was going to be pretty obvious. She proved me wrong. I did not suspect him!!!!! She was no ordinary children's Author. We started the second book. We were going to figure out who did it. Could it be Percy!?! Jason sat down with us and began listening. Then My Mom sat down and started listening. I can't remember at what point Brigitte was home from college, but soon all of us would gather around and read the books together. We became Rapid Readers! (Brian Reagan? Anyone? No? OK) The Rat! I did not suspect the Rat! I love J.K. Rowling's style of writing. I love how she puts tiny tidbits of information in one book ("Young Sirius Black lent it to me") that later becomes pivotal points in later books (I know I've red that name somewhere before. Now I have to read them again.) How many of you remembered where the locket was? because I did!
We finished all three books very quickly.
Now What? This was when not everyone had Cell phones and most of us had dial up. I didn't go to google for everything back then. I was walking through the store when low and behold the fourth book was already out!!
fast forward .......On my Honeymoon I went out and bought the fifth book. My husband decided he had better give the books a try. A co-worker wisely started him on the third book. It's a good one. He had seen the second movie and didn't like it. So after he read the third book, he decided he should start from the beginning. Smart. He was hooked.
We took our baby to the midnight party of the sixth book and began reading it on the way home.
When the seventh book came out, we would get together with family members so the kids could play and we could read. We also had an all Harry Potter Halloween Partly. Pathetic you say. Read the Books.
So yeah, you could say that I am pretty excited to see the movie. I am also sad to see it end.
Jordan I will hold a moment of silence for you. I started it with you and I am sad I cannot see this last one with you. However I do have a pretty hot date.
