The Reading Room

For those of you that like to read, I thought I would do a segment every now & again about my favorite books. For the first installment, I had to do the one, the only: Harry Potter Series. 

I know, I know – they are children’s books, blah blah blah! NO! Don’t knock it until you try it!!! I first started reading these books in high school & just fell in love. I have always loved to be creative, so I really appreciate J.K. Rowling’s creativity in making up a whole different world. If you haven’t read the books, I’m sure you know what they’re about. If you’ve only seen the movies, you are MISSING OUT. The books are so much better than the movies (which is usually the case with books that are made into movies).

Some may think the following for Harry Potter is a little ridiculous, & I’d have to completely DISAGREE. Seriously y’all – please just read one. If you are just starting out, I would obviously suggest the first one first. However, if you’ve seen the movies & just want to see whether you would like the books or not, I would start with the third book – it’s my favorite!

Now when I say I’m a Harry Potter fan, I feel like I need to go into a little more detail. When the books come out, I’m there on the first day to get it. And I don’t mean I wonder in that day to see if there’s still a copy. No sir. I mean I reserve my copy the first day that they will take a reservation, & then the day before it comes out, my friends & I dress up like our favorite character & wait in line with the other fanatics playing games, going through trivia, & sharing our predictions until midnight when they let us in the bookstore. After getting our coveted copies, we go home & read until we just can’t read anymore. Oh how I love it! The same for the movies – reserve our tickets weeks in advance & wait in line at least four hours before midnight for the very first showing dressed as our favorite Hogwarts witch or wizard.

Here I am getting my book at the last book opening - the cashier doesn't seem as excited as I am!

The characters are all so funny & quirky, but my favorite is Hermione. Not only is her name awesome, but she reminds me a lot of me when I was little. She loves school, she’s kind of bossy, & she loves always being right! Here I am as Hermione with a friend dressed as Harry Potter at the last book opening. I even won a look-alike contest at a movie one time – cool?? Umm yeah!

*Please note that my little brother & I even took a crocheting class so we could learn to make that scarf that I'm wearing. When I say we go above & beyond I mean it!

So usually my “Reading Room” blogs won’t be this long, but I got a little carried away because it was Harry Potter. So please read one. You will be taken away to another place & fall in love with the characters J Happy Reading!!