Wild about Harry- Potter that is!

[Taffy Saltwater]

I watched them all weekend - I take my HP fixes when I can get them.

[Amras Elfwine]

The first movie is always a good pick me up when I'm feeling low...

[Queen Bonnie]

 I Love the first and second movies the best. Might be Richard Harris as Dumbledore- or the John Williams score- or who knows? We all need magick in our lives!
Lord of the Rings and Harry potter have gotten me through hard times!

[Amras Elfwine]

You hit that nail squarely on its magic head, Bonnie. Though I like Michael Gambon very much, to me, Dumbledore and Richard Harris will always be one! And there is no substitute for John Williams...

[Queen Bonnie]

 I finished Tales of Beedle the Bard. It  was a fast read. Enjoyable but left me wanting more! I miss Harry. Time to re-read the books again methinks? Sigh.

[Taffy Saltwater]

July can't come soon enough.  I'm totally jonesing for a HP fix.

[LadyShadow]

I finished Tales of Beedle the Bard. It  was a fast read. Enjoyable but left me wanting more! I miss Harry. Time to re-read the books again methinks? Sigh.

I so havent had the time, or money for that fact, to go get the new book.  I soooooo miss reading the books.  I think I am going to have to sit down and re-read them.  I cant wait until the next movie comes out.  I know, I know the books are better, but the movies are great to watch on rainy days when the kids are driving me crazy and I want them to be calm.

[Taffy Saltwater]

LadyShadow, Christmas is around the corner.  Drop a hint - or 50 - that you want the Beedle book.  It's in the neighborhood of $12 so it won't break any banks.  Target was running a huge sale - like $7.50? - when it came out a couple of weeks ago but I don't know if that's still going.

I'm re-reading the Half-Blood Prince & am down to the last chapter or so.  Nothing like reading about the lake of Inferi at 1 a.m. - for some reason it's much scarier early in the a.m. than late in the afternoon.

[LadyShadow]

It's in the air that I might be getting a gift card to Barnes & Nobles   Plus I had NO clue that this book was that inexpensive.  If I would have known that I would have gotten that instead of a movie.    I guess just a couple of more days because Hubby and I are trying to make sure the kids are taken care of first before we start shopping for each other.

I always enjoy reading right before I go to sleep.  So I share your thoughts about reading at the late pm early am hours.

[Queen Bonnie]

 If I start reading a good book before bedtime- I don't get much sleep. I like to read in the afternoon when my chores are done!

[Dustin]

I am currently in Chapter 10 of Prisoner of Azkaban, on my 4th trip through the entire series. I started late, so I read books 1, 2, and 3 in one go right before 4 came out. I had it on reserve at the library, and read it in three days when I got it. When each additional book came around, I re-read the previous books to get into the proper spirit. I was working at Kmart when Deathly Hallows was released, so I volunteered to work the late shift for the release party, and my wife and I prepared the refreshments - Butterbeer, pumpkin juice, Ice Mice, cauldron cakes, Cockroach Clusters, and Licorice Wands. We stayed open until 1am, so we could sell the books at midnight. At 10, our normal closing time, I went upstairs to the break area and put on my Hagrid costume for the festivities. For my efforts, the store paid for all of the ingredients for the food, and I also got a giftcard for the value of the book. And, I have in my home at this moment a box from the first shipment of Book 7, as well as the cardboard cutout of Harry that we had just inside the doors to countdown the days to the release. Yes, I'm a geek, and proud of it.

[LadyShadow]

I'm sooooo jealous

On that note...  I cant wait for the next movie.  It is taking to long

[Taffy Saltwater]

Embrace your inner geek!  I'm square in the middle of sewing an academic gown for my Snape garb to wear when HP/HBP finally opens (is that as pathetic as it sounds?).

[C Dragonworks]

I want to dress up and do to the opening.... I guess I am a geek too. I dressed the dogs up as HP and Hagrid....for a Halloween contest. Hours making all the dtailed costumes and they did not even get noticed! I still have not gotten to read the last book and I don't have the Beedle book yet either. But I will have them soon! Here are the dogs.....

[Dustin]

Here's Halloween 2007. The costumes aren't the greatest, but it's what we could do on a limited budget.

Me as Mad-Eye Moody.


My wife Cheri as Professor Sprout.


Our daughter Chiane as Hermione Granger.


Cheri as Sprout, holding our youngest, Ian, as Harry Potter.


Cheri made the kids' cloaks, her cloak, and my vest. I spray painted the one shoe, decorated Cheri's hat, and made my staff.

Here are my souvenirs from the Deathly Hallows release:





My bracelet: