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Not Immune to Pottermania
July 21, 2007


I'm sure I'm doing what a significant percentage of the reading population of the planet Earth is doing today, holed up in a house reading Harry Potter 7.  While I have read all the other books in the series, listened on tape (to the amazing Jim Dale) and seen all the movies, I didn't attend the midnight parties nor order the book through the internet.  I planned to quietly go later in the day and pick one up, all the while avoiding the inevitable spoilers on TV, radio or the internet.

Of course, I had planned to go to a bookstore, but I stopped at the grocery store for a watermelon (a summer addiction) and they had 3 copies left.  I couldn't believe my luck.  No long drive to the mall and the chance of hearing "that which should not be named."  So, with a watermelon under one arm and HP7 under the other, I deftly opened my condo door and immediately tripped over the 3 boxes of books I shipped home from RWA.  (Ok, so I didn't unpack them yet, but I had really good intentions)

Those who have been following this blog know of my manic need for the happily ever after.  So it is with extremely mixed feelings that I undertake this endeavor.  Knowing I have all those great unboxed books to read, I guiltily open the Deathly Hallows. With watermelon juice dripping down my chin, I plunge my Muggle mind into the Wizarding World.   

Bottom Line:  Today Harry Potter is this woman's fiction.



Posted by Barbara Vey on July 21, 2007 | Comments (6)


July 22, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
Barbara's Son commented:

You had to go less than a day without finding out how this book ends. How do you think us non-readers feel when we have to wait at least three years before the seventh movie comes out! All I'm saying is that you better not be the one to spoil it for me. Unfortunately, you can't hide your feelings too well... If I find out that you liked the book, I'll know how it ends. And if you DIDN'T like it, I'll also know how it ends. Just... don't have an opinion :-)




July 22, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
Julianne Daggett commented:

I've just finished reading Harry Potter 7 and trust me when I say in all of the hundreds of commentaries NOT ONE guessed the ending. NOR did ANY ONE figure out the twists and turns that HP 7 took.




July 23, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
Barbara Vey commented:

Julianne, I agree. I finished the book and absolutely loved it. It was an amazing series that I look forward to rereading someday.




July 23, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
MotherOf4 commented:

I, for one, have never read a single word, paragraph, or book of the Harry Potter series. Nor seen the movie. Am I bragging? Not sure. I suppose I've not been tempted to turn those pages because I'm not one to follow the masses just because "everyone else is doing it." So all you Potter piranhas, go ahead--enjoy every last word. I hope Rowling did a great job for you!




July 24, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
mary s commented:

Hello Barbara! How about "Books & Beyond for Her" since we all need some reference to "Beyond the Book" to remember that great name for your blog!




July 25, 2007
In response to: Not Immune to Pottermania
dolphinover commented:

I have read the first five and starting the sixth. Call me slow but there are just to many good books out there to read.





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