Tuesday, July 14, 2009

HP & the HBP Tonight

I'm posting a little late tonight. Mainly because when I got home from work I figured a nap was in order so I would be fully awake to see Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince tonight. So I figured in honor I would post a little about my Harry Potter history.

The funny thing is I "discover" Harry Potter before it really became mainstream. I remember being in a bookstore around when I was in 8th or 9th grade (aka around '98). (It was a Border's if you're really that curious.) I was in the children/teen/young adult section looking for something to new too read. (Even back then I was reading constantly.) I saw I book that really only jumped out at me due to the cover. Of course this was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I picked it up skimmed the inside cover, and decided the book didn't sound nearly as exciting as the cover made it look so I put it back.

I kept exploring, and eventually my mom found me and told me to make my final selections. Along with the books I wanted, I figured I'd show her the fun book cover I found. She read the insides and said something along the lines of, "I'm sure your brother would love this!" I was a little surprised since I didn't think it sounded that amazing, but if she thought so.

Secretly I was hoping a little inside that my brother wouldn't like the books that much, and that I would have been right. Clearly that wasn't the case. My brother, like everyone else LOVED them. This must have been around the holiday, because I remember driving down to my grandparents house and my brother reading various aspects of the book. I specifically remember him reading several scenes at the Dursley's. Since he loved them so much, I figured I should probably read them as well. And not long afterwards the rest of the world followed! I'm glad I was such a trendsetter. (OK, maybe I wasn't the FIRST person to get in Harry Potter, but I was least one of the first right?)

~Shoshanah

6 comments:

  1. I was totally a late joiner in the HP craze. I never thought I'd like them since I'm not big on fantasy/make believe books these days. But I was in a train station in Germany in November of 2004. I had finished the book I brought and was desperate for another book to make the train rides tolerable. The only book in English that I hadn't read was Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone. So I gave it a shot. And boy was I HOOKED after that! I had to buy the next book at the next train station, and quickly read the other books that were in print when I got home.

    Even though I ADORE the books, I actually haven't ever seen any of the movies. Sacrilege, right? I'll get around to it one of these days...

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  2. I have to wait until Saturday to see this and I'm soooo freaking excited! I love the books and I've re-read this in preps for the movie!!!!!! You'll have to let us all know how good it is!

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  3. Ugh we went tonight to buy tickets and the soonest we can go is THURSDAY! Sold out until then! I'm not a huge fan of the movies anyways, but Eric LOVES them. Those are definitely the best books I've ever read. In fact, I think I should really re-read them again soon. I've read the first 4 at least three times each! But not the last three!

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  4. I never got into Harry Potter but my friend is obsessed and still begs me to read the books/see the movies. I did get into Twilight which would make you think I would hop on the HP bandwagon. Maybe I will one day.

    I hope that you enjoy the movie!

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  5. That's so cool!!! I think I was a mid-joiner...My friend was an early joiner and she's the one who told me I should read them. I'd say it must've been in...2000 maybe? Anyways, back then I didn't speak english so I had to read the first 3 in french, but by the time the 4th one came out I decided to try them out in English :) I think I started reading them right at the right time because I didn't have to wait too long for the next one to come out ;)

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