(Professor Trelawney reads the fortune of a Muggle present at a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release party Friday night.)
No. I am not done with the book. It's 759 pages and I have a toddler!
But I did purchase Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows shortly after midnight on Friday. And yes. I attended a book release party. But it was under the guise of reporting on it for my local paper. No. I didn't dress up. But yes. I thought it would be funny to go as Rita Skeeter, horribly annoying reporter for the Daily Prophet, a wizard paper.
It was incredible to see how much excitement a BOOK caused amongst readers both young and old. Nearly 1000 people showed to the party held at my local, independent bookstore, which featured games, crafts, fortune telling, animal demonstrations. treats and a costume contest. The only thing missing was a full-on Quidditch match.
I am about 400 pages into the book, and, well...it's incredible, and dark. As the owner of the bookstore told me, Deathly Hallows is "not something you would normally give your 7- or 8-year-old."
But I, for one, am enjoying it.
My biggest hope? That Draco Malfoy finally gets his.
2 comments:
Thanks for stopping in for a visit. How I wish I could have conjured up a baby sitter for those last few chapters. "Mama, Mama, Mama"...."ummm, sure do whatever you want just let me read."
Yes. When I read, I am only haunted by my husband, who is waiting with baited breath to get his hands on our one copy of the book!
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