Today we finished the entired HP series. I can't exactly remember when we started reading but it I believe it was either last summer or at the beginning of the school year 08-09. By the numbers:
- 4224 pages
- 7 books
- 6 AR tests--Andrew passed them all and surpassed his AR goal every term (he already asked if he should take a test on book #7 next yr)
- countless hours reading
- 203 threats exactly:
"if you don't hurry and get your teeth brushed, no Harry Potter" (How ever will I replace this threat?) - several reading marathons when we hit exciting sections
- Many favorite memories: explaining snogging, various discussions attempting to figure out Snape's allegiance, talking about how much we loved the series
Reward for reading to the end: the much anticipated photo of my left ear (unfortunately it's not a great photo, but hey you get what you get). BTW I'm open to suggestions on what type of earring I should put in after my stud wearing time is over--stud! see I told everyone earrings were for men.
2 comments:
freaking momentous, finishing that series. I totally felt bereft--thrilled, but bereft.
Thank you for the picture. I don't know about what kind of earring to wear, but I can make a suggestion about what NOT to wear--a big gold hoop, pirate-style. Unless you've got the hook, the hat, and the eyepatch to go with.
Looks good, in all seriousness. I will be interested sometime to have a conversation with you about how it signifies to you personally--I remember when I got a third piercing, I had a very concrete idea about what it meant, and it still means that to me.
i used to think that the books were always better than the movies. but now i think it depends on what you see first. i read the first hp book after seeing the first three movies, and it just didn't do it for me. but i love the movies--and, as i've said before, i hate the fact that i love them.
i saw the latest in columbia, all in spanish without subtitles. i understood maybe forty percent, so i'll have to see it again.
ps: love the earring!!!
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