Good news- the sun has returned to Middle Georgia! There are many clouds in the sky, but still- sun!! Its nice to be able to go into a store without having to take a quick shower on the way, isn't it? I might have spoke too soon, though...
Now, lets get down to business. I think it is quite appropriate to be talking about Harry Potter for my first official review post. Through elementary school and most of middle school, I had always known this series as just some big, scary books that I would never be able to read. Until my Dad brought the first one home. Since then, I have blown through books 1-7 and seen each of the movies at least three times. This summer, I have made it one of my (many) missions to read all of the books again, as the movies make you forget some of the more interesting details that J.K. Rowling has added to this already magnificent world. For all of you who think you are a "Harry Potter expert" because you have watched all of the movies time and time again, I challenge you to read the books. I am on the sixth book right now, and can say that even though it is my second time reading all of them, I am enjoying them as much, if not more than I did the first time. The fun comes from discovering things that I didn't remember before. Of course I remembered Peeves the Poltergeist, but was pleasantly surprised when I read the first chapter of the Half-Blood Prince with Fudge, Scrimgeour, and the Muggle Prime Minister. It is the details that help your mind delve deeper into this (literally, magical) world that she created.
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