Harry Potter.

Maybe it's because of school, but I love love love fiction. It's an amazing get away from 'real life', and the predicable way of doing things. Who would expect a giant on a flying motorcycle, or a three-headed dog named Fluffy? Yes, that is from Harry Potter, btw. I started the series today, and couldn't believe how much I had forgotten!

HP was a big deal when I was in grade 5. It was so cutting-edge, so controversial that my parents didn't let me read it or see the movie. They were concerned about the witchcraft and cautious about the potentially-negative message. But, after a lot of bugging, they let me watch the first flick while I was at a teacher's house during a class field-trip. And holy poop, I was scared out of my freakin' pants!! For those of who have seen the first show, Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, there is a scene where a black, hooded creature (aka Voldemort) drinks blood from a dead unicorn. After watching that, I couldn't sleep for a week. I kept thinking that something evil would get me while I slept. Oh, how I wished that I had listened to my parents!

Fast forward a handful of years. The HP series is probably one of the most popular set of books out there, and many many kids read them. Heck, it's even used for novel studies in school!! I'm glad I got over my fear of 'evil unicorn-blood drinking Dark wizards', cause these stories are so so good. Every book is great read.

I did eventually read the series (or what was published at that time), and hung on to every word. I got over that scene from the movie and came to really enjoy the books. But that was quite a while ago - I've read so many books since, so the details have gotten quite fuzzy or just forgotten. SOOOOOOO, I'm reading them all over again :D

Ok, so I think I've nerded myself out enough...

D.