I have been a potterhead for the past seven years. That's right. It was year 2000 when I first discovered the first Harry Potter book. Four Harry Potter books are already in print by then and I gobbled them up, one after the other in a short span of time.
I was merely curious at the start. I had heard a few people talking about the series and debating whether or not it was a children's story or not. I gave the first book a try and I fell in love with it.
Harry Potter is an endearing character. He is the every day boy with an extra-ordinary past and an interesting future. I was hooked on the series big time.
The fifth installment came in 2003. I had reservations at National Book Store but due to some mix up, I was unable to get my hard bound copy during the first day of the book's release in Manila. I was so upset then. I managed to find a copy of the book and devoured it nonetheless.
Book 5 is dark. I was sad when Sirius Black died. However, I did not anticipate that book 6 is even darker. Albus Dumbledore died and it was a shock. Book 6 was released in 2005 and that time, I got my reserved book on time. Whew.
Book 7 was released July 21, 2007. I purposely blocked off the entire day and allocated all my time to reading the final installment of the series. I got my reserved copy at half past seven in the morning. The moment I got home, it was all read, read, read for me. I only paused for an hour when my mother called me for lunch. I finished the book the afternoon itself. It was bittersweet for me. A tad sad that there won't be any Harry Potter book to look forward to anymore. Seven years is a long time. It's been seven years since I first discovered Harry Potter's world and I've been yearning for one installment after the other since. Harry Potter and my excitement for the next in the series has been with me through different stages in my life the past seven years. I can say it has helped keep me sane during rough sailings. Harry Potter and his world have always been bright spots in my life.
I can never read enough of my Harry Potter books. I often reread parts of each book in the series. I must have read book 7 around five times by now.
I've also watched every installment of the movie version, the latest being the fifth book. It was shown just before book 7 was released. Sadly, the movies don't do justice to the books. I definitely prefer the books to the movies, as it is in most movie adaptations of popular books.
I used to have this software in my palm pilot called sorting hat. You just have to enter personal details such as hair color, eye color, birthday and initials and the soft ware would sort you into either Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slythierin. I was sorted into Gryffindor, to my delight. Most of the sortings done to other people I know are also rather accurate. My friends and I used to adore that software some years back.
For me, Harry Potter is not just a children's story. It is an amazing story of life, love, death, sacrifice, friendship, carrying on and trust. It talks of a world within our world, something each of us has in some way. I just love the Harry Potter series. For those who haven't read the books yet, it's never too late to get hooked. I think you'll have an interesting journey with Harry and his friends. I did.
I was merely curious at the start. I had heard a few people talking about the series and debating whether or not it was a children's story or not. I gave the first book a try and I fell in love with it.
Harry Potter is an endearing character. He is the every day boy with an extra-ordinary past and an interesting future. I was hooked on the series big time.
The fifth installment came in 2003. I had reservations at National Book Store but due to some mix up, I was unable to get my hard bound copy during the first day of the book's release in Manila. I was so upset then. I managed to find a copy of the book and devoured it nonetheless.
Book 5 is dark. I was sad when Sirius Black died. However, I did not anticipate that book 6 is even darker. Albus Dumbledore died and it was a shock. Book 6 was released in 2005 and that time, I got my reserved book on time. Whew.
Book 7 was released July 21, 2007. I purposely blocked off the entire day and allocated all my time to reading the final installment of the series. I got my reserved copy at half past seven in the morning. The moment I got home, it was all read, read, read for me. I only paused for an hour when my mother called me for lunch. I finished the book the afternoon itself. It was bittersweet for me. A tad sad that there won't be any Harry Potter book to look forward to anymore. Seven years is a long time. It's been seven years since I first discovered Harry Potter's world and I've been yearning for one installment after the other since. Harry Potter and my excitement for the next in the series has been with me through different stages in my life the past seven years. I can say it has helped keep me sane during rough sailings. Harry Potter and his world have always been bright spots in my life.
I can never read enough of my Harry Potter books. I often reread parts of each book in the series. I must have read book 7 around five times by now.
I've also watched every installment of the movie version, the latest being the fifth book. It was shown just before book 7 was released. Sadly, the movies don't do justice to the books. I definitely prefer the books to the movies, as it is in most movie adaptations of popular books.
I used to have this software in my palm pilot called sorting hat. You just have to enter personal details such as hair color, eye color, birthday and initials and the soft ware would sort you into either Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slythierin. I was sorted into Gryffindor, to my delight. Most of the sortings done to other people I know are also rather accurate. My friends and I used to adore that software some years back.
For me, Harry Potter is not just a children's story. It is an amazing story of life, love, death, sacrifice, friendship, carrying on and trust. It talks of a world within our world, something each of us has in some way. I just love the Harry Potter series. For those who haven't read the books yet, it's never too late to get hooked. I think you'll have an interesting journey with Harry and his friends. I did.
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