In my Honors English II class earlier this year, my students were responding to a quote up on the board. I called on a student to discuss his response. As he began talking about Harry, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron and Hermoine, I can honestly (and sadly) say that I was not following him. Once he finished, awaiting what he thought would be a congratulatory set of comments, I stated, "I'm sorry but I have no idea what you just said or what you're talking about." Needless to say, the class erupted with statements like, "You've never read Harry Potter? But you're an ENGLISH TEACHER!" and "What do you mean you've never heard of Dumbledore?" I suddenly felt ashamed that I didn't know about these characters and events that my students were raving over. After several more minutes of uproars regarding my lack of knowledge about Hogwarts, the Dark Lord, and "The Boy Who Lived", I promised my students that I would read the Harry Potter series. My homework assignment began in late November. Because I promised to finish the series before the end of the semester, I have spent countless nights curled up on my couch reading about the amazing wizard and his friends and as they work together in overcoming Lord Voldemort.
If you know me, you know that I do not watch a movie based on a novel until I have read said novel. The same applied to all of the releases of Harry Potter movies; I never saw them because I hadn't read the books. However, this has worked out perfectly for me! As I have finished each book, I have then watched the movie on a night when the hubby isn't home. This has allotted me several "date nights" with Harry and his friends.
As an adult, I must say that I have truly loved reading this series and watching the movies. And I must say, I will definitely be in line with all of the other crazed fans when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II comes out. The only downfall is that on this "date" it won't be just me and Harry!
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