Out of the Deathly Hallows (no spoilers ahead)
I’ve completed The Book, with a mixture of relief and sadness. Relief, as I will no longer have to worry about encountering spoilers, and sadness, because, well, it is over. J.K. Rowling, can’t you just write a Book 8? Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with a cherry on top? I know a Harry Potter “Encyclopedia” is in the works but that isn’t the same. I told Nate I may have to resort to Harry Potter fan fiction in order to satisfy my obsession. After making this statement he looked at me in silence, as if I’d just announced to him that I was packing my bags and moving in with my gay lover.
Today I found myself at Borders perusing all the HP merchandise. They had a bin of Hogwarts banners for each house (Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Grffyndor). I noticed the only banners they had left were those of Slytherin. I found myself smiling when I saw this and said out-loud, “Good.”
I went on to examine the official HP wand. If you push the button it glows and makes a pleasant, zapping noise. Right away I thought, “I need this!” Which was followed by more practical thoughts: “No, you don’t need to be casting any spells anytime soon. You do not need to go about town with a wand in hand.” So I put the wand back on the shelf, wishing Ollivander could make me a wand instead.
Did I enjoy Book 7? Yes, yes, I did. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending but it could just be I wasn’t ready to close the book.
Today I found myself at Borders perusing all the HP merchandise. They had a bin of Hogwarts banners for each house (Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Grffyndor). I noticed the only banners they had left were those of Slytherin. I found myself smiling when I saw this and said out-loud, “Good.”
I went on to examine the official HP wand. If you push the button it glows and makes a pleasant, zapping noise. Right away I thought, “I need this!” Which was followed by more practical thoughts: “No, you don’t need to be casting any spells anytime soon. You do not need to go about town with a wand in hand.” So I put the wand back on the shelf, wishing Ollivander could make me a wand instead.
Did I enjoy Book 7? Yes, yes, I did. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending but it could just be I wasn’t ready to close the book.
1 Comments:
I am, embarrassingly, a rather avid reader of fan fiction (especially post-HP7). Here are some stories I liked:
http://www.fanfiction.net/~srah (there's a link to "Favorite Stories" but unfortunately that page doesn't seem to have a static address I can point you to)
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