No books on the shelves - the car leaves with nothing...

[Neil Ward]

Hmmmph!  

There were no Harry's Schoolbooks in WH Smiths in Lewisham, so I spent a few minutes examining their HP merchandise.  I was very tempted by the Sorting Hat bookends at £28.00 (really heavy and well made and just 'right') and I saw the figurines, including the Hedwig thing that Simon bought.  I left empty-handed, but now I've seen these things, I know I'll end up buying something at some point.  

I know some of you have been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, but I've been trying to avoid buying spinoff merchandise, knowing full well that if I saw it, I'd want it all.

It felt funny: me, a grown man, picking up themed pencil cases and trinkets while the voices of 7-9 year old children piped excitedly around me: "Look Mummy!  Harry Potter books!!"; "Daddy - *that's* the one I want - LOOK!!!"; "Nan - why is that funny man looking at the pencil cases?" 

Okay, I made that last one up.  That was the little boy in my head.

Neil 
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