... HP gotta haves merchandise

[Scott]

Doreen admonished Neil: 
"Self control, Neil ... self control... keep going back and looking 
at it all .. you will finally decide what things really mean the most 
to you.

--There is such a thing as self control? I looked in the little 
mirror of Erised at the WB store, and I saw myself surrounded by 
Harry Potter merchandise. It must really work :-) (Though it was 
missing a large FREE sign. Ok I'll shut up.)
 
Neil said:
"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?"" 

--Oh but they WERE making fun of you Neil. "He thinks he's a CAR 
Mummy! imagine that!"  Well at least you don't try to start 
longwinded conversations with them on the inherent flaws of mass 
merchandising of fictional characters that may or may not be part of 
a fantasy series... 

I was at the mall today, and actually bought a Quidditch t-shirt, 
something I've never planned to do. It was nice though. My mother was 
with me and she asked the man who worked there to get it from a high 
shelf. "It's for my son". The man anwsered- "Oh but these are adult 
sizes." Well what are you trying to say? Some people just don't 
understand...

I was also at a specialty grocery store today and found jar of Double 
Devon Cream imported from across the pond.  This was perhaps as 
exciting as finding the long sought after Roseflower Water.  Double 
Devon Cream, is that the same as clotted cream? I assumed it was the 
closest thing I'd find. (With only 13 grams of fat an ounce. Well I 
don't eat it often!)

Scott
Who wandered into the bookstore but didn't, nor did he expect to find 
the Harry Potter Schoolbooks...