Happy World Book Day

[Anne]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Richelle Votaw" 
<rvotaw at i...> wrote:
The ones I work with are fairly below level, so it is nothing unusual 
at all if they don't develop an interest in Harry until they are 
nearly teenagers.  (Except, of course, for my first graders who will 
be reading Harry as soon as they learn to read well enough I'm sure.)
> 

Richelle, my daughter is in 1st grade here in Madison, WI, USA, and 
we are now re-reading SS for the second time after my reading all 4 
books to her in succession (from late July through Thanksgiving of 
last year, 10-20 pages per night for 4 months). After we finished GOF 
she insisted that I re-read POA to her. Then back to SS. I don't 
think she can read much of it herself yet, just a few words or a 
short phrase here or there, but I love how much *she* loves the 
story. I'm thrilled that she and I share a love of these particular 
books. I have noticed that she's got a lot of "movie 
contamination"... she's seen SS (TMTMNBN1) at least 10 times. Tonight 
I read her chapter 9, The Midnight Duel, and she and I had both 
forgotten that Neville was with HRH when they stumbled into the 
forbidden corridor where Fluffy lived. The early part of the chapter 
contains the first flying lesson, of course, and she kept expecting 
Hermione to say "What... an...IDIOT!" which Movie-Hermione said when 
Harry took off on his broom to get Neville's Remembrall back from 
Malfoy.

I'm kind of wandering here (sorry) but I did want to say how nice it 
is to be involved with people like the HPFGU members. Many adults 
wouldn't be caught dead reading HP because they believe it's "for 
children" ... aren't we all glad we know better?? :-)

Anne U
(wondering where Richelle and Haggridd are in Louisiana; I was born 
and grew up in New Orleans... where y'at, dawlins??)