[HPFGU-OTChatter] How many times have you read the books?

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/31/2007 3:28:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
LynnKQuinn at aol.com writes:

I read  my first HP book Jan 06 & I've read them cover to cover about 9 
times.  Just curious how often you all have read them.

PS...Are you dressing up  for the Potter parties and if so, who will you 
be?

I think I'll be  Rita in banana yellow


Sandy:
I read my first HP  book in Dec. 04. In April 05 I started reading them again 
in preparation  for the release of HBP. I hadn't touched them again until I 
started re-reading  them at the beginning of this month in preparation for the 
release of DH. So at  this point I have only read them twice. It has been a 
forced abstinence, though.  I got totally sucked into the world of Harry Potter 
and I didn't want to leave  it. I just wanted to read the books over and over 
again. It's not that this is a  bad thing, but I always have about 25 books on 
my to be read pile, and am always  buying more. So after I read them (HP) for 
the second time I forced myself to  put them away and went back to my regular 
reading. I don't understand the grip  HP has got on me. I have to admit that 
I don't enjoy my regular reading nearly  as much now as I did before I started 
reading HP. Now that I am re-reading HP  again it is like visiting an old 
friend and I don't want to  leave.
 
Someone asked me  recently what my new obsession was going to be now that 
Harry Potter is coming  to a close. Since I have never been obsessed like this 
over anything else I  would think nothing. I'm sure my HP obsession will  
continue.
 
I am dressing up  for the release party I am going to, much to the chagrin of 
the person I am  going with. I'm not going as any particular character. I 
have ordered a  custom-made Hogwarts student robe but decided on plain black - no 
House color  lining. I have both a witch and wizard hat and will probably 
wear the witch one,  and I have my magic wand. I am of an age to go as McGonagall 
but I couldn't  afford that robe. Too bad because green is my favorite  color.
 
Sandy



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