Spreading Harry Joy

[lj2d30 at gateway.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 451

Gee, I go out of town for a weekend and there's 450 msgs in the box! 
My word, we are a talkative bunch!  Sorry I missed the chat, but I 
was driving across the state of GA on my way back from TN.

Anyway, I had gone to a family get together (cousin's wedding shower) 
and taken my 10 yo cousin's b-day present (HP & GoF).  I had bought 
it in July when I got mine and told her family not to let her talk 
anyone into getting it as I had it for her.  The lies they told that 
child in order keep her in the dark!  Her dad told her he didn't want 
her reading it because of the violence and the wizarding subject 
matter, which she *totally* believed and mentioned to me after she 
opened the package. "Daddy won't let me read it!"  Given that he was 
raised on "Star Wars" this reaction is completely out of character!  
And her mom had to tell everyone NOT to get GoF for her b-day behind 
her back when she told what she wanted for her b-day!  She also loved 
the Snitch pin I made in a crafting spree.  (So did my 6 month old 
cousin. Perhaps she is a future Seeker.) It was so much fun seeing 
her so excited over receiving the book, and since she's not quite 
finished with PoA, she was begging for spoilers, which I did not give 
out!  

Cheers!

Trina