[HPforGrownups] Sucking them in...

[Ken Waghorne]

No: HPFGUIDX 6409

Amanda Lewanski wrote:

> Rejoice with me! My husband has finally started to read the first book.
> He's clearly tired of listening to me spouting endless commentary, of
> which he understands one word in four.
> 
> Just wondering--how many other "mixed marriages" are on the list, and
> how are you approaching it? Conversion? Immersion? Subliminal reading at
> night, a la I Love Lucy?

Conversion here.  The day before we headed out on vacation, I went 
to the local bookstore and picked up the audio tape for Book 1. The 
kids were eager to listen to it as we took off the next day, but my 
wife didn't seem so enthusiastic.  At first.  However, within the first 
30 minutes she was hooked, and we had a hard time stopping the 
car for anything on that drive.  We finished Book 1 quickly, and 
were immersed in Book 2 by the time the trip ended.  The kids 
wouldn't let Mom listen to the tape without them, so she had to 
wait until she could get the books back from her brother before 
proceeding.  The only problem I faced was that she was tempted to 
transfer her anger at Snape over to me ...  the night she read his 
comment about Hermione's teeth was particularly tense!  



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