contest entry

heidi tandy heidi.h.tandy.c92 at alumni.upenn.edu
Thu Sep 7 19:55:14 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 1139

This is my son's entry for the Harry Potter Changed My Life contest:

My parents tell me that the first Harry Potter book came out in the 
US the month I began growing in my mummy's tummy. While I grew,
they 
read the books to me. I first learned what their voices sounded like 
through words like "Quidditch", "Dumbledore" and
"Dobby", although I 
didn't know what those words meant. 
When my mummy went into labor on July 31, 1999, she brought the first 
Harry Potter book to the hospital, and she read to me between 
contractions, although I was too busy moving around to pay much 
attention. Once we went home, she began reading the three books to me 
while I ate. It took about two months to finish all of the books; by 
the end of Azkaban, I was pushing onto my hands while lying on my 
belly, to watch her read.
I am probably the first baby in the world to have a Harry Potter 
inspired bedroom. My parents have hung framed posters showing the 
book covers on some of the walls; the other walls have designs of 
dragons and bright stars on them. I wish they sparkled and moved like 
the ones in the books, but my nightlight makes them shine.
And I am probably the one of the first babies in the world whose name 
was inspired by the book. Harry Potter didn't change my life, but
it 
has shaped parts of it, and I can't wait until I am old enough to 
read the books to myself.






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