Hmmm. What's your favorite *now*?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 183005

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lynda Cordova" <sweenlit at ...> wrote:
>
>  When I introduce people to the series,
> I make them promise me that they will read at least until Harry
> reaches Hogwarts -- the stuff before that tends to turn people off of
> the series.
> 

Geoff:
I can't quite see why they should be turned off...

There are plenty of things going on at the beginning of Philosopher's 
Stone to capture the attention: Harry being left on the doorstep, the 
snake incident at the zoo, The Dursleys fleeing from the letters, Hagrid 
turning up, the magical entrance into Diagon Alley and the alley itself. 
If those don't whet your appetite for wanting explanations, you might 
just as well go away and read a book on knitting patterns. Dumbledore 
could probably recommend one.
:-)