#WorldBookDay

#WorldBookDay

Celebrating Harry Potter

Today is World Book Day and for this special day I have decided to celebrate my recent love, Harry Potter. Well actually my heart really belongs to Ronald Weasley but the book isn't Titled Ronald Weasley and The Goblet of Fire, is it? Alas, it's a great series full of magic and mystery. It's perfectly written to be enjoyed by any age group which is rather nice. I'm currently on the fourth installment of the series.

I remember when these books were first released it was 1997. I was nine. The series didn't really get popular until I was in the 4th or 5th grade. To be completely honest, I had no interest in them. My mother tried to encourage me to read and had bought me the entire series as they were released then on. Since I had no interest being the stubborn and lazy ass that I was, She eventually gave them to my former foster brother.

Later in life I watched the movies in a marathon and got curious about the novels. I had asked my mother if we still had the books when she proceeded to tell me she had given them away. Bummer. I then decided to purchase them on online thrift book retailers for a decent price. I believe I spent $35 for the whole hardcover set when purchased seperately. I'd say that's quite a steal considering aside from handwriting in one of them are in mint condition.

I soon thereafter went on a reading binge. I can honestly say the first novel sucked me in; to the point I could picture myself as a Hogwarts student witnessing the events in the book. I could damn near smell the stone walls of the castle's corridors. I suppose the book is very much like Tom Riddle's diary. you get sucked into another time, another world.

J.K. Rowling did a wonderful service writing these novels. It was obviously a good escape from her present circumstances and hardships at the time. Her imagination is extremely pronounced within her story telling and descriptions of the characters.

The only thing I did not like is how Ronald and Hermione ended up a couple. I agreed with J.K. when she admitted they could never really make eachother happy. I believe they are just too different. Personally I would have liked to see her with perhaps Draco. As if they buddied up in college and he turned out to be less of an asshat like his father. That would have been least expected.

I also didn't like how Harry ended up with Ginny. To be fair I found her rather annoying, especially in Chamber of Secrets. Who trusts a book that writes back? Even in a fictional magical world? seriously... Harry should have wound up with Cho or I would have even preferred Hermione with Harry. So far those are the only two things I do not agree with pertaining to this series.

I am currently on chapter 23 of year four. Goblet of Fire. It was slow moving and I had taken a break from the series to read the new Alice Hoffman novel. I am so far very pleased I got curious about these books. I read it everywhere and on everything. The hardcover copy, my phone, my samsung tablet. It goes with me literally everywhere!

If you haven't given these a chance, you must. Like I had said, I didn't give them a chance when they were popular and now i'm hooked. I should've fell for the hype back then. They are very good reads written by an extraordinarily talented author. The storylines are good and the progression is amazing. It has a good sense of flow to it. Not to mention it's very magical, mysterious, and adventurous in every way.