… yesterday, June 26th …
I was born.
It was a warm, sunny day.
Thursday.
My dad came home during his lunch break and took my mom out for a picnic. I think it was those peanut butter sandwiches that made me want to come out and join them. Five hours later, I was born.
Alright, so maybe that is not true, but what IS true is that “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published in the UK on June 26th, 1997.
Can you imagine that Harry Potter is 22 years old? Going back and reviewing things of the past definitely makes you feel older. I look back to the time when I got the first book of the series as a Christmas gift. I was absolutely hooked.
Usually, I am rather skeptical of books number 2, and definitely weary of books number 3, but Harry Potter surprised me. It was “Goblet of Fire” – book number 4 that was probably my favorite.
Have you read the HP books?
Do you remember what life was like when you first read HP?
Stay golden,
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Reading the first line I thought it was your birthday 😅
Goblet of fire is the best one, the rest are amazing too but this one was dammmn good 😍
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Mission accomplished 😉
Indeed. It kept me on the edge the whole time.
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heheh 😉 😉
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“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”? I just finished “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” I think I would like the other one better. 😉 Happy birthday!
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Not my bday. I went where the words led me. But thank you 🙂
It seems that the Philosopher was the title in the UK, but it came out as the Sorcerer in the US. I do think the original version sounds more enticing.
Also, I’m half way through “Fatherless”. Absolutely rivetting.
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Yes! Harry Potter books (and the films) are all great, I love them all equally! Incredible that the first book was published 22 years ago… that’s scary…
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Scary indeed. I only watched the first film and I thought it was terrible. Because of that, I have not seen another one in full. I’ve been told they’re good, but I always prefer books to movies, so…
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Saw the films. Haven’t read the books.
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Did you enjoy the films? Why didn’t you pick up a book instead?
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I did. They were fun to watch tho, there was much I didn’t understand.
GAH. IDK. The first film came out 18 years ago. It was right after 9/11. I was married to the military at the time. It never occurred to me. Too busy looking for a job and being a Corps wife… Too busy with life…
Later on, I saw the SIZE of those things and all I could think was “Rowling is as verbose as King.”
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Yea, they got thicker with every book.
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🙂 Unfortunately, I have never read any of the Harry Potter novels. But, I did see those Harry Potter movies.
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Why did you choose to watch the movies instead of reading the books?
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🙂 I did it because I did not have any of those books at my disposal!
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Makes sense. Did you enjoy the movies?
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🙂 Yes, I did!
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You had me there for a sec with the birthday. As for HP, never read nor seen a movie….is that bad?
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Not bad. But weird. (Says the person who refuses to watch things/ read things just because everyone is doing it.)
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Lol, people have said that to me before. Worth a dabble?
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I’ve only seen the first movie and I did not like it. Supposedly the later movies are great, but I never attempted watching it after the first fiasco.
As for the book, depends what you like. A little bit of magic if you’re bored.
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Ah, gotcha. I feel I would be more partial to reading it.
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I think so, too.
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