Thursday, July 31, 2014

A Bookish fantasy...

Do you know what first got me hooked on the Harry Potter books? Harry's very first trip to Diagon Alley. Rowling's writing is so vivid...  In Diagon Alley, "there were shops selling robes, shops selling telescopes and strange silver instruments Harry had never seen before, windows stacked with barrels of bat spleens and eels' eyes, tottering piles of spell books, quills, and rolls of parchment, potion bottles, globes of the moon..."

I wanted to go there, too. I mean, who wouldn't want to choose your very own owl at Eeylops Owl Emporium, or buy some magical books at Flourish and Blotts where "the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as paving stones bound in leather; books the size of postage stamps in covers of silk; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books with nothing in them at all"? Talk about a bookworm's fantasy vacation!

And don't get me started on Hogwarts, or Honeydukes and Hogsmeade. Just thinking about it makes me wish Rowling's fictional world were real. I'd happily spend the summer visiting all of Harry's haunts. Wouldn't that be cool? Good thing I've got all seven books sitting on my shelf any time I feel like 'visiting'. Here's to revisiting your favorite fictional world this summer!

Happy Birthday, Harry Potter!
(P.S. Have you planned your Harry Potter party yet?)


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  1. LindseyJuly 31, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    Any plans to visit Universal Studios and see how it lives up to the book??

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    1. Lark August 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM

      I would love to go and check it out. It sounds like a lot of fun! (And a lot more money than I have to spare at the moment, too, darn it!) Maybe next summer. :)

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    2. JaneGSAugust 4, 2014 at 6:45 PM

      Well, I've heard the lines this year are really long. We're considering a trip next year.

      I'm a Diagon Alley fan myself--that and Hogsmeade.

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    3. Lark August 5, 2014 at 9:06 AM

      I hope you get to go! It's definitely a trip I'd like to make someday. And be sure to post about it if you do go so I can visit it vicariously. :)

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  2. LisaAugust 1, 2014 at 5:00 AM

    I took my own extended trip to Harry's world earlier this year! I hadn't re-read the series in a while, and it was such a treat. I want an owl like Hedwig!

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    1. Lark August 1, 2014 at 1:04 PM

      Me, too! (I wouldn't mind a little wizardy to magically enlarge my bookshelves so that they always have room for new books, either.) Harry Potter's world is a great one to visit!

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  3. AmyAugust 3, 2014 at 9:17 PM

    Love your post! I am thinking about re-reading some of Rowling's books. Feels like time to revisit her wizarding world. Since I was gone for Harry's bday, I am thinking of doing some late celebrating in August!

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    1. Lark August 4, 2014 at 2:45 PM

      Any time is a good time for Harry Potter! :)

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  4. Trish @ Between My LinesAugust 7, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    I love rereading HP. I feel sorry for all those who only know the movies. The story is great (obvs) but the real magic is in the flow of jK's words.

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    1. Lark August 8, 2014 at 1:01 PM

      I completely agree! As good as the movies are, they pale in comparison to the books.

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