A school we always dreamed we could go to, characters we felt were our lifelong friends, a world we wished existed, Harry Potter was a part of our lives; not just a book series.
I've read and re-read the series countless times. I've also read them a few times in French, Spanish, and even Italian. Every time I read a Harry Potter book, I have a connection that I haven't found while reading any other book. I think part of it has to do with the fact that it is such a long series. The reader really has a chance to get to know the characters; their highs, lows, and everything in between.
Harry Potter is what made me fall in love with reading. It has become one of my favorite things to do. But, no matter how much I enjoy the book I am reading, I haven't again found that profound connection I had to Harry Potter.
That's whats great about books, you use your mind and imagination to follow the story and each time I read it changes or I find something new.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how we can become so connected to characters in a book. We take them with us where ever we go. I can still remember the first time I read the Secret Garden.
ReplyDeleteI also read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Spanish and learned a lot of new "magic" vocabulary. I did rent the movie to make sure what I read is what really happened!
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