The Aerie
We're just wild about Harry in this house... the new Harry Potter book, that is. The kids are actually a bit bemused, I think, because the Wife and I are the real fanatics. Oh the kids like the books well enough, but I think they find their parents a bit much.
That's what happens when bookworms marry, I guess - an English Major to a science fiction geek.
Anyway the long-awaited Sixth Book arrives at 12:01 a.m. sharp on Saturday, and we'll be there - possibly in costume - for the big event. I know, I know, total dorkwads. Still, it's fun - I've never been a 'fan' much. Even as a lad, Star Trek was never good enough to get me to don the pointed ears...
The Indigo Girls were as fannish as I got, culminating with a backstage excurion to meet Amy Ray - but not being a lesbian there was a limit to how fannish I could get.
But with Harry Potter, the sky's the limit. The stories are so captivating, the characters so real, it's easy to get swept up in the anticipation.
Will there be a funeral for Sirius Black? What does Harry do to make this 'his shortest stay at the Dursleys'? Will Ron finally figure out about Hermione? Will Harry finally figure out about Ginny? Who will die? When will Wormtail pay the debt he owes Harry?
I could go on and on. But with the book only 25 hours away, it won't be long until some of those questions get answered...
I can't wait!
(Being a fan can be fun!)
Posted by Albatross at July 13, 2005 10:48 PM