Mischief Managed
Until recently, I had never read Harry Potter. I somehow convinced myself I must have read the first one, it was such a big deal in middle school. But when I finally sat down and started reading it in August, it was clear to me I had never read it. I thought I was a Harry Potter fan. I’d seen most of the movies, could recite some of the random spells used, and was told endlessly that I reminded people of Hermione. When my husband found out he couldn’t believe it. He owns all seven books and kept trying to convince me to read them. I wasn’t opposed to it, but I am 30 years old and there are so many things I could be reading.
It wasn’t until this summer that I was finally convinced. I was listening to Two Dope Queens and one of the hosts, Jessica Williams, is a huge Harry Potter fan. She told this story about sharing a birthday with the author J.K. Rowling and with the character Harry Potter. The joy with which she spoke about the books and being able to meet J.K. Rowling really left me wondering, why had I never read these books? I spent so much time looking up to Lisa Simpson (who I still believe is amazing), but what would it have been like to look up to Hermione too? So at the beginning of September when my school year started I began reading the books. Earlier today I finished Half-Blood Prince, so Deathly Hollows here I come!
I am definitely hooked, and regret not having read these books earlier. They really are amazing! So here are some of my Harry Potter inspired crafts, with more on the way!
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”