July 20, 2007 - The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series made its debut. Didn't mean too much for me.
I never read any of them. But the buzz in the newsroom was all about the last Harry Potter book. Almost everyone was reading it and talking about it. There were even special meetings to discuss it. I couldn't understand why all the hoopla. So I decided to find out for myself.
I bought the first book in the series. Part way into the book, I was hooked. I mean really hooked. Five weeks later, I finished reading every single book - all seven of them! I read at every opportunity I had - before work, during my lunch hour, after work, before bedtime. I couldn't put them down. I loved each and every one.
The first book in the series introduces Harry Potter, the son of a powerful wizard and witch who are killed by an even more powerful sorcerer. Sent to live with his Muggle (non-magical) aunt, uncle and cousin, Harry is treated poorly without knowing why. On his eleventh birthday, Harry learns that he is a wizard and is to go off to Hogwarts, a prestigous school for wizards and witches. Harry and his friends, Hermione and Ron, soon discover that something shady is going on, and they must save Hogwarts from the very sorcerer who killed Harry's parents.
This series is an exceptional presentation of good vs. evil. Each book had constant action, surprise twists and loads of suspense that kept me intrigued. J.K. Rowling's incredible imagination and creativity amazed me. If you haven't read any of them, I recommend trying the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
I'm in love with Harry, too! There will never be another series quite like it.
So happy you discovered Harry. And you got a chance to read the series the best way -- one right after the other!
I read the first few pages of the first "Harry Potter" last night! I know I could never read all seven of them in five weeks, though. That's so impressive, Cheryl!
Welcome to the club. I, too, banged them all out in a short time by listening to them on CD after the sixth one came out. If you want more Harry, listen to them on CD. The reader, Jim Dale, is highly talented and does voices for each character!