Hilary's Blog

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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Obsession...

It's sad really... I used to be a normal person... It started so innocently though... Now it's taken me over...

Let me explain. I was having difficulty finding a book to read. I went into bookshops and spent hours looking around but came out empty handed. This was getting to me. I have hobbies but I never feel lilke the day complete if I don't have a book by the bed, so I can read a few pages before I go to sleep.

When on holiday in Ireland recently Lil recommended Harry Potter. I'd avoided this route for along time as I really didn't think it was my scene. I decided to thin about it....

Well the thinking didn't last long, as on return to Southampton, I found myself in Waterstones standing in front of a 3 for 2 offer on Harry Potter books. I purchased the first three - decided they can't be that bad. Ihad them read in 5 days - this is no ena feat for a person who has a reading age of about 4 and doens't read, as I said, more than afew pages an night.

I couldn't get to Waterstones fast enough, and Goblet of Fire was consumed with relish, in equally small amount of time. But I'm a changed person..... Every waking moment all I can think about is Harry POtter and what might happen to him next. Jamie describes what I do as Harry Vomit, when every word out of my mouth is about Harry and Harry related things.

I've convinced myself to hold off on buying the <Order of the Phoenix until its out in paperback. That's a whole 10 days away and then the Harry vomit will restart in earnest.

This J.K.Rowling woman hasn't so much written a series of books (and made a lot of money while doing it), she's stated a cult!!! I have to admit though I don't want her to ever stop writing Harry Potter books.

Keep it up there, J.K.