Harry Potter And The Untempted Llama

I note that today is the birthday of J.K. Rowling.

Some time back, believing I had no choice in the matter in the face of the Llama-ettes, I resigned myself to finally sitting down and reading the Harry Potter series. (As I recollect, Gary found himself in the same position.)

Well as it turned out, that belief proved unfounded, as the butterfly-like attention of the gels wandered off in a new direction. The result is that I can still claim with some pride that I have yet to either a) read a Harry Potter book or b) see a Harry Potter movie, even though we own both sets.

Hogwarts Yips! from Gary:
Yes, I had cloistered away the paper bound volumes that I had purchased once son number one showed little if any interest in reading them. What sparked my interest was how many Potter fans I knew that were peeved by the film treatment of "Order of the Phoenix" because so much material was excised from the script.

I wondered "how important could all that extra stuff be"? I had read the first two volumes previously and they mirrored the films so closely I figured, eh, just watch the movies. Now I was intrigued.

To my pleasant surprise it was right about at the end of the fourth book that the story goes to an entirely new level and becomes significantly more interesting.

So, never say never Robbo. If the inclination ever strikes you down the road, I'll vouch that the payoff at the end is worth it.