Potter Mania!

Signs that Potter Mania Has Hit Our Home

(1) I have not read anything but Harry Potter for bedtime reading in some weeks now. Why didn't we start this sooner? How wonderful it is to read HP instead of the Berenstain Bears! I used to think that the series started off okay and then got truly great as it went along. But now re-reading the first book for the first time in several years, it's clear how great this series was from the start. Ah, the foreshadowing! Everything is set up from the beginning.

(2) Eleanor's Christmas wish-list is somewhat Potter-centric. She has two wish lists for Santa. Apparently, HP is so special that he needs his own wish list.

(3) Eleanor's first act as President of the United States: an executive order forcing Harry Potter Lego sets to cost $5. I have been trying to prepare her for the probability that her twin passions of legos and Harry will probably not be coming together under the Christmas tree. As far as I can tell, lego is not making the sets any more. And they are expensive on ebay!

(4) I foresee many hours of mine being squandered on ebay looking for used HP lego sets that are missing pieces and have dented boxes. The child doesn't need a collector's item. She just wants to play. So back off, creepy adults who want collectible versions of kid's toys. We'll gladly take the Diagon Alley playset that's missing its wands!

(5) Eleanor's love of following rules and her love of Harry Potter sometimes make it difficult to get through a chapter. She gets anxious when Harry sneaks out of the Gryffindor Common Room after hours.

(6) After school, when Eleanor announces "Let's pretend..", I must now assume the role of Holly Hochenstaush who along with her sisten Megan runs a school for wizards. Eleanor is one of our first year pupils.