Harry Potter Bonding Time, Reading to Family Members |
 Jan 22 2007, 07:28 PM
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Leaky's Resident Bibliophile  Posts: 8,279 Joined: 5:01pm April 18, 2005 Location: Finding Neverland.    |
I know there are many out there who have and are reading the HP books to their parents, sisters, children, spouse, etc. Do you have any stories from your read-throughs? Has anyone started reading to their family because of hearing about other members doing it?
I just started reading SS to my mom. I got the idea from a thread in this forum "I don't know what to do!" I think it's wonderful family time, and I, as a Potterhead, get to indulge in my love for Harry and share it with my mommy. 
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Jan 22 2007, 10:33 PM
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Leaky's Resident Borg Queen  Posts: 11,908 Joined: 11:45am July 25, 2005 Location: in space, the final frontier . . . |
I picked up the series because of a son who had just read the first three books prior to the release of GoF. There was so much hype that I decided I wanted to see what he so liked about it. I read 1-3 just before GoF came out. I was hooked by then, and my fan son and I had to take turns reading GoF. When I was done it with, I immediately went back and began the series again--this time reading it out loud to my husband. He loves it when I read out loud to him (he usually listens to books on tape, but the recorded books weren't available yet). We had the benefit of my having just read the series and now seeing those little hints Jo drops so well. Once we were able to get the books on tape, two of my other sons finally "read" them and became fans.
But there's something special about a shared reading experience. It's not quite the same thing as listening to the CDs/tapes by yourself. This post has been edited by Seven of Nine: Jan 22 2007, 10:34 PM -------------------- "That's why he fought. That's why he lived again, and that was the answer to Tam's question. I fight because last time, I failed. I fight because I want to fix what I did wrong. I want to do it right this time" -- Rand |
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Jan 27 2007, 03:30 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 228 Joined: 5:49pm October 7, 2005 Location: 93 Diagon Alley |
Our children are bi-languaged, with American English as their second language. One way for us to inspire them to read English is to have the Scholastic edition of Harry Potter at home. As soon as we thought the eldest child could possibly follow and enjoy the storyline, we started reading the books aloud. One of my dearest memories from those reading sessions is George's line to Harry when they have all received their Christmas sweaters: "...we're not stupid - we know we're called Gred and Forge." The way our (then) six-year-old laughed at this was truly contagious! (Yes, that's partly why I based my username on this quote.)
And the way the next child (five years old at the time) reacted to hearing Harry's fight with the Basilisk the following year was absolutely fascinating. He Could Not Keep Still, he was so excited. His reaction really opened my eyes to how well written that sequence is, and how easily the suspense transfers from the written page to the reader's (or in this case, listener's) imagination. Also, through my children's reactions, I have come to appreciate CoS a little bit more than most other Leaky members, perhaps. So far (we've read the first four books aloud, and will read OotP in early summer - the plan is to finish it before the movie opens), my children like CoS the best. I suspect it might be because this book finishes its story more completely than the other books do. (Maybe I should explain what I mean: PS/SS leaves a number of unanswered questions, such as 'what's so significant with Harry's and Voldemort's related wand cores,' and 'why did Voldemort try to kill Harry?' PoA ends with Wormtail on the loose and Sirius' name still uncleared, and from then on, every book ending points to the continued story and the books to come. But CoS doesn't leave any loose ends behind, unless you wonder what Dumbledore meant when he called Harry "a true Gryffindor." Obviously, there is a lot more to the features of this book than a first-time reader would guess, but that does in no way detract from the feeling of completion at the end of CoS.) |
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Jul 19 2007, 10:23 AM
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Being Chosen by a Wand at Ollivander's Posts: 2,991 Joined: 7:59am June 6, 2006 |
QUOTE(MonieLou @ Jan 23 2007, 01:28 AM) [snapback]1073107[/snapback] Do you have any stories from your read-throughs? Has anyone started reading to their family because of hearing about other members doing it? Er...does it count if I'm scheming to tie one of my relatives to a chair and reading it to them to stop them saying it's just a kids book? Probably not... No just kidding  I think it's a really nice concept to share the potter world with the people you love 
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