Tuesday, August 2, 2011

nerd alert!

It began over a decade ago.

In the late 90s, I was introduced to Harry Potter when my librarian uncle lent me a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. I flew through the British editions of the first two books and during each subsequent year, I impatiently waited to fly through the American editions of #3 to #7.

It's not my favorite book series. It's not even my favorite film series. But that boy-wizard and his friends have been around longer in my life than some real-life in-the-flesh folks. (There will always be a small hobbit-sized space in my heart for escapist lit).
midnight viewing of HP and the goblet of fire | nov 2005
platform 9¾, london | april 2008

And tonight, it ended.
guatemala city | august 2011