I was at our family business today refilling the vending machines, and I noticed that we were selling this juice with a picture of a big red dog on it.
I remembered reading a book about this big red dog about fifteen years ago, and I thought long and hard to try to remember the name of this peculiar dog.
After much trouble, I finally concluded that its name was Charlie.
Then I looked at the juice box again and saw that the big red dog was wearing a big white name tag with the word “Clifford” on it.
The dog’s name is Clifford.
Not Charlie.
I so knew that.
What I’m Reading
About a week or so ago, I finished reading the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Although managing to get a hold of the book and reading it over three years after its long-awaited release, and hearing from other sources about what had happen in the seventh book, the storyline still captivated me enough that I was able to finish the entire book in two days.
Ever since I was a first grader, I have been reading J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books with interest and amazement, and the books have only gotten better as the years progressed. Although an intimidating 759 pages and about two inches in thickness, every minute I spent reading it was well worth the time.
In this final piece of Harry’s epic journey, the reader learns the struggles Harry and his two best friends go through as they search for and destroy the Horcruxes, an action required to put a final end to the evil Lord Voldemort.
As expected, and like any other fantasy novel, our hero succeeds; but at what cost? Harry inadvertently places the lives of others around him in mortal danger as he attempts to kill the man responsible for both his parents’ deaths. Who will live and who will die? And what is the ultimate fate of Harry Potter?
Finishing this book gave me a sense of relief as it put a close to a journey I have been following for more than ten years. My two favorite things about this book are the fact that it reveals the true story behind Snape (who has secretly been my favorite character all along, as I knew there was more to him than just a mean professor), and the epilogue at the end.
The movie of the seventh book will come out in two parts,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I and
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II; the first part will be released on November 19, 2010, and the second part will be released on July 15, 2011. I can’t wait to see both parts of the movie, and they will be the final visual addition to Harry Potter, the story about a boy that I will remember for the rest of my life.