Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

What an amazing 10 year relationship this has been. I finished the book at 2.30 this morning, having stood in line at 12.01 yesterday morning.

My friend Bernie and I began this last chapter in the life of the Harry Potter series at approximately 2 PM, Saturday July 21, 2007 at the pool of the hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, where his long time companion Ernie had reserved us a room by the pool so that we could just read, uninterupted (Berne and Ernie have 3 daughters under the age of 7). It was a wonderful idea and a great advance birthday gift (Bernie and I have birthdays 5 days apart in August - the LEO part of August).

While we took one half hour break for cocktails and one 1 hour break for dinner (and while I made Bernie take a short break so that I could catch up to him), we finished the book around 2.00 / 2.30, Sunday morning.

All I can say is Thank you to J.K. Rowling. This has to have been for me, one of the most fun and exhilirating experiences of the last 10 years. I have loved reading since my mother first read to me the story Where the Red Fern Grows. I remember sharing with my grandfather the John Jakes Americanna series. Reading, especially fiction has always been my hobby and my respite from the real world.

Harry Potter it seems while we have known you for the last 10 years, it seems we hardly knew ye.

Happy 4th of July 2007 !