Like many households, ours is on Harry Potter alert. The (perhaps) final book in the series is due out this Saturday, and we’ve had it pre-ordered for months. The reading plan has been discussed and settled. Because mornings find Son #1 at work and Son #2 asleep, that’s when I can have a half-hour or so to read it before starting work. When Son #2 gets up, the book is his. When Son #1 gets home from work, it’s his turn. We’ll have to use Post-Its to make sure our places stay marked, but if it’s anything like the last book, we’ll burn through it in no time.
And we’ll have to, because apparently already the book has been leaked and the entire thing is online, uploaded by some heartless and thoughtless idiot. I’m doing the equivalent of putting my fingers in my ears and singing loudly. I don’t want to have a good read spoiled. Wish me luck. I may have to take next week as vacation just to read!
