Merlin's Beard! If you haven't seen the Harry Potter movie yet, you've gotta see it! I want to tell you all about it! But I'm going to try and contain myself so I don't ruin it for you. I can't claim to be the most knowledgeable or devout Potter fan, but seeing as how this was the grand finale, I had to make the most of it! The shenanigans began with a Harry Potter bike race at Antelope Island. Swooping around, surrounded by bikers decked out in magical glow sticks, with the full moon shining out over the lake, I felt just like I was flying! And zooming down the giant hill at the end was a blast! It was great fun to jump in on the Downard's annual event! I think Beckah's duct tape snitch and Firebolt bike were hilarious! Shortly before the race someone mistook me for a boggart and shot me with the riddikulus spell. (Thus the huge witch hat stuck on top of my helmet!) It was exactly the right shape to catch the wind like a parachute and it required considerable effort to keep from being blown clean off my bike!
The next day I met up with my family at Hogwarts, where self proclaimed headmasters Dave and Melonie held a Tri-Wizard Tournament! (Are we nerds or what?!) I failed miserably in Quidditch practice and in Potions, but I scored the highest in my OWLS exam, so I came in 2nd over all. Not bad for a first year. :) Then of course we headed off to see the movie. Good good times. To end this post, I feel like it would be appropriate to have a moment of silence for the Harry Potter story, which has finally come to it's conclusion. ........................................................................................................................................................................................
And now I think I'll go read the books again!
