I’ve been living back in the world of Harry Potter the past few weeks.  I have bought and read the new Beedle the Bard stories from J. K. Rowling and Melissa Anelli’s book, Harry, A History. It has been great fun to be back in that world and I wanted to leave you my 2 cents on the books.

Beedle the Bard

I had heard much about the five stories that make up Beedle the Bard when one of the original books was auctioned. Amazon, the final buyer, was kind enough to all us Harry Potter fans to post summaries of the stories.

Even thought I knew the stories, I still greatly enjoyed the book.  If felt like reading a series of fairy tales, which had not been Disney-fied. I enjoyed all the stories, but I must say I found the Fountain of Fair Fortune my favorite. I too have always found that I learned more on journey then at the end.

Harry, A History

I was quite excited to read Melissa Anelli’s book ,Harry, a History. I’ve been a fan of PotterCast and the Leaky Cauldron website for quite a while.

I’ve been a bit a very tiny member of the Harry Potter fandom for a number of years and I was quite excited to see the fandom from her eyes. I greatly enjoyed her story of meeting J. K. Rowling for the first time. It was fun to see someone who has fans, act like a fan.

Though much of the book dealt with Ms. Anelli’s experiences directly, the book still provided a insiders look at the fun and chaos that makes up the Harry Potter fandom. Ms. Anelli’s writing style is very open. She makes the reader feel like she is talking with them and simply adding a story to the conversation. I’m excited to see what she does next. A definite good read.