It has been raining, rather drizzling continuously since yesterday. It started at around 12.00 pm yesterday and didn't stop even at night, dashing the hopes of all wives who love to move around city in the evening with their hubbies on Sunday. I wanted to go and meet my friends Anil and Arvind whom I haven't met for so long, but the drizzle didn't let me. Besides I was so engrossed reading "Harry Potter and the Pholosopher's Stone" by J.K.Rawling that the thought that I could go to them despite the drizzle didn't occur to me. Nor did I call them.
I purchased five books of 'Harry Potter' series last year when I was at EFL University in Hyderabad. And read this one first time when I was there, so this is my second reading of the book. A couple of months ago, I was gifted the DVD of 'Harry Potter' movies by a friend. Reading the book again after watching the movie is more fascinating.
As there was no rain in the morning yesterday, I went to Lang Library to borrow new books. Apart from that I remained indoor entire day, reading the book. I started it at around 2 p.m. and and when I finished the book it was 12:00 at night.
The book is so wonderful just likes the movies based on it that you can't put the book down without finishing it. The characters of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Hagrid, Prof Dumbledore, Prof. McGonagall, Dudley Dursley, prof. Snape, Filch and its cat, Voldemort, prof. Quirrell etc will not fade so eaily from reades' mind.
I am planning to start the second book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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When I was going to bring milk pouch from the shop with my umbrella in the evening yesterday, I remembered a distant but an analogous funny incident of my childhood. I must be around the 8-9 year old. On one such rainy day, mom ordered me to bring the milk from the dairy. She gave me the umbrella and the vessel and told me how much milk I had to buy. I was kept uttering how much milk I had to buy on my entire way so that I don't forget when I reach the shop. While returning from the shop I faced no problem for some time. But afterward strong wind started blowing and there was a sudden onslaught of rain. It was becoming more and more difficult for me to balance the vessel full of milk and the umbrella. All of a sudden my umbrella, which had outlived its life, gave in and turned upside down, exposing me to the rain. I started shivering because of cold. Now it was becoming even more difficult to balance everything. All of a sudden, a strong gust of wind along with the rain pushed me sideways and I nearly fell down. When I was trying to get to my feet, I could see the white milk mixing up with the pool water in the street. I couldn't stop myself and was nearly crying for fear of being scolded by mom for spoiling the milk. When I reached home tears were streaking down my chicks and when I narrated the entire incident to all, they - my parents and my elders brother and sister- started laughing. That alleviated my fear and I thought if they are laughing, at least they won't scold or beat me!!!
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