Fangirl Joy

Draco Malfoy. He's just a bit hot.

Good morning class, and welcome to Harry Potter week :)

I say this, of course, because the 6th installement of J K Rowling's wonderful novels - The Half Blood Prince - is due to be released at the cinema in the UK on Wednesday 15th July - THIS WEEK!

*dance*

I am SO excited! I've just bought tickets for 4 of us to go see it on Thursday at the Odeon. Those of you who know me, won't need an explanation as to why I am quite so delirious about it, but my newer readers and general passers by might, so here goes:

1) I am The Head Girl of Slytherin. This came about after I belatedly got swept up in Potter-mania, a few months before the release of the 5th book in 2003. I was staunchly anti-Potter at the start due to being too busy being at Uni, falling out of love, getting drunk, misbehaving and generally thinking that Narnia was the only place for a kid to lose themselves. Then I got stuck in my ex-boyfriend's flat with tonsilitus for two weeks, and the only books to read which weren't a Welsh dictionary or philosiphy text-books were the gateways into the Potterverse. I read them. I ABSOLUTELY fell in love.

2) I always fancy the bad guys, so Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and Draco Malfoy became my new idols. Even Tom Riddle (but not Lord Voldemort, I hasten to add.)

3) I'm a little bit insane, so anything which allows my imagination to run wild and lets me dress up and be silly is always a winner.

4) I love bookshops. Queuing for the midnight release of books 5, 6 and 7 were actually highlights of my life and fantastic memories. So many excited people in costume, sharing facts and favourite bits, eating sweets and drinking vodka and coke. Doesn't get more fangirly than that!

That just about sums it up, I think!

So yes, I'm a bit too excited about Thursday and seeing the new movie. It looks FAB:

THE LONGER TRAILER AT THE OFFICIAL SITE