Oh, oh! It's a pterodactyl!!!
Ummm...we're not watching Jurassic Park, miss.
Gem sniggered and I rolled my eyes. I love doing that. Rolling my eyes at people and sometimes it gets me into trouble. Hehe.
I saw the book review of Harry Potter in Junior Inquirer's Iggy Ipis column years ago. I bought my copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Harrison Plaza when the J.S Vergara buses still had their terminal there. I got so addicted to it that when the second book came out, I snagged a copy after saving my meager allowance. That was before Christmas. Big mistake though because a few weeks after, I saw a wrapped present under the Christmas tree. I held it against the light because it wasn't placed inside a box. Lo and behold! It was a second copy of the book. I didn't want to upset my mom so I begged Kat to buy my first copy. It still looked as good as new.
Maingat nga ako sa books eh. When it came time to open the presents, I pretended to be ecstatic upon seeing the book. Hehe. At first, I had to threaten and scold Gem to read Harry Potter until he finally did on his own accord. He was hooked. Both of us haven't seen Spider-man, Superman or even Tranforsmers in the big screen but we've never missed a Harry Potter movie. I had to drag him to SM Dasma last week just to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix because all he wanted to do was study for his exams.
When we got to the mall, we headed to the theater first and was appalled at the number of people lined up outside. There were several queues that I didn't know whether they were for Transformers or Harry Potter. I managed to ask the guard and found out that the kids standing outside were there for the Angel Locsin movie. It was a field trip. I called Kit on the phone because he was still on his way to the mall from school. I asked him if he wanted to watch the movie with us and he said yes. I got us tickets for the 4:50 pm screening. Gem and I walked around the mall. I bought six pink underwear, bath scrubs and flipflops in the department store. We went to the Surplus shop where I saw pretty pink and green boardshorts. But because I am voluptuous and those shorts were made for thin women, they only came up to my thighs when I tried them on.
Sayang ang effort.
Kit met up with us outside the store and we proceeded to other shops. Gem bought a bag in Human and Kit found this expensive beautiful shirt in Oxygen. Of course, ate had to pay for it. I promise not to be stingy anymore may it be with my brothers, my parents, lola or Augy. Hahaha.
At 4:00 pm, we decided to buy takeout at Wendy's. I bought bacon cheeseburgers for them, Biggie iced tea, Biggie fries and a cheeseburger for me. Kit bought me a bottle of mineral water from a hotdog stall. After months of not eating burgers, I finally had to give in. I was starving and I couldn't find a fastfood store where I don't have to queue up for minutes. We were in a hurry to find seats because the lady who gave me the tickets warned us that 'all seats were taken'. I shoved my brothers inside the dark, cold theater, handed them the food and went to the washroom. The usher told us that people had to sit by the aisle due to lack of seats. I was ready to endure that when Kit luckily found us three vacant seats. The people who entered before us gave up looking around because of the dark and the large number of moviegoers that they missed those three seats. We entered just in time to see the last scene. Gem looked away and just nibbled on his burger. Kit and I ate fries and talked.
Gem and I took pictures. Kit didn't want to be included in any one of them. Hehe.
I found the movie better than the Prisoner of Azkaban. However, they didn't include some parts about Sirius like the time he went to the train station to say goodbye to Harry and his friends before they rode the Hogwarts Express. He transformed into Padfoot, the big dog and he bounded beside the train. It was heartwarming for me because it was like he didn't want to let go of Harry. He was alone with that horrid elf, Kreacher in 12 Grimmauld Place and he couldn't do anything useful for the Order of the Phoenix. Imagine the despair and the loneliness. They didn't show the part where Sirius gave Harry a mirror that he used to communicate with James, Harry's dad when they were in separate detention rooms. Harry unwrapped it after his death and in his desperation, he tried to look at it in the hopes of talking to Sirius. Of course, Sirius didn't have the other mirror with him when he died so Harry saw nothing.
Another missing emotional part would be Neville Longbottom's determination to learn defensive magic after some Death Eaters including Bellatrix Lestrange escaped from Azkaban. It struck a chord due to the fact that Neville knew that Bellatrix was the one who tortured his parents until they went totally mad. I interpreted it as a son wanting to give his parents the justice they deserve.
The Harry Potter series has turned more emotional than I expected. I specially would love to see Remus Lupin finally getting a job to support himself. I can't bear reading about his shaggy clothes and stuff. Sheer injustice not to have beautiful, comfortable clothes. Well, Nymphadora Tonks, Sirius' niece (because Tonks' mom, Andromeda is his favorite cousin) fell in love with him so I guess it's better than being rich.
I can't buy the last book yet because I'm broke. I'm itching to get a copy by next month. I hope Sirius would have a way of communicating with Harry. I love Sirius as much I love Dumbledore and both of their deaths upset me a lot.
A wonderful part was when Fred and George left Hogwarts. They didn't have all those fireworks though. The two boys made a swamp, got caught and escaped with their brooms right in front of Dolores Umbridge.
Super heartwarming talaga ng series na 'to. Masyado akong apektado.***
