The danger of leaving the house today...

...with a copy of HP 7 visible in my scooter basket. I was practically mugged. ;)

Kids ran up to me shouting "That's Number Seven!" One enthusiastic boy so wanted to show his siblings that he almost carried it off. An older woman recognized it instantly. One teenaged girl's face lit up at the sight of it. We were all in on the secret, sharers of a moment. I've never been part of something quite like this before. And it was all about a book. How wonderful!

(I've finished it, BTW. Page by page, the moment will pass. May the love of reading go on.)