Potter Heads

OK, I think he's groovy enough to come out to a midnight pre-release showing in the middle of the week. That doesn't make me one. I'm only a fan.

A Potter Head is along the same lines as a Trekkie. They dress up in costumes like they wear in the movie, even to the point of carrying around sticks carved to look like wands. They adopt phrases and terminology that aren't part of their regular world. All I can say is that I'm glad no one was wearing a tall, pointy hat. At least no one in front of me; I can't say about the people behind me.

I am not speaking against them at all, believe me. Let's face it; I've got no room to tease them. When several hashers decided to meet at the pre-release party for Pirates 3 (Arrrgh!), we all whipped out our favorite pirate-y gear, some of which was quite impressive. And then there's the whole hasher thing. I mean, hey, tomorrow my kennel is having our annual Red Dress Run where everyone wears a red dress (EVERYONE) and we move from one bar to the next drinking and leaving behind mystified "muggles." (Yes, we adopted the Potter Head term to replace our former term, "civilians." They both mean non-hashers.)

Anyway, the movie was good. It felt a little slow but I chalked it up to the fact that Transformers was so darn action-packed. It kept Yaw's attention in spite of how close to sleep he was during the pre-show ads. His sister, who had just returned on a plane from DC, managed to stay awake as well after not getting any sleep.

I noticed that everyone looked very different from last time. Not just the kids but all the grown-ups as well. OK, Maggie still looks like Maggie, but everyone else looked changed in some way or other. Some of it could be chalked up to someone different doing hair/makeup/costumes, etc. But they felt different too. Not unpleasantly so, but definitely different.

But it was a good movie and anyone who likes the story-line to date should watch it. It's way too late for me to up typing on the pc, even on a Friday, so I'm taking my scratchy eyes to bed. Go to the movie!