Well, I'm doing it. I'm talking to each individual family member about Harry Potter.
It all started with my dad. I was thinking that since we'd be together part of the summer, we should read something aloud like we used to do. Well, Harry is perfect for that. So, talked to my dad and really poured my heart out about why I love the series and how exciting it is that Rowling's a practicing Christian (as far as anyone can know that kind of thing) and how my writing is inspired by her.
Well I haven't heard anything for weeks (and my family has a track record of ignoring things they don't want to talk about) so when I wrote my sister today (about something else) she wrote back to say that dad said he hadn't written me because no one's left him alone long enough to e-mail me.
...???? He stays up later than any of them, usually. I just can't quite believe that.
So, I said, "...I thought he was ignoring me because I brought up Harry Potter, because when our family doesn't like something we tend to ignore it." And then I poured my heart out about Harry again and asked if we two could read it together while she was here for a week in July.
I guess something in me has snapped. I'm over them ignoring things that I like and while I don't want to force things on them, this series is a part of my learning experience, healing, and creative inspiration, so...I just want to talk through it so I don't constantly feel like part of me is being ignored.
That being said, this must be what a Christian feels like when they're trying to share with their family. Or friends. And I wish I could talk through my Christianity with unbelievers like I talk through Harry Potter with my family. Maybe I should pray for more opportunities.
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