At the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II world premiere in Trafalgar Square. In the same spot. Without a break. We didn't even leave to go use the bathroom (it was all the way on the other side of Trafalgar Square, after all...). But I have to say... IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Seeing all my favorite characters at the same time was something I will not soon forget. Nor is singing along to pick-up Potter Puppet Pals chants. We really became a little family with the people standing around us (though we would have killed each other had we been close enough for autographs...). I LOVED hearing all of them speak and saying how much they would miss each other, and how Hogwarts will never really die because the stories we love will live in our hearts forever. PS I think I nearly fainted when JK Rowling arrived.
Anyways, I will attempt to talk about something unrelated to Harry Potter--we'll see how far I get. So, Logan and I got to Paris safely, after an extremely cheap overnight train ride, and had very nice plans to reserve tickets for the chunnel and go and see the Eiffel Tower and other touristy things. But, as we all know, life is not that simple. The first woman I asked about chunnel tickets, said none were available and had no clue where I could go to buy ferry tickets instead. So we walked to a new train station, where they told us the cheapest tickets were for 440€. Not pleasant. So we naturally did what anyone stuck in a city with no way out and no where to stay would do: we called our mother. At 5 am Chicago time.
Because she is an amazing woman and can solve any situation, she somehow managed to find us tickets for much cheaper than the train station was offering. Superwoman. So all we had to do was print out the tickets and get to the station. It actually turned out to be quite easy--only it took up all our seeing Paris time. Poops.
But we did get to London, and we made it to the apartment where we were staying with Katie, which was absolutely phenomenal. PS we each had bought some Ben's Cookies for one another, because they are fantastic. So we sat for a while and caught up with each other, after which we went out to get some groceries and I made some stir fry for dinner. We then woke up around 8 to get to Trafalgar Square to get wristbands (another thing I can add to the shrine... just kidding I don't have a shrine... that would be crazy...) and we met a lot of fellow crazy Harry Potter fans. (I'm not the only one.) Then we decided that instead of camping out, we would do some touring, and so we went to the Camden Markets. It was AWESOME.
Also, it was SO NICE to be able to stay with Katie. The family she was living with was so kind and welcoming and the bed was SO comfy... God it was sad to leave. But we will be reunited soon. Anyways, lots of other things happened, but we eventually had to leave Katie and head out on our own. So, on our own, we saw Much Ado About Nothing, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Now, let me tell you all something. David Tennant was The Doctor. The tenth Doctor of Doctor Who--a show I now love. Also, Catherine Tate is not only a BRILLIANT comedian (and on a recent episode of the office), but also The Doctor's companion for awhile. So, after having spent so much time traveling with these two people, it was GREAT to see them in person, especially in a Shakespeare comedy. Seriously--I have never found Shakespeare more enjoyable. I wish I had it on video. AND THEN because we each got a souvenir, we went around back after the show (the years of the Bigfork Playhouse autograph collecting finally paying off) and got their autographs. Mine's on a mug though, so I have to find a way to have it not wash off by the time we get back... we'll see.
Anyways, to sum up--I am extraordinarily happy and just loving life. Although, I do wish I could stay just a little longer. Like maybe one more semester in England. Yes. That would be nice.
Love you all and don't worry--I'll see a bunch of you in a little over a week.
Hugs from Hogwarts,
LPRO
LPRO
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