As all of you know, we are both fans of the Harry Potter book series and the movies. One of the highlights of this July was the release of movie 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the 7th and last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Thanks to our good friend and fellow Harry Potter fan Bryan, we were able to get tickets on opening day to see the new movie released at Grauman's Chinese Theatre! The line was wrapped around the corner of Hollywood & Highland, but we were able to catch up with Bryan who was just a few short feet from the front of the line.
The atmosphere was exciting, as the theatre was packed and people were rushing around to get the best seats possible as soon as they opened the doors. Watching the movie with other Harry Potter fans (who were probably into it more than we were) was a very neat experience. Everyone was voicing their disgust and laughter with the movie, which added to the experience.
When we left the theatre, the fresh handprints, footprints, and wandprints of Daniel Radcliff (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), and Emma Watson (Hermoine) were on display.
We enjoyed watching the movie so much that a week later we went to the iMax theater at Universal City to watch it again. This time we got to see a portion of it in 3-D! This version is only available in the iMax theaters, in which there are only about 200 across the world showing Harry Potter. The 3-D was really cool, it was just like we were there.
At midnight, Saturday morning, July 21st, was the book release for the 7th and final Harry Potter novel. Bryan had reserved us both a copy of the book as a wedding present and asked us to go with him to pick it up at midnight.
Borders was swarming with Harry Potter fanatics, all lined up waiting for midnight. Several people had worn costumes, we saw a Lucius Malfoy, Fleur De LaCour, Hogwarts robes, and some random witch outfits that didn't seem to fit the book (But what do you expect? It's Hollywood).
The book was great and we recommend reading the whole series to everyone!
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