Kids Letters to Harry Potter-致哈利·波特的信

Kids’LetterstoHarryPotter|致哈利·波特的信Youaresoluckyyoucanrideabroom.Itsoundssofun!IfIwereyouI’dridealot.Howdoesitfeeltobeabletousemagic?Doyouthinkitisaprivilege?Thetournamentyouwereinsoundsexciting.Ilikedthefirsttaskofthetournamentthemost.Also,Harry,wehaveraccoons1inourhouse.Willyoudomeafavorandcastaspelltogetridofthem?I’veneverheardofanybodybeforewithapetowl.Itmustbecool!Hogwartsseemslikeareallyneatschool!(ToobadIcan’tgotoit.)WhatisyourfavoritesubjectatHogwarts?IthinkminemightbetheDefenseoftheDarkArts.Itseemsyourlifeisfullofadventure.Sincenely,KarenAge10Washington,D.C.InterviewwithKaren“IlikeHarryPotterbecauseIlikefantasy2andmagicalthings,andbecauseit’sinterestingandhaslotsofaction,”Sosaysoneofthemanychildrenaroundtheworldwhoeagerlylinedupat11:00P.M.(waypasttheirbedtime)togetthefourthHarryPotterbookassoonasitwasavailable3.Likemanyofherpeers,KarenfindssomanyofHarry’squalitiesadmirable.Karensays,“Harryisaniceperson,andhe’scurious4,creative,andsmart.Forexample,hehelpshisfriends.”ButwhatKarenlikesmostaboutHarryishismagicalskills.Karen’sabitenvious5,too,admittingthatshewouldliketo“flyonabroomstick6becauseI’vealwayswantedtoflyintheair,notjustonanairplane,I’vewantedtoflywhereIcouldsteer.”WhomdoyouthinkwillHarryPottermarry?“I’mnotsure,butmaybeHermionebecausethey’vebeenfriendsforawhile,”Karensays.Hogwartsisanadventure,anincredible7,wonderfulplacethatmixesthemagicwiththemundane8.IaskedKaren,“What’sbetteraboutHogwartsthanyourschool?”Shereplied,“Yougettolearnhowtodomagic.”What’sbetterthanthat?ButHogwartshasonenot-so-greatthing:ProfessorSnape.Karentoldme,“ImightbeafraidofSnapealittlebitbecausehe’snotverynice.He’skindofmeantopeoplehedoesn’tlike.I’dtrytostayawayfromhim.”IsthereanythingintheHarryPotterbooksthat’sscary9?“They’renottooscary,”accordingtoKaren.Infact,“sometimesIdon’twanttostopreadingbecausetheendingsofsomeofthechapterskindofmakeyouwanttokeepgoing.”LetterBDearHarry,Hi!I’mKevinfromthePhilippines10.Soyoumustbereallywonderingwhyallthesetonsofletterscame.Wekidshavebeengivenachancetowritetoyou.IreallyfeelluckyIhavebeengiventhischance.[HadIbeenayearolder,thenIwouldnothavehadthechance.]Ijustturned15thistwentiethofDecember.Thoughourworldsarefarapart11(youinBritainandmeinAsia),Ithinkwehaveaconnection.Yousee,wehavelotsincommon.Youareawizard12special,great,somethingtobeamazedat.Well,I’malsoawizard,butIdon’tdomagic.I’mawizardinschool,andI’mgoodinmyacademics13.ButI’mnotanerd14.Ialsogetintomischief15,andmyteachersoftengetexasperated16.Asidefromthat,Ialsohavemanyfriends.Therearesevenactuallywhoaretheclosesttome.LikeRonandHermione,theyoftengetmeintoandoutoftrouble.Thoughwearetriedandtested,westillstickclosetogether.Oh,Ialmostforgot:youandIpracticallyhavethesameschool.No,Idon’tgotoawizardingschoolbutPhilippineScienceHighSchoolisalmostlikeHogwarts.Inawayitis.It’saspecialschoolforgiftedstudents(andI’moneofthem!).Wehaveadvancedclassesandtechnologylessons.Butwhenmuchisgiven,muchisexpected.It’sdefinitelyexhausting17!Ioftenstayuplatejusttofinishhomework.Andbesides,wealsodon’thaveallourparentsaroundallthetime.You’reanorphan18already,right?Istillhavemybothparentsalive,butmyfatherworksabroad,andhecomeshomeonceayear.Ireallymisshimterribly,especiallyduringChristmas,andhemissesme,too.ButIknowyoumissyourparentsevenmore.Notevenmagiccanbringthemback.Thoughyouliveinaworldveryforeigntome,IfeellikeIknowyou.MaybeIseemyselfinyou.Notinmagic,butIcanrelatetothewayagrowingkidmanagestolivethroughlife’ssurprises.Istillbelieveinmagic,though.WhenIwasakid,Iusedtobelieveinfairies.NowthatI’molder,Ibelieveinyou.It’sreallyhardtobelievethingsarerealifyoudon’tseethem.Astheysay,“seeingisbelieving.”Butwithyou,Idon’thavetoseespellsandcharms.It’syouthatmakesmagicareality.MayyouhaveaMerryChristmas.Sincerely,KevinAge15DavadoCity,PhillipinesInterviewwithKevinThethingIlikemostaboutHarryPotteristhat...he’sawizard.Asidefromthat,hehasotherqualitiesthatIlike:Foronething,hehasamindofhisown.He’sstillyoungbutheknowshowtotakeresponsibilityforhisowndecisions.Healsostandsupforwhathebelievesisright.He’sbraveenougheventhoughhe’sfightingagainstthegrain19.Anotherthingisthathecanbeverysmart,andhecanthinkwithaclearheadevenduringdangeroussituations.Thatreallymakeshimtoughtobeat.ButthethingIreallylikemostaboutHarryPotteristhat...he’snotperfect.Ilikehisimperfections20inawaythatitcanhelpmerelatetohischaracter.Imean,surehe’sawizardandeverythingbuthe’salsoakidlikeanyofus—someonewhohasproblems,emotionsofhappinessandsadness,feelingsofloveandhate.AndIthinkthatmakeshimverymagical.DoyouhaveanyadviceforJ.K.Rowlingaboutfuturebooks?Shouldn’tfriendshipwithHermioneturnromantic?Idon’tthinkHarryandHermionearemeantforeachother.Ithinkit’scuterifHermioneandRonenduptogether.InTheGobletofFire,Ronwaskindajealousof21Krumm,andHermionewashurtwhenRondidn’taskhertotheball.SoIreallythinktheyhavefeelingsforeachother,anditwouldbebesttodeveloptherelationshipsfromtheirpettyarguments.AsforHarry,maybeheandGinnywouldworkout.Maybe.第一封信亲爱的哈利：你竟能骑上扫帚，好幸运哟！肯定好玩吧？要是换了我，我就骑个够！能使用魔法，你感觉如何？你觉得这是一种特权吗？你参加的魔法比赛一定刺激极了。我最喜欢的是你的第一节比赛。哎，哈