School starts tomorrow for the kids (remote only), so Madeleine was determined to finish "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" today. See, in Madeleine's eyes, it doesn't count as "summer reading" unless she: A) started the book AFTER the last day of school in June, and B) finished the book BEFORE the first day of the new school year. So despite everything I tried to tell her to reassure her that she didn't need to FREAK OUT about finishing her book before tomorrow, Madeleine was bound and determined to make it a done deal.
She read several chapters throughout the day today, and announced this afternoon that she was on the final chapter.
MADELEINE: Mommy? I feel like, for the final chapter at bedtime tonight, I should wear, like, an ALL BLACK outfit. In honor of the DEAD.
ME: Um. Okay.
Unfortunately, Madeleine does not possess such an outfit, let alone in a pajama set. So this evening she donned a navy blue pajama top with pink patterned pajama shorts.
MADELEINE: Mommy? Does THIS (gesturing at her pajamas) seem APPROPRIATE for the last chapter?
ME: Yes.
MADELEINE: Okay. (sighing) Poooor Dumbledore. This is gonna be the most STRESSFUL year of school yet.
It's as if she hasn't already had the book read to her and watched the movie ten thousand times, she's having such a visceral reaction. I guess you're really living in the book's world when you're dressing the part of the mourner at Dumbledore's funeral. I guess I should be prepared for when she reads the next book in the Unicorn Quest series, because we may need to break out a horn for her to wear while she reads.
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