Adventures in Advent: Advent 2024, Day 15

This was another Advent I found in Mebane North Carolina the other day. We went to the Sweet Grace Market at the Melville Trading Company where I found a handful of this calendar: the Harry Potter/Jelly Belly Advent Calendar 2024. With days 1-24, you get 1 of 10 randomly inserted flavors which include cinnamon, toasted marshmallow and candy floss. For those of you who don't know, candy floss is what Brits call cotton candy.

Too bad that Jelly Belly didn't make this a Bertie Botts selection of flavors. They still license the  'Every Flavor' brand of Harry Potter inspired jelly beans. So why couldn't they have used ear wax and toothpaste flavor instead of green apple and cherry? And would it have been too much of a problem to include some of Jelly Belly's holiday flavors like egg nog and peppermint? No Bertie Botts and no holiday flavors. Just seems like a missed opportunity if you ask me...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

WORTH CONSUMING!

My least favorite of all 7 Potter books. I truly hate the lack of being at Hogwarts and all. True, I know it was needed for the plot and no way could Harry be truly safe from the Dark Lord there. Still, I liked the ending and the epilogue. In fact, I beat me goal to read all 7 books before Halloween by less than 3 weeks to go!!!! Not bad for a first timer.

In closing, I felt really sad it had to end, but I’ve heard rumors of an 8th book, so who knows. At least there are still a couple of movies to be made.

Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

WORTH CONSUMING!

Who would have thought but they made a sequel and like Empire Strikes back it’s as good (if not better) than the original. Apparently, this Harry Potter Thing has a few more fans than just me. I hope the popularity increases enough for there to be another book. It would be a real letdown if they cancelled the series after just 2 books. I mean, Harry’s supposed to go to Hogwarts (his wizard school) for 7 years- so there must be at least 7 books!

Good luck to JK Rowling- I hope people like your stuff enough for a 3rd book! (Fingers Crossed)