The DC have roped me into doing the Harry Potter marathon tomorrow. We're starting at 6am. How to make it bearable?!

[IHeartKingThistle]

We love HP. The DC and I have read the books together 3 times. I don't know how they talked me into this though - apparently it's going to start at 6am and go through till 2am

Anyone done it? Anyone got any tips? I will be enforcing screen breaks throughout I think!

[IHeartKingThistle]

I'VE DONE MY WAITING! TWELVE YEARS OF IT! IN AZKABAN!!!

[letsgomaths]

There was a game I used to play with watching stuff I had watched many times before: keeping my eyes closed or wearing a blindfold, and seeing if I could predict when people would speak, and each line in advance. If I came across a moment when I could not remember what was happening... it would be a reason to watch it again later.

[IHeartKingThistle]

We know these too well! Still having fun though! Film 4 just started, macaroni cheese being consumed. DS just ran round the garden a few times to get rid of the fidgets

[SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito]

And now I want macaroni cheese. Curse you, op!

[DefinatelyAWeeGobshite]

Late to the thread but this is the best idea! My kids are only 4, I can’t wait until they’re into Harry Potter too! They’ve been playing the HP Lego game (I.e running around in circles) though

[wanderings]

Look for slightly old-fashioned things which Professor McGonagall says. Two which spring to mind are:

"The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily." (Philosopher's Stone)
"That's the girls' lavatory." (Half-Blood Prince)

Another fun thing to play with the books is to notice which mundane objects seem to be mentioned a lot, and some them are central to the plots. Examples are socks, trainers, bathrooms and toilets, cleaning (by the Dursleys and Filch). Have you noticed how many scenes take place in bathrooms? Compare this with Enid Blyton, where toilets are conspicuous by their absence.

Another enigma is: in Goblet of Fire, during the lake and maze tasks, what would the vast audience be looking at? All they would see would be the champions entering and leaving.

[letsgomaths]

@DefinatelyAWeeGobshite Do you mean the Nintendo HP Lego game, running round in circles collecting character tokens and gold bricks? I LOVE that game! The board game using actual Lego is good too, but might be tricky for those aged 4.

[CrimeCantCrackItself]

@IHeartKingThistle

I'VE DONE MY WAITING! TWELVE YEARS OF IT! IN AZKABAN!!!

My 3 yo regularly shouts this at me

This is a brilliant idea and I look forward to being able to do this with mine, we're still at the watching one film on repeat from dawn till dusk stage. 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️✨✨✨

[IHeartKingThistle]

Halfway through Order of the Phoenix. Flagging in the heat a bit now!

[YesINameChangeEveryDay]

At the end of this one have a cool shower to keep you going.

[wanderings]

Did you wince with pain during Harry's "I must not tell lies" scene? I actually felt sick when I first read that bit.

[IHeartKingThistle]

It's horrible.

[IHeartKingThistle]

The scene, I mean, not the marathon! Still enjoying the movies!

[GreyBow]

My children did this earlier in lockdown. They started at 5am and when I checked on them at 7 ish, all of them were asleep 😆 They recovered and I joined them for the final two.

[IHeartKingThistle]

Oh we're going to have to watch Dumbledore drinking that ghastly potion soon. Can't bear it

[GetTheGoodLookingGuy]

The best non-book line is in Order of the Phoenix: when Umbridge demands Harry tell the centaurs she means no harm and he replies "Sorry, Professor, but I must not tell lies."

[IHeartKingThistle]

We agree!

[IHeartKingThistle]

I made dinner during the death potion and now we're safely into Deathly Hallows: Part 1. We're getting there!

[OhMsBeliever]

We did this a few years ago. Bought a load of popcorn and had tuna pasta salad for dinner. My lot thought it was great.

I enjoyed it too, but was probably on Mumsnet quite a bit.

[LunaLoveFood]

Just checking in to see if you're still going? If you're still awake around midnight (and you haven't got a huge thunderstorm).you could take a quick break and watch the meteor shower!

[IHeartKingThistle]

Ooh is there a meteor shower?

YES we're at the battle of Hogwarts! Home straight!

[IHeartKingThistle]

And DS is still awake!!!

[NoSquirrels]

You’ll be finished well before 2am. Nice work!

[ParisOnWheels]

Did you all make it to the end?

[IHeartKingThistle]

Yeah! 4 minutes to midnight!!!