I want to preface this by saying that my daughter will be 12 in a week and is fully capable of reading herself.
On Sunday evening I was looking through books available on my daughter's Kindle for her to download and read at her leisure when I say that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was available for free. I grabbed it quick and hoped that she would begin reading it soon. Then the thought occurred to me, why not read it to her? I haven't read a book to my daughter in years. I read the first chapter and she was enthralled. Having read the series myself years ago I knew what was going to happen and reading it aloud I am able to put the right inflections into the parts as they are needed. And to say she's enjoying it is not even close.
Since that night I have read a single chapter to her each evening, sometimes staying up past her bedtime to ensure she gets the prerequisite chapter finished. When we get to the end of the chapter she is begging for more.
As a parent I know that in the future when she is much older and has kids of her own she will think back to this time in her life fondly. It warms my heart to know that I am making a memory that will last her lifetime and it is even more special because I know it now.
Edit: Wow, Front Page and Gold! Thank you all for enjoying this post. And thank you kind stranger for the gold! I am just glad to get to share this moment in my family’s history with you.
Edit 2: there have been a lot of replies about Sorcerer’s Stone and Philosopher’s Stone. In the US it was released as The Sorcerer’s Stone. Prior to today I had heard of The Philosopher’s Stone and it appears both are correct depending on region where it was released.
by forehandfrenzy