Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Now I am 45% done with the Harry Potter series. I've finished the first four books and the first chapter of the fifth book. (Did anyone else notice how in the fifth book the print gets smaller?) I feel like I've been reading so long and I haven't even reached the midway point of this series. That is absolutely ridiculous but also fantastic because that means that there is still so much more story to go!

Originally, the beginning of this book scared me. The part where Harry gets taken to Sirius' house was particularly stressful for me and I did not want to continue reading. I haven't gotten to that part yet but now that I know what happens I'm sure it will be easier on my nerves. The first time I read this book I read a lot of it in one day because I couldn't wait to find out what happened. I'm guessing (since it's so long) that many things were cut from this book too, just like in Goblet of Fire. Therefore, it won't be a complete repeat of the book. Additionally, the halfway mark of this book occurs later than the halfway point for the series. I'm excited to continue the journey through the world of Harry Potter.

I'm also continuing to keep ahead of schedule, which is nice. Last week I came a little close to falling behind but my 200ish pages last night made up for that. I'm probably feeling a little more optimistic than I should. I feel like I'm nearing the end and that I'm almost finished, but I have not even reached the halfway point. Maybe it's that I'm onto the fifth book out of seven, which means I'm more than halfway through the books but not the pages. It's still going to take a long time but it will turn out OK, I hope.

Yay Harry Potter!!!!!
ps. today I am going to a corn maze and all I can think about is the third task of the Triwizard Tournament and hoping I don't find any creepy things inside!