It’s impossible to walk down the street without observing individuals fanatically reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The atmosphere has been more or less similar in my school lab, and I’m a contributer to it.

I picked my copy up on the official date of the launch, along with the previous 2 that I didn’t own, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince. All the major bookshops were still well stocked by late afternoon, which makes you wonder why anyone pre-ordered to begin with.

Anyway, I couldn’t quite remember the plot in The Half-Blood Prince, since I’ve only read it once previously, along with The Order of the Phoenix. The latter however, had a theatrical release not long ago which I caught, and hence, was adequately familiar with it. Therefore, to ensure I would be able to grasp and fully comprehend whatever awaits me in the final installment, I had to reread the 2nd last.

An in-house internship is in many ways, relaxed, as long as you are able to meet deadlines, or provide an excuse for not doing so. What I’ve learnt so far is that those administrative apparatchiks are more interested in paperwork than the actual project itself, which allows for plenty of senseless excuses as long as it’s lengthly documented.

For the past 3 days, I’ve been allocating about an hour’s work of work per day and zealously reading the famed book for the rest. Now that I’ve finally caught up the 7th book, it seems that tomorrow and the day after next will be hardly any different.