WHSmith Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Book Deal

A very quick blog update to say that I have indeed gone ahead and pre-purchased the new Harry Potter script book that is going to be released at the end of July.

First of all, I thought it would be a nice treat, after another session of exams (which are next week, by the way- eek!), and also, I have come across a great deal that is being offered by WHSmith at the moment.

To pre-order the book, you just need to put a deposit of three pounds down at your local till, and once the book is released, you pay the last seven pounds when you get your copy. No fuss, small deposit and good total price; what's not to like!

So, if you fancy getting the book yourself, that is how I would recommend to do it, as I have seen the book for sale on Amazon for ten pounds, purely for a digital copy, whereas 'Smiths are selling the hardback 'rehearsal edition', which will go well with the other collectors edition Harry Potter books that I am sure you possess. No? Shame.

Serendipity

I'm not actually sure how remarkable an occurrence has to be classed as serendipity. I mean I didn't accidentally discover penicillin, nor did I miraculously avoid being squashed by a falling piano, stepping out my way to pick up a ten pound note, but something happened to me a day or so back that I would class as serendip.. seren.... serendipitous?

Having borrowed a box of compilation CD's from my Nan, I decided it was about time that I clean up the household CD racks. To that end, I set about tidying and organising, alphabetising and mentally cataloguing. I discovered an Andrea Bocelli CD. No surprise; he's a popular man in our household, as was Pavarotti before him. The only thing was, I did not recognise this CD, whereas I recognised the others that were slotted in next to it: Incanto, Viaggio Italiano, Sogno et al.

This CD, entitled Romanza, was unfamiliar to both myself and Dad, and certainly not part of my iTunes collection, so into the laptop it went, and soon it found its way into my ears through my headphones. The music player really is the most amazing system of the human body.

This is where the serendipity enters into it. Or rather, it was a serendipitous discovery that wasn't aware of until that moment. There used to be one Andrea Bocelli CD that would always be played in the car during journeys, and it was one that therefore held most of my favourite songs. Unfortunately, that CD was lost to the ravages of time, much to my chagrin, and audio-melancholy. That was many, many years ago.

So, can you guess why finding an unknown CD in an unexpected location might bring such joy?

That's right! I can only recommend that if you are not familiar with this CD, you make yourself familiar with it, as I did again recently. It features such incredible tracks as Con te partirò (classic), Vivere (a personal favourite), Per Amore (something for a summer's evening), Le Tue Parole (extremely easy listening), Vivo per lei (a powerful duet with Giorgia Todrani) and Romanza (deserving of having an album named after it).

Seriously recommended.