Mark Re-Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’: Chapter 14

In the fourteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Hagrid shares in a secret of his: he’s going to try to raise a dragon. When this is easier said than done, Harry and Hermione decide to assist Hagrid in getting rid of Norbert. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to re-read Harry Potter.

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Come see me at Ascendio 2012!

So I can finally announce one of many appearances I will be making in the future of Mark Reads, and this one is a way’s out, so it will allow those of you who wish to come time to save money and plan things out. Next summer, I’ll be appearing at HPEF’s Ascendio 2012 Conference! The wonderful folks who run this fantastic event have invited me to give a couple presentations, and I would love to meet those of you who are fans of Mark Reads and Mark Reads Harry Potter.

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Mark Re-Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’: Chapter 13

In the thirteenth chapter of Harry Potter, we get a lot more Neville and it’s pretty much the best thing out of a lot of great things. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to re-read Harry Potter. 

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Mark Re-Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’: Chapter 12

In the twelfth chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry’s mysterious Christmas gift enables him to find a secret of Hogwarts and confront his past. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to re-read Harry Potter.

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Mark Re-Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’: Chapter 11

In the eleventh chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, QUIDDITCH and DRAMA and OLIVER WOOD and FLUFFY. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to re-read Harry Potter.

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Mark Reads ‘A Clash of Kings’

In A Clash of Kings, Westeros is thrown into chaos as various houses and families begin to vie for control of the Iron Throne. In the process, the main cast of characters is strewn about the world, searching for a way to return home and return to stability. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read A Clash of Kings.

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Mark Reads ‘The Amber Spyglass’: Chapter 38

In the thirty-eighth chapter of The Amber Spyglass, Will, Lyra, and Mary set out on the final journey. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to finish The Amber Spyglass.

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Mark Reads ‘The Amber Spyglass’: Chapter 37

In the thirty-seventh chapter of The Amber Spyglass, I should stop predicting anything because everything is wrong and worse than I could have ever imagined, but I should have expected this, but whatever, HOLY ME CLOSER, TINY DANCER. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Amber Spyglass.

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Mark Reads ‘The Amber Spyglass’: Chapter 36

In the thirty-sixth chapter of The Amber Spyglass, just when we think everything might end well for these characters, Pullman hints at the worst possible thing in all universes ever in all perpetuity and forever and there will not be enough boxes of tissues if this really happens. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Amber Spyglass.

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Mark Reads ‘The Amber Spyglass’: Chapter 35

In the thirty-fifth chapter of The Amber Spyglass, Will and Lyra set off to find their dæmons and instead stumble on to a universe-changing epiphany. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Amber Spyglass.

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