Harry wished he had about eight more eyes. 
 The first time I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I was about twelve years old - at that time, I was pretty late to the game with the Harry Potter mania... but that didn't lessen my adoration for these books. Since then, I've probably re-read the entire series at least ten times. I know everyone says this, but I truly feel like I get something different from the series each time I read it. 
 Although I didn't read the series until I was a pre-teen, I have been an avid reader since I was four years old. Even now, close to my twenty-first birthday, I still get chills whenever I pick up a brand-new book. Delving into a fictitious world sends me back to when I was a little kid, excited to be reading alongside her mother. 
 Cozying up under a blanket with this new illustrated edition gave me that same sense of wonder that I had when I was younger (even the sheer size of this edition made me feel like I was a tiny girl again, curled up with a massive storybook.) It made me forget that I'm a college student now with responsibilities and tasks that need to get done. J.K. Rowling's beautiful writing didn't really need a revamp, but Jim Kay's illustrations did an amazing job nonetheless. 
 Do you remember how excited you were when you first read Harry Potter? How for years you've longed to experience that feeling again? You can now, with this new illustrated edition. Like the above quote, I felt like I, too, needed about eight more eyes, just to fully take in all of the beautiful artwork. 
 So thank you, Jim Kay, for letting me relive my childhood all over again - even for just a short while.