Harry Potter

Harry Potter, First Day Jitters, and…me?

Hi Everybody! My name is Betsy and I met the Finks back in college (when Darren was the only Fink). I have been following them and their journey with their precious children through social media, and ...

Chapter 16 – Time to Get Schooled – Kids’ Discussion

We’re almost to the end of Harry’s first big adventure at Hogwarts School. Harry has been through a lot in this book. Here is some of what we have seen happen: Harry discovered that he was...

Chapter 15 – Punishment Keeps Me Safe?! – Kids’ Discussion

Have you ever been in so much trouble that it embarrassed you? Have ever been in so much that you just wanted to stay in your bedroom and you didn’t want to see anyone? Have you ever been in so much t...

An Adopted Kid’s Thoughts on Escape from Gringotts

My Thoughts on the Escape from Gringotts Ride at Universal Studios Orlando from the quill of Jasmine Fink It was really crowded at Universal Studio’s Diagon Alley area when we had to put our stu...

Chapter 14 – Are You Seeing Things Correctly? – Kids’ Discussion

Another chapter that is full of happenings. Hermione is driving Harry and Ron crazy about studying for exams. All three kids want to know what Snape is up to. Everyone is curious about how to get past...

Chapter 6 – Kid Discussion – Who should you be friends with?

  Harry is finally going to Hogwarts and getting to eat as much candy as he wants. I have to admit that I want to try a pumpkin pasty. One thing that our whole family agrees on is that Bertie Bot...

Name the Transfiguring Adoption Owl

Help Us Name Our “Transfiguring Adoption” Owl: Our adoptive family is having so much fun creating discussion blogs for other foster/adoptive families. However, we have so much to do with w...

Chapter 4 – Parent Discussion – How are you parenting? Like a Dursley or Hagrid?

The beginning of chapter 4 is one of my fears. No! I don’t have a fear of my children finding out that they are wizards. I am a bit scared of having my wife nudging me in the middle of the night...

Chapter 4 – Kid Discussion – My home is exciting… or maybe I’m confused

I think we can all agree that Harry’s life up until this point had been a sad life. However, with the fall of a door at the beginning of this chapter it appears that interesting things are about...