Clumsy: My voice out loud passing over the pages of Harry Potter as I read with the girls.
Driveling: Over the words as they spill out of my mouth, sometimes wiping the saliva from reading at a pace which hints too fast.
Corrected: When I mispronounce words like "Harry Potster" or "she said" rather than "he said."
Confident: They are paying attention and not just bidding their time until we can watch the movie.
Scholarly: Getting an education in stories: I, paying attention to the writer's tone and character development while they pay attention to the storyline so they can talk about it with their contemporaries.
Exhuberant: Sitting at lunch or dinner talking about what is happening in the book; guessing at what is to come and making connections between events and characters.
Charming: She reenacts character dialogues in various English accents and tones, none of which are wholly accurate but are absolutely delightful nonetheless.
Elated: A dream turned reality when she leaned over to me and said she thought Professor Lupin might be Sirius Black. I whispered I had been wondering the same thing but then also I think he might be a really good guy.