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12-12-2004, 08:01 PM
| | |  Potter fan's wish comes true
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is going to make Brittany Hazelrigg's dream come true. Brittany is going to be flown to London to meet the cast of Harry Potter. The Herald Review reports that Brittany said she said that she liked to "look at behind the scenes stuff a lot". Brittany researched the cast members, and will present them all gifts that appeal to their real-life interests.
Brittany will present Dan with a CD Mix, as well as an alternative t-shirt. Quote:
With freshly manicured fingernails matching her blue eyes, she'll hand Radcliffe a mix CD and an alternative T-shirt.
She also plans to ask them personal questions rather than focus on their characters.
Having read "The Goblet of Fire" seven times and the previous books too many times to count, she'd probably know the answers, anyway.
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Her mother, Melanie McDaniel, has even seen Brittany lie on her bed simultaneously reading a Harry Potter book, following along with the movie and listening to the soundtrack.
"It's a little too much, really," McDaniel said with a snicker. "That's the point I'm saying, 'Should I be worried?' "
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But Brittany's affinity for the charming British cast extends beyond a teenager's crush. Talking about Harry Potter has eased her pain while recovering from major surgeries.
She's had 15 surgeries to correct a disabling birth defect, spina bifida. The end of Brittany's spinal cord was not closed at birth, her mother said.
Occurring in seven out of 10,000 babies, the progressive condition affects kidney and bladder functions and sometimes leads to fluid in the brain, according to the Spina Bifida Association of America.
Her physician suggested she cast a wish with the foundation two years ago. After much deliberation, she chose the Harry Potter cast over a swim with the dolphins.
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The family took several trips this year, including a swim with the dolphins, to take the focus off of upcoming surgeries that could leave Brittany homebound next summer.
To prevent kidney damage, she will have to complete some procedures during the nine-hour flight to London. But she plans to read a suitcase-full of Harry Potter books to ease her mind.
"I get so focused on the books, it's like I'm in it," she said. "I think it's kind of cool."
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Once in London, Brittany, her mother, stepfather and two younger brothers, Conar and Caden, will follow a five-day itinerary of sightseeing organized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The family will spend another five days in Scotland so Brittany, also an avid Travel Channel fan, can search for the Loch Ness monster.
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12-12-2004, 08:07 PM
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Thats soo cool lol. I bet she really deserves it, good for her 
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12-12-2004, 08:15 PM
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| | Billywig
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Thats so sweet. Shes gonna present Dan with a CD mix.
I really wish she has a wonderful time with the cast. Hope that the HP magic can help her recover from her illness as well.
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12-12-2004, 08:24 PM
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i know people with that it is very painfull even without surgery..
hope she has a great time
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12-12-2004, 08:27 PM
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I wish her all the best during her trip and in the future & am so happy that someone so deserving will have their wish come true. HP's healing powers - now there's true magic.
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12-12-2004, 08:42 PM
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omg, good 4 you girl!!!! hope u feel better soon!!!
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12-12-2004, 09:22 PM
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wow lucky for her. i hope her condition isnt fatal, and that her health improves. in the meantime i hope she enjoys her time with the cast!
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12-12-2004, 09:29 PM
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ohh i hope she enjoys herself
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12-12-2004, 10:11 PM
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| | Firecrab
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Aww wow what a great charity, she's bound to have a good time It's nice also that WB are willing to let her family into the set! Hope this surgery will help. Quote:
HP's healing powers - now there's true magic.
I agree, I wish we could heal as well as they do in the books!
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12-12-2004, 10:32 PM
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i hope she feels better too.
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12-12-2004, 10:46 PM
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Wow. Good for her!! 
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12-13-2004, 12:15 AM
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that girl is so lucky ... i hope she'll be okay, her disease sounds awful with so many surgeries ..
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12-13-2004, 12:53 AM
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That is so wonderful, I hope she enjoys herself! She really does deserve it! I can understand what she says about escaping into the books, I do the same, it is great to be able to take time out from your real life and go into another world!
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12-13-2004, 02:27 AM
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yaay! that is a good wish and i hope she enjoys her stay in london, and i hope she gets much better.
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12-13-2004, 05:02 AM
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I hope she has a BLAST with the cast! It was either them or dolphins, hard choice there!
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12-13-2004, 06:31 AM
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that is great. My friends little sister has a rare case of stomach cancer that is in remission now, but the Make a wish foundation allowed her to attend the LOTR movie 3 premire and was able to meet the whole cast including her love Orlando. Not everyone gets to have opportunity of a lifetime, but I am glad that the terminally ill are offered it since their lifetime isn't too long.
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12-13-2004, 06:44 AM
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Awesome!!! That is great for her!!! I hope she has a great time!!! the wizarding world is alive!!!!
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12-13-2004, 08:32 AM
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Wonderful! She really deserves it. People like her should experience things like this more often!
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12-13-2004, 08:32 AM
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If I could have a wish come true... it would be to meet JK Rowling, I think... (apart from those impossible wishes). I think it's lovely that her wish is being granted, though...
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12-13-2004, 09:33 AM
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I hope she'll have a great time...!
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12-13-2004, 09:50 AM
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How wonderful... I am glad that there is a program like Make a Wish Foundation out there. Hopefully she will have a great time and never forget such a great experience!
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12-13-2004, 09:52 AM
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Wow this is very cool.That girl deserves this oppurtunity to meet the cast and all 
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12-13-2004, 11:37 AM
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12-13-2004, 01:57 PM
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She is so lucky. I gues this time JKR cast some real magic into the muggleworld
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12-13-2004, 02:30 PM
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I hope she enjoys and feel better soon..!!
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