The other day Ben thought it would be fun to act out the first book while one of us video taped. He assigned us roles, Jason being Hagrid, Janae Aunt Petunia, Alaina the baby Harry Potter and Ben--of course--the boy Harry. (Ben is actually quite good at casting!)
I got to be all the other parts from behind the video camera, which suited me just fine (this was, in fact, my idea!).
To make our production more realistic, we decided to have Alaina lie in a baby carrier that the girls use for their dolls. Alaina was a little long for it, but she didn't seem to mind.
When we'd shot the scene, Jason put down the carrier so Alaina could get out, but she stayed in. Then we started on with the rest of the show. We had to stop almost right away, though, because Alaina was crying so loudly.
It turned out that she wanted Jason to keep carrying her in the bassinet. He did this throughout the rest of the production (even though it didn't make sense in the story), and Alaina stayed very still and quiet.
The next day she brought Jason the carrier again and insisted on being walked around.
I think she not only enjoyed her part in the play but also definitely shows great potential as a future Harry Potter fan :)
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