7 signs you’re infected with Harry Potter fever

If you are one of the millions of Harry Potter devotees out there, there's a good chance you are spending today lined up outside of a bookstore dressed in a Hogwarts robe and practicing your Defense Against the Dark Arts spells or you are currently locked in your bedroom in the dark in a desperate attempt to avoid the “Potter” spoilers that keep leaking out.

Yes, the Harry Potter mania that has been with us for 10 years is reaching new heights of fanaticism in the final hours before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

Have you come down with Harry Potter fever?

Based on submissions from TODAY viewers who worship all things Potter, we've come up with a list of seven signs you have been infected with the Harry Potter bug:

1. You've read the books more times than Hermione has aced an exam.

“I have read the books a total of 94 times (the entire series 16-17 times, no exaggeration),” writes Rachel Espinosa of Lima, Colo.  “I can connect almost anything to Harry Potter and can quote passages perfectly from memory — either from the books or from the movies. If I forget a word or a name, I always know exactly where to find it in the books.”

“I have read each Harry Potter book (except ‘Deathly Hallows’) over 100 times each,” Kristen Adair writes. “I also buy any magazine with any cast members on the front or in an article ... and I even named my puppy Harry.”

2. You've learned another language just so you didn't have to wait a few months for the book to be translated into your native tongue.

“I learned English by reading the series with a dictionary by my side, just so I didn't have to wait another six or seven months till the next book,” wrote Renata Scheibler of Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Renata (right) also writes: “I do absolutely everything for Harry! I spend days and nights on the Web, updating a Potter site with news on the book or the movie. I walk across my city almost every day now just to organize a big Harry Potter event for the fans.”

3. You have permanently tattooed Harry Potter iconography onto your body.

Submitted by Erin Macdonald Close up of my tattoo which I got to commemorate my graduation from High School and to declare my loyalty after the 6th book was released.

Submitted by Joe Huffman Picture of the best Harry Potter tattoo that will ever exist.

Submitted by Anonymous This is a picture of my tattoo. From Harry Potter and the Scorcerers Stone.

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