By coincidence (yeah, really) I was walking past Powells at 11:55. My daughter and her friends had been in line since 9:00 and were close to the door - at the second switchback. I had been calling her throughout the evening, so I decided to wait and join them. We were in the store by 12:25.

Got the book, got to the counter. "Oh, we're not taking ATM cards tonight."

I didn't get the book. I did get a box, though.

I'll get the book tomorrow.

ron

I was at the Glendale Borders from 8 til about 1:08 (according to the reciept.)
I didn't buy the book, but my friend did. I tagged along just to be in the middle of it all. Mostly, I sat around a large table, drank coffee, read magazines and listened to Potter-talk all night. It was exhausting but enjoyable.

Anyone finished it yet, then ?

I have to say I find it a little ridiculous the general hysteria about possible spoilers. I had to go to B&N last night for completely non-Potter reasons, it was horrible and I have to admit a small part of me was tempted to buy th book and then stand by the cash registers reading the last few pages out loud until I was beaten to death by 12-year-olds and their cape-wearing, wand-wielding, plastic-glasses wearing, how-did-they-ever reproduce parents (at least I hope they were there with a kid). But just a small part of me.

Someone else, however, went way too far. A friend reports that someone rented a plane with the scrolling writing on the underside and last night flew it over the Sonoma County Fair with it showing Harry Potter spoilers. No idea if they were accurate spoilers.

Hey, that's exactly what I did.

....At the GLENDALE BARNES & NOBLE.


Grrrrrr, Tref, you are too damn elusive!




Anyway, it was fun to be among all the kids and peeps in costume, running around the store doing trivia, and coloring and consuming creatively-named Starbucks concoctions. My friend, Val, who's the biggest Potter fan I know, lives near there ... so that was the one chosen. And I had a good time, 'cause a lot of my Harry Potter peeps showed up.


I didn't stick around to get the book. By the time I arrived at the store, my wristband would have put me at around 1am. Nah.

I'm off to get it in about 15 minutes, and that's the last anyone will see of me today.

I'm on chapter 12. Have to leave for work in a few, so the rest will just have to wait until tonight.

tap tap tap, waiting on the mail (this afternoon) for mine.....

broke down last night and read some of half blood prince to warm up.

Finally finished! Let's dish!

Did I mention at the end where Voldemort convinces GWB to set off a world-wide Nukelar strike and everybody dies ?

:p

Discuss the book....
 

I've started up a discussion thread for the book with spoilers allowed. See you there.