Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 

Less than three weeks left. Discuss.

AAAACCCK!!! YAY! (insert excitement here)

I'm sooo looking forward to it, as I am the movie that's coming out in a week and a half.

What Blueerica said! :)

I'm so looking forward to the book (and the movie, too)

I love the movies for the eye candy, but I really do enjoy the books, very easy to get immersed totally.

I have no theory on the ending, in fact, I have not revisted the last two books prior to release (as is usual for me). I don't want to remember everything that happened before in such detail and just want to go into the book cold with no expectations.

I'm looking forward to being curled up on the couch with my kitty and turning pages as fast as I can!

I can't believe it's going to be so soon... For both. It seems like I've been waiting in anticipation for so long that I didn't see the dates sneaking up on me. I'll be catching the movie when I get out to Utah, and curling up with the book, reading with fervor so that it doesn't get too late into the late summer session by the time I'm done.

I do the exact opposite. I re-read all the previous books before the new one comes out so I have it all fresh in my mind. I'm halfway through book 4 right now. Yikes I'd better get busy.

If you're of the less than rabid fan base and don't need to own your own copy at the stroke of midnight, you can always reserve a copy at the library. Even if there are a lot of people waiting, most everyone reads it in one day and gets it back quickly. Last time I actually got it morning of. Hmm, guess I need to get my name on that list.

Oh, me too, normally. For whatever reason I can't explain, I just want to sit down with it, cold and let the chips fall where they may.

Regardless, I'm very excited to see how things end up! The movie in the same month is just extra candy under my pillow. Hopefully with much more Snape (Alan Rickman, sigh)....

I'm doing the same this time as well mostly because I didn't enjoy the last two books

Hmm, well with me it's not even so much rabid fan (ha, my third post in this thread...) but I do love the tactile sensuality of my books. Even the Harry Potter books, I love to admire them on the shelves.

Sigh, it is bad to have the collector gene, I'm getting better, but it's been a long hard road and I'm not at the end yet! So, yes, I've had it pre-ordered from day one.

Put me in the "read the first six right before the new one comes out" camp. Like Katie, I am in the middle of book four.

Snow, we have at least two copies of every HP book- none of us can wait for the other to finish.:rolleyes:

Prediction as to the last paragraph:

The flames blinded Ron and Hermione as Harry and Voldemort fell into the abyss. Suddenly, Snape appeared and . . .

"Whoa, what a crazy dream."

Best, Potter post, ever! :D

Bowing to peer pressure, I feel myself yearning to read books 5 and 6 over the 4th holiday......

I just finished book 3... I need to get a copy of 4 and 5 ASAP so I am read up to where I need to be before I see it!

crap. I need to find the first 6. They are somewhere in the bottomless pit called Spare Room. Luckily, I am a fast reader and it should take me less than a week to get through them all (also I can read at work when it is slow).

I'm with CP, in that I didn't like the last two books. In fact, I thought the last book was so bad, I'm mostly going to read the new book simply because it's the last one.

Any other such poor entry in a series as Half Blood Prince would have me turning my back on any later releases.



Hmmm, and I never "catch-up" by reading the prior books again ... but often the new book will inspire me to read a few of the old ones.



I'm more looking forward to the movie.

We've had our tickets for the 11th for several weeks now.:D

Order of the Pheonix was probably my favorite book of the series. HBP left me very blah. It just didn't seem very put together and was hard to follow everything going on. She was trying too hard to get an emotional reaction from her readers and it didn't work.

4 and 5 are long, too!

I'm number 15 on the list.....which means I'll probably have a copy waiting for me day of. :) I think we bought more than that last time...

Keith Olbermann spent a full 8 minutes of his show last week detailing what he thought was the only logical conclusion to the series. Y'all know I couldn't easily care less about Harry Potter but I found it a compelling argument.

So I'm going to just assume he is right and leave it at that (fortunately for me Lani hasn't yet expressed any interest in seeing the next movie).

I saw that last week, as well. I thought it was pretty good, too.

As far as logical conclusion... I have a suspicion that Harry might be one of Voldemort's horcruxes.

Interesting thought, Morrigoon. However, mustn't there be an incantation to go along with it? And if Harry is the horcrux, then by trying to kill him, is he trying to die?

Interesting thought. I wonder if a horcrux could be accidental.

That's what I think. I think in trying to commit the act of killing Harry and failing, V. split himself again and left some of that in Harry - hence their "connection" and Harry's unusual power.

From Keith Olbermann:



If you want to see his whole theory, you can view it here.

Keith Olbermann didn't come up with that. Since the horcrux concept was introduced, fans everywhere have been saying that.

Keith Olberman read some fan fic sites and pretended it was his concept to Muggles everywhere. That's some evil genius right there.

Either way, seems solid enough for me and odds are the finale will be lame (simply because almost all finales in multi-volume epic fantasy series end up being lame) so I'm good with assuming it is correct.

Yeah, I've had Olberman's theory since Aud and I spent an evening dishing at our favorite diner after we'd finished the book... and I think that would work well with the purported word of the last chapter of Deathly Hallows. Nevertheless, I can't wait to read it. Aud and I are going to be at our standard Burbank bookstore (this'll be our third time there for an HP release.)

This time with Tom in tow, since he's read (and savored) all six since the last release. (So no "hey, just calling to chat and INTERRUPT YOUR READING MARATHON" calls like last time. "Honey, I love you, but... I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE!") He and I are each buying our own-- no way we can wait for the other to finish!

H and Aud... makes me want to make yet ANOTHER trek to SoCal to camp out with you. This year we can watch Hairspray before standing in line instead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

I can't wait for the new book. The library has been doing a ton of publicity for it. I'm giddy!

I too wish I were in SoCal for the opening. I have a decided lack of HP friends here. I'm pondering going alone, but I'm not thrilled at the prospect.

I have my copy of the book and my "Complementary Stuffed Hedwig" on order from Borders. :D

I also have tickets for OOTP both in the Gold Class Cinema (Bonbons and Champagne, anyone) and IMAX ordered (different days, of course)

For the book five release, we dressed Indi up as Hedwig (he was around nine months old). He won the costume contest at Borders. I got a $10 gift card.

Awww, I miss those days. Tori had to dress up every opening night for LOTR and HP. She went as Eowyn on the ROTK opening night, and she was so cute. She had a beautiful medieval dress her grandma had made, a sword and at the time had long, flowing blond/brown curls that reached her derriere. She really looked like a mini-Eowyn, and everyone knew who she was supposed to be.

That's a good idea! It'd be fun to have a dining meet about a week after the release so we can all discuss the book!

Yes. you mean, naturally, an ONLINE dining conference meet so everyone can participate. I will, of course, be having something with Bacon. And a nice Chianti.

OMG, must. have. pictures!

Like we could possibly NOT post about it?? :P

We'll have to start a spoileriffic thread... gonna be too much to discuss to put spoiler tags on everything.

We could call it the "OMG [insert names here]'s DEAD !!! *spoilers*" thread :D

LOL! Or the Someone dies on page <# here>! thread

Baaahh it is too late for that. I already spilled everything more than a year ago.

Here is the bain of my parenting existence...We forgot our camera the night of, but the events person took pictures there and said to call and she'd send us a copy. We vowed to take pics at home, but it was late and we decided to dress him up again the next day and do it. Then the dog ate the costume. I tried to get pics from the events person but they never returned my calls. :(

I saw the film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, last night at a midnight showing in Glendale. It was pretty good. I am not a Harry Potter fan per se (I caught up with the whole series in one or two marathon showings) but this was probably the best of the lot. They're all looking a little long in the tooth for school (not as old as the "teenagers" did in Porky's, but its getting close) but after awhile I stopped thinking about it and got into the story, which moves pretty quickly. Lots of good laughs, thrills, special effects.

Tref says, checkitout.

I'm seeing the film tonight. But I'm seriously considering not reading the last book. I hated the previous one. In fact, I need a re-cap, but there's no way I'm ever reading that book again.

Can anyone fill me with a quick(ish) synopsis??

Harry fought the bad guy and won.

Not that quick.



What happened in the first 382 pages before the last 50 got interesting?

Wow I am surprised -- I thought Book 5 (the movie that is coming out today) flat out sucked. I am sure the movie will be more interesting.

Book 6 I thought was a fine return to form for JK Rowling, after the crapfest of Order of the Phoenix, even though it is basically half a story (while all of the others have been standalone books with an overarching story, book 6 does not have a resolution of its own).

Stuff

Harry started chasing after WhoreCrotches or something....

Ordered my book yesterday. It will come on a Friday. I can stay up all night reading it! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, considering that his captioning has the first movie labelled as the "Sorcerers Tome" :rolleyes:

Edited to add: It looks like the caption stays throughout the story, therefore must be the name of the spot. Sorry.

Ok, I'm rereading book six and I have a few predictions:

Neville dies.

Percy Weasley dies.

Bellatrix is so obviously in love with Voldie. She dies.

Snape is on the side of good. He will risk or give his life to save Harry.

Wormtail still owes Harry a life debt...what will come of that?

Malfoy dies...who kills him? Voldie? Snape? Harry? Or perhaps, like his father, he survives and continues to be a servant of the dark arts in secret.

The big three will return to Hogwarts to finish their schooling at the end of the book.

I'll really miss Neville. I really really hope Hagrid doesn't die. I will be so crushed. I'm on the fence about whether Dumbledore comes back. There are so many Phoenix references that I wouldn't at all be surprised, but at the same time JKR has said she doesn't bring people back. I think maybe Sirius will come back.

I'm on record for saying this before, so I can say it now: Ron bites it. He has a fatal flaw that is portrayed in so many ways that there is no doubt in my mind that he will end up dying as either a direct or indirect result of it. I think he will be tempted to the wrong side, but will see the light at the end and die a hero's death. I've also thought that Harry survives and winds up with those 12 kids Trelawney threw at him. He hasn't a family, so it makes sense that he repopulates the wizard community with a new generation of Potters. With Ginny, of course.

I think Hagrid will die early in the book. Malfoy will kill Neville, and Harry will kill Malfoy. Harry wins at the end, else there's no point to the whole business.

Now, if Rowling really wants to kick everybody in the stomach, she kills Hagrid, Ron and Hermione off fairly early on, leaving Harry more alone than ever. Or, Harry has to sacrifice them for the greater good.

I'll be getting my reserved copy at midnight at our local bookseller. (Not that I'll be allowed to read it.) I'll be curious as to the police and ambulance presence in anticipation of the idiot who yells out the ending to the crowd and gets beaten to death.

HP predictions are everywhere! Augh!
I ordered my book and will pick it up Friday at midnight. :)
'Til then, I'm thinking of avoiding all internet, radio and tv... everywhere I go, XXX is going to die. (!!!)
Ugh, I say. Ugh! :D

BossRadio has been trying to annoy me with predictions based on the first two chapters of Sorcerer's Stone (as they're the only ones that he has actually read.) This leaves him only with Dudley=Voldemort.

Me? I think Harry's scar is the horcrux. I think Neville will battle with Bellatrix, but I'm not sure who will lose. I think Sirius probably isn't coming back. I think Dumbledore and Snape were in cahoots and for some reason, Snape had to do what he did. (I also think he'll die saving/helping Harry.) I think Dumbledore will only be available via portrait. I think Ginny will never put up with Harry's insistence that they can't be together. I think a Weasley will die (but I hope it's only Percy.) I think Hagrid is toast. I think I'll be super-pissed if Hermione or Ron dies, but I'll be OK (but sad) if Harry dies. Ginny can only die if Harry bites it, too.

Captain Tripps gets most of them and those who survive have to move to Boulder, except for Malfoy who goes to Vegas.

But then who brings the warhead?

I'm pretty sure that the Trashcan Man gets to do that. And, let me tell you that I'd be excited to see Matt Frewer in the last Harry Potter movie.

Ok, here's the plan:

Stay home Friday night, maybe watch a DVD, not touch the internet, no regular TV or radio, go to bed.

Wake up at 9am, call work and check that my copy is waiting for me, go pick up said copy.

Read my ass off, since I'm supposed to visit family that day for lunch. Probably won't finish. DOH!

Go to Cemetary Screening....oh wait, no, how can I possibly?! Everyone there is going to be talking about it!! :( Grrrrr....hmmm......GRRRR!

Yeah, I bet she returns pretty early on in the book to help out. Halfway point at most. Maybe Hermione dies early and Ginny comes in to take her place.

Request the Cone of Silence.

I don't even know if I'll have the book by Saturday. If it doesn't get delivered Friday, I won't get it till Monday. Bah.

I will be avoiding all human and technological contact until I finish it.

Half my friends have signed off LJ until after the weekend is over and they've read the books.

I'm very strongly tempted to text message them all Saturday morning with feasible but made up spoilers.

Umbridge dies,
Harry dies,
Ron dies,
Hermione dies,
Ginny Dies,
Sirius dies again,
Nearly headless nick comes to life,
Hagrid creates a new creature that kills him
Madame maxime kills herself cos she can't live without 'agrid
Dumbledore & all the other ex-headmasters get framed.

It was the one armed man...

Wow - some of you are really serious about this

I'm going to wait until September to buy this:



...then I will put it on my shelf and never make time to read it.

(It's not like I go out of my way not to read the books, it's just that there's always something else I'd rather do. At least these will look impressive.)

Hahaa, I wish I had planned ahead like MP and thought about the boxed set.

As for what will really happen with me... I'm heading down tomorrow to see if I can *still* reserve a copy at B&N. I can't do the late night thing.... but... If I can pick it up ASAP sans midnight line, then awesome. If the ressies are all gone by tomorrow, I'll just order it online and start reading it whenever it arrives.

Chances are, as much as I'd like to commit myself to this weekend, I could just as easily work on a paper and read later as anything else. LOVE my malleable schedule! Just gotta not go on teh intrawebs in the meanwhile...

What's all this stuff about "reserving" books? Last time there was a pyramid built out of them in my grocery store. I expect truckloads in every corner store.

The reserving of books gives a significant discount.

Chris: and you could easily get into a 10am matinee of a new Star Wars flick, but it's not the same as lining up at midnight and seeing it right away.

When you receive the book on Saturday, are you going to enjoy reading the book? or is it more of a speed reading contest to get to the end to see what happens? It seems like a significant amount of time is being spent to "beat" everyone else so that any surprises aren't spoiled.

Me wants it! Preciousssss....

It's not about speed reading... it's about marathon reading. Enjoying it, and doing so to the exclusion of other activities because all you can think about is what's going to happen next.

Two books ago, I was still working at Disney, and CMs literally brought the book to work with them and read for their entire breaks. You get so sucked into it that you can't wait till the end of the work day to read more. There were CMs all over backstage with books in hand that first week.

I see. Thanks for the clarification!

I just think this weekend will be an ideal time to commit crimes

I'm with you Morrigoon!! I saw that trunk on the internet at work and we're all drooling!

See, that's not at all the reason I'm pre-ordering. Suggested price from the publisher and the price for a pre-order are significantly different enough to warrant a pre-order, especially since I need to be cost-conscious. Why pay $38 (or whatever it's supposed to be) when I can pay $18(amazon.com) to $20-something(B&N)?

Edited to add: I wish I had the energy to wait in line. :( Just still pre-ordering so that I can get it for less.

But will the Nemo line be shorter?

Nope, immersion and sheer enjoyment of being curled up on the couch with the book. That's how I've read them all. Of course, for GoF, I did not move off the couch for hours..... ;)

Ooh! :p

My local Borders is handing out wristbands for the midnight book release when they open at 9 AM tomorrow. I'll be there... with bells on to get my wristband then go back to work. My boss is well aware and was happy to let me go!! :D

She told me it's "part of my job to be excited about books" and "is happy to perpetuate that".

YAY

Yay for you Libraryvixen and YAY for you uber-understanding and cool boss! :snap:

My old boss... wouldn't be as understanding. The best thing is, in the new library where I'm at , the staff is awesome too!

Is there anyone that will be at the Borders in Stockton? I know most everyone lives SoCal or not close to me in NorCal!

We're excited because it's our tradition. Long post coming soon about that. But essentially, it's our tradition to go to the same store together, watch the dressed-up kiddies play games, take our picture with the Potter cut-out, eat dinner and theorize, wear thematic (but not costumed, per se) clothing, and get all hopped up on the crowd energy until the floodgates break through at midnight. The wait isn't that long, because they line you up in order of wristband-- so if we get there around 10:30 or 11 we'll just have to entertain each other for an hour. Plus, being surrounded by fellow fans, the time goes quickly because everyone wants to talk to each other. It is FUN, FUN, FUN.

First of all, you don't need to reserve the book to get deep discounts ... just buy it during the first weekend. Borders is selling it at 40% off to all comers ... and I read in ze L.A. Times that most bookstores are following suit ... so as not to be shut out of the masses of customers who will be crowding the stores. Harry Potter will be used as a loss-leader and, ironically, the biggest selling book of the year will end up, according to this story, making zero profits for booksellers.


I also read in today's L.A. Times about the various bookstore festivities around town ... and it seems the Barnes & Noble at the Grove has got them all beat, with a live rock band providing the beat - in addition to all the usual trivia, costumes, characters, etc.

I wanna join in the energy and excitement! I'm not even buying the book (it's being shipped to me), but I want to go to the hottest last Harry Potter book party possible. Anyone else interested in hitting the B&N at The Grove Friday night???

Hahahaha mayyyyyyyyybe :) Would I get to take pictures of you in a Harry Potter robe? Can we kick small children out of the way to be the first H4R4Y P0t73R #7 Own3rz r0xxOr!!?!? Can we talk about how much we'd like to stick Ron Weasley with our magic wands in a loud, suggestive tone?

Aw, it sounds fun and the Grove is our neighbor, but we'll be in our old 'hood (Burbank) Friday if anyone wants to see EH and I (and Tom too.)

/me refuses to let Cherny make her ashamed of wearing Potter robes and scarf to book releases.

Hmmm, I don't have any robes or scarfs, but I do have a really cool Harry Potter wand (actually, I think it's Hermoine's wand, the really pretty one) ... and I wouldn't be at all averse to suggestively discussing and perhaps even demonstrating how I'd like to stick it to Ron Weasley, how I wanted to be sandwiched between the Weasley twins last movie out, how much I wanted to stick it to Harry Potter himself the movie before that, and how desperately I wanted Oliver Wood to stick his Biggerstaff to me back in the days of the first two films.


Then let's see if we can manage to not get kicked out of The Grove until Midnight!!

We'll be at the Barnes & Nobel in Phoenix somewhere.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :evil:

Wow you've thought about this more than I anticipated. Wow. Just. Wow. hahahah

Ken and I will be at our nearby Borders which is doing all the fun party stuff, minus the rock band. ;)

I'm tempted to get some black gauzy material, and wrap my arms and head in it, along with wearing my black hooded cloak, and go as a dementor. Then, I can kiss (my) Harry, possibly standing a chance in the costume contests. ;)

Dude! You should!

I won't say who. But I know a certain redhead who's going to be wearing a Weasley sweater.

iSm - that's a relief. I was getting worried that I might not be able to make it down to B&N today. I still may, just to get it over with and get out of the house a bit.

Challenge: visit jkrowling.com and find the hidden Disney reference! First one to report back on the same thing I spotted gets...

well, just bragging rights, but that's something, right?

Um, sweetie, you're still not clear of what day it is. I'm very sorry you missed Disneyland Birthday because of your, er, distraction or whathever ...

... but the book comes out, technically, two days from now, on Saturday (though folks will be lining up for it tomorrow, on Friday). Nothing happens today.


Sorry.

I think she meant she wanted to get there to *reserve* her copy today.

The girls want to dress up tomorrow night and since we're short on time Swanie came up with the idea that they can dress as wizards dressing as muggles - ie mismatched clothing looking like they're trying to fit in.

Hahahaha! Love that idea!

No, I do know that the book comes out in two days. I just didn't think I could make it down to B&N today to pre-order it, and I have a day full of plans tomorrow, preventing me from going there tomorrow to pre-order it. ;)

But, I do appreciate your concern. I am otherwise quite out of it.

A suggestion:

Should any of us feel like discussing the book as we go through it, perhaps we should have chapter-specific threads so we can safely discuss what we HAVE read without spoiling the upcoming chapters for ourselves? I forget how long her chapters are... maybe a thread every even-numbered chapter? (Eg: if you've read through Chapter 2, you can safely read the Chapter 2 discusssion, but want to avoid the Chapter 4, etc)?

Or is that going to be WAY too many threads?

I am a moron. I thought it was coming out tonight at midnight, not tomorrow at midnight. It's being shipped to my office. Going to pre-order it from BN I guess.

More annoyed by being called a liar by Amazon at the moment though.

Wait...what? Do you live here?

Oh ... considering we have four Harry Potter threads going already ... and the book isn't even out!!!


.... I'd say, yeah, Too Many Threads.

;)

Well... I don't know about you, but I'm not touching any form of communication until after I've finished. I just don't want to get spoiled before I'm done (not that the chapter-specific threads are a bad idea, just that I don't trust the media not to spoil things. Seeing as the NEW YORK TIMES just released a review before the embargo ends. SHEESH!)

Call them! Due to my stupidity I called and pre-ordered it over the phone. Simple.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 

I preordered mine online thru Borders since my friend sent me a gift card for my birthday way back that i never used. So i figured now is the best time to use the gift card. But won't get it til next week sometime. But it's fine since i work this whole weekend anyways. But i never thought about preordering over the telephone plus i work so i wouldn't be able to pick it up anyways.

My book is en route from Portland, according to the UPS website.

If I had my time turner... I'd go spend some time with you guys again!

It's now 9:00pm my time, and it's exactly 12 hours until I get my copy of HPATDH.

YAY. :D

Mines coming in the mail tomorrow. So more than 24 hours for me :(
I hope there is not a swine in my apartment who steals my copy! I will be mega mad!

No spoilers Lash, just cause you'll be reading before the rest of us!

Don't read it in bed. :)

Gad no! I'd never get it finished! :)

Haha... it's funny because it's true.

Does UPS deliver on Saturdays? My Deathly Hallows is coming UPS and is in SF now, but I can't remember if UPS delivers on Saturday. If not, I'll be really mad. :eek:

I think it depends on how it was shipped

UPS will deliver the books on Saturday.

Whew! (although I could probably find copies at my corner market on Saturday AM as well)

As of an hour ago, ten people in line at the local book seller.

Ugh, if no one is up for what I think will be the best happenings at The Grove, I'm gonna have to drive all the way out to frelling Glendale to be with my Harry Potter peeps.


People, do you know what kind of gas guzzler I drive?!?! Save me!




(And, of all things, I'm not even buying the book. Even if my mail-order copy doesn't arrive today - which means I won't get it till Monday - I'm already hooked on getting that nifty box set in September, so I won't be buying a "2nd" copy at midnight that will become my third copy in 2 months. Bah.)

2 hours 7 minutes to go !!!

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe.

Oh, and definately no spoilers.... and no threads started until after the whole book is read, I promise.

Ugh, I dressed quasi-wizardy today ... and forgot about a dinner engagement that may leave me left out of any final HP Book Midnight Madness.


Waaaaa!

I don't know if we're dressing up for tonight or not. *I* probably am, but I don't know if *we* are. Alex might go as Snape or something.

My shirt is on... Aud and I have our scarves... Tom has his Weasley sweater... and we're all so excited! Tom is picking up our wristbands now, and hopefully once we finish up at work we'll be on our way.

And with that-- I'm going to be offline until I'm done. Happy reading, all!

I'm a fuddy duddy.

Now I'm just wishing I knew what RStar looked like. Turns out I'll be in DTD tonight to see an old friend who has come into town...

Maybe the Force will guide me to him.

I'm staying up and watching wacky movies tonight - maybe I'll watch Turkish Harry Potter.

I may be able to swing by BN on my way home tonight. That would be awesome.

Got it !!!!!!! Neener Neener Neener !!!!! :p :snap:


OMG !!!! ......Nah. I won't spoil anything for you all yet. :D

Hmmm - you think they'd coordinate the release to Hogwarts Mean Time

It's to justify the fact that you guys get Survivor and Lost episodes weeks before we do. ;)

OMG, I'm such an idiot... sorry for the random off-topic video - apparently I thought I was in the Sooo thread! (where the hell is the edit button?)

:-P
Lash is a poo-hed

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.

Went to Powell's this afternoon. I actually ended up getting the same clerk who had to deny me last night. She apologized again and we had a laugh.

I'll be along in the discussion forum eventually. I'm in no hurry to rush through. I want to savor the read. I've passed this on to Erin, who is, no doubt, driving her friends crazy by taking her time.

Can somebody please re-label the Harry Potter threads?

Apparently there's this one about the release of the book, one about the rumoured spoilers of the book, one about the veracity of rumoured spoilers of the book, and now one about discussion of the actual book when read.


(Not to mention the one about the movie).


Sheesh.

Gah! Only halfway through!

Ditto. I'm pausing this morning at page 388, start of Chapter 20 to ... of all things, go and see the Harry Potter movie (with thrilling 3-D finale) with zapppop and Babette.


I've never been so immersed in Harry Potter in my life.

My tradition of reading the adapted book right after I see the movie leaves me reading TWO Harry Potter novels at once, plus still in the throes of seeing the film (today's 3-D version will be screening 3 for me).

And there was the fun of the midnight mania bookstore madness, and more fun at my actual book purchase the following morning.



Heheh, my cheerful post-DisneylandBirthday houseguests, SuPeR K! and Leigh-Ann left notes hidden throughout my house. One that finally spilled out of my Order of the Phoenix novel last night reads, "Harry Potter Called. He Hates You."

:D

Brilliant! :D

Well, I don't think that the thread title 'Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**' requires all that much re-labelling ?!?! Do people not understand what it's about ?

...and the rumoured spoilers thread is simply going to fade away anyway, as the real spoilers pop up in 'Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**' .

That's why I didn't bother merging or re-naming any of the threads. There may be a few, but they are specific to their titles and will be of short duration.

I kept telling my roommate that they were nuked and everyone died! He didn't believe me.

We went to the Barnes & Noble party in Phoenix. We dressed up but no one "got" what we were. We tried to be too clever I guess.



We were wizards dressed as muggles.

I finished reading about 1AM last night after we drove back.

I'm just past page 400.