Let's go buy the new Harry Potter book tonight
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is out tonight at midnight:01.
My friends Melissa and Mike invited me to the super-awesome release party at Destinations Booksellers here in New Albany tonight, which begins with a super-awesome Harry Potter-themed dinner at the super-awesome La Rosita Mexican restaurant at 7. (They have the best guacamole and the largest quesadillas ever.)
And despite how much fun that sounds, I'm not going to go because a) I don't want to be around a bunch of Harry Potter fans who might be talking about the ending, which has already spread like wildfire online and b) I don't want to go to jail for subsequently punching somebody's 11-year-old in the face for ruining the book for me.
So I'll probably run out to Kroger at 12:01 and snag the book for a whopping 40 percent off.
Maybe there'll be some protesters there. You know, like those crazy people who burn Harry Potter books because J.K. Rowling had the nerve to get kids excited about reading again by writing a beautiful series of fun, adventurous books about friendship and hope and love and honor and believing in yourself.
If I'm going to punch anybody in the face over Harry Potter, I'd like it to be one of those people.
I'll wear my Batman t-shirt, just in case.
What about you? Are you going to go out and buy it, too?
I'm going to try to read the whole thing this weekend. Review coming soon.
I'm sneaking in at 12:01 to Border's and then right back out. I have a prepaid copy waiting and was told there'd be a bunch of people but the prepaid people could get in and out in no time. I've been avoiding the internet and news like the plague. I just don't want to know.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the ending.
Did you get it? Did you get it? The closest Kroger to me wasn't even open past midnight, so I stopped by a little after 6 this morning when they opened and snagged one. They only had seven copies on display, but I'm sure they had lots more in the back. Maybe. Whatever. I don't care. I got mine. :) I'm at work until a little past noon today, and after that I'll be beginning the great Finish Harry Potter Marathon of 2007. Can't wait to hear what you think about it, too!
I got it. At great risk to my own life I might add! :P Seriously though, it was wicked crazy at Border's last night but I wanted to experience a midnight release at least once. What better way than to wait for the last book right? I didn't get back home until 2:30 this morning, so I didn't start until this morning…Will get back here once I finish. Happy reading! :) (I wonder if I can get any nerdier? No, I really don't think so.)
I guess I'll have to start avoiding your blog for a while ;) We're just broke enough that I have to wait till my Dad buys it and THEN wait till he finishes it. The suspense is killing me. Meanwhile, my husband is hanging spoilers over my head like some sort of doomsday device (he 'accidentally' read them online somewhere) compelling me to do his bidding.
Oh woe is me!
Kerstin: Nerdy is good. Don't not be nerdy. And! Are you done yet? Are you done yet?
Jen: Is there any way you can send your husband and dad on a fishing trip or something, so that you can read your dad's copy without fearing your husband's spoilers? Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the book!
I just finished this very minute and came to see if you had finished.
I have to say, I'm a little depressed it's all over…