I’m trying to decide if ordering 1 thru BN will be enough. The adults in the house are 31, the kids are 8 and 6.
We have to read to the 6 year old, the 8 year old likes me to read to him, with feeling, so I’m trying to be very mature about this whole thing, but I just want to hole up with the book all day and come out for bread and water! I’m thinking maybe to buy another one if our quaint little town will have an HP book opening…probably will…then we get to mingle with all the other little freaks and get another book so we’re not plotting deaths ourselves.
I work at a small bookshop in the village, and I was the very first person to put my name on the pre-order list! As well as that, my boss has roped me into helping organise the midnight party, and I can’t wait. Because the bookshop is so small, it’s relying on sales of the book, and it has to open at midnight or otherwise people’ll go to the supermarket that’s open twenty four hours.
Practical considerations aside, though, it’s just an excuse for a party, that will no doubt break up quickly as people go home to read. The book comes out on Friday and I have a long-haul flight to keep myself occupied on the Tuesday following, but I can’t wait that long! I’ll have to re-read it in flight.
It’s been too long, methinks. My boss let me have a copy of Prisoner of Azkaban early, but he says he doesn’t dare this year. Boo.
Oh, and my guess is:
Sirius Black and Lupin are more than friends.
I pre-ordered this months ago with bn.com and just got a notice that they were upgrading the shipping so I’ll receive the book on the 21st. My son is so excited–he just wants to stay in and have me read it to him all weekend long 
He’s 10 now and perfectly capable of reading it himself, but this is a book he says he wants us to share.
AWW, isn’t it great, the pre-teen sweetness?
I just hope that book is on my doorstep by noon. I just figured out that we have a flippin’ WEDDING to go to the 21st! Well, it’ll have to be short n sweet. Is it rude to ask to take the cake with you??HEHE
We gave my son a huge Harry Potter birthday for his 8th. We strapped a walkie-talkie in a store bought replica of the sorting hat and had a friend be the voice, imitated Olivander’s Wand Shop and did special effects sounds when the kids swished thier wands, laid out 2 banquet tables with candleabra’s and cooked them a good old fashioned “English” lunch of whole roasted chickens, potatoes and carrots and bread pudding…AND had different science activities and simulated the different classes…Some parents dressed up too and the whole party took 2 hours! it was about as cheap as a party at the Chuck E. Cheese and way more stimulating.
That’s how nuts we are.
Looking forward to it, but will just go to a bookshop then - I’ll only be a day or so late.
I hope it’s as exciting as the fourth one, with a plot as hole-free as the first.
Guys, unless your speculation is (a) Based on something JKR, etc, said, or (b) So obviously true there can be no doubt once you’ve shared it that it is the truth, you DON’T NEED SPOILER BOXES. My reading of HP5 will not be spoiled by Poster A saying “I bet Dumbledore dies.” and B replying “No, Hagrid.” (unless, possibly, they go into sufficient detail)
You do if your ego demands it.
Seriously, I think the spoiler boxes are there to protect people from reading with preconceived ideas. Or, OTOH, to prevent people from screeching, “Eeeew! No!” at their computer screens.
oreo, will sis be able to read while doing the happy dance? that is so fantastic.
i’ll be at the bookstore at midnight, checking out costumes and being one with the crowd.
then i’ll have the book done by 7am.
good thing 2 of my fav. writers have books arriving in july. i wish they could write as fast as i read.