Harry Potter

[tarotgal]

I'm going to go pick up my reserved copy of HP6 tonight at midnight. I'm quite excited. I'm going to wear my Hufflepuff shirt for sure, but I'm debating my scarf. Not sure I can work up to going *that* far out :-)

Anyway, I'll be avoiding LJ's and HP mailing lists until I finish reading it- which I've devoted the entire weekend to- to avoid being spoiled. And I just wanted to remind everyone to please don't post any spoilers to my journal. Seriously, I feel guilty enough about last time. Spoiler space is a fantastic invention, but it might be better to just hold off on spoilers all together for a while as well. We don't want everyone finding out before they read the book that the Giant Squid is the Half-Blood Prince, do we?

Hope everyone enjoys their local festivities and the book- whenever you get a chance to read it!

Comments

[ladykorana.livejournal.com]

I'm so very disappointed that this is my weekend to work. I have a Hermione costume, and I've been looking for another excuse to wear it since Halloween. Plus, I haven't been to a HP book party since the night 'Goblet of Fire' came out. Alas, I have to work from 4pm to 2am...and I don't think they'd take it too well if I wore wizarding robes and a Gryffindor scarf to the pharmacy, nor would they like it if I ducked out at midnight. *G*

I'll be picking the book up from some random store in the next week or so, and I'm really not looking forward to being so behind in spoilers and discussion and stuff. I really don't have time to let myself get sucked into reading it until next Wednesday :( So have fun for me and enjoy the party and the weekend read!!

[tarotgal]

Hmmmm. Yes, I do believe dressing up as Hermione might make you appear a little less professional :-)

It was a much quicker read than I'd anticipated (I read terribly slowly) so hopefully when you do manage to get it, you won't be behind in discussion for too long. I hope you enjoy it when you get the time to read it!! I'm just hoping my post-reading euphoria will last throughout my upcoming very busy week at work :-)

[ladykorana.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I'm not as far behind as I'd feared I would be. I picked up a copy without a problem after I got off work at 2am the night it came out and stayed up until 7am reading it. It is a very, very fast read, I definitely agree with you about that. I didn't have quite as much energy to devote to it last night, but I'm still slightly more than halfway done now. I look forward to discussing stuff with you once I'm done!

[vatergrrl.livejournal.com]

I have yet to venture out and pick up my reserved copy, but I will say this: The world of HP NEEDS more Giant Squid. I'd be a happy grrl, indeed, if Rowling went back and rewrote everything from the point of view of The Giant Squid. My prediction for the end of the series is that we will find out that everything that went on was just a fantastic dream by TGS, who lives at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD.

Just saying...

[tarotgal]

Having visited there a dozen times at least, I must say that I can absolutely see that ending. The book has to end with the word 'scar' still, of course, but that could still work. Yes. Absolutely.
And the idea of rewriting the entire thing in TGS's POV would be highly interesting and amusing!!!

As for the book... I was pleased to see some of the more minor characters being paired together. Everyone deserves some love, right? But, alas, still not enough love for TGS. You're so right. The HP world definitely needs more of him.

[brigidmn.livejournal.com]

Hmm...the giant squid - could be. Although my money's been on Trevor (Neville's toad) :) But....mmmmm
lol

[tarotgal]

Trevor? Brilliant! Right there in the dormatory the whole time and everything. And then the whole kiss-him-and-he-becomes-a-Prince deal. (Okay, that's frogs, but close enough). You're so brilliant! *bats away new plot bunnies*

[(Anonymous)]

Ours came from Amazon today while I was at work, but(pout) my husband is reading it right now! Whine!!!!!! I'm hoping he'll fall asleep before me and I can scoop it from him but I probably won't get to start until until Monday since I'm working 12+ hours again tomorrow.

Happy reading!

Tina

[tarotgal]

Oohhhhhh! I wish you luck for the wait! It's worth it, I assure you :-)