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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Wow, it’s been two years and five days since the last Harry Potter Day and I’m frakkin’ excited for tonight! I don’t know about you, but the anticipation building for the final installment of the Harry Potter books is out of control. This morning on the subway I finished book 6 for the 3rd time and still got a little teary eyed when Ron and Hermione tell Harry that no matter what they’re behind him and will fight Voldemort (not Danny Tidwell in this case, for those of you keeping track). Those are good friends.

Are you all attending any Potter parties tonight? Are you waiting up and standing in line for the 12:01am release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

You know my crazy ass is! I’ll be attending two Potter themed events this evening. First up is Harvard Square which is turning into Hogwarts Square for the night. The historic Harvard Yard and its Deathly Hallowed halls of academia are hosting an outdoor concert with Harry and the Potters as well as Draco and the Malfoys. All the restaurants and shops in Harvard Square will be serving Potter themed meals, drinks, etc. for the kids and me. That’s until 10pm.

Then its back to my side of the river for Brookline’s Potterpalooza. The best independent bookstore in the city, Brookline Booksmith will be where I pick up my book tonight. Coolidge Corner will be going Potter crazy with scavenger hunts, trivia games, wand making, and much more. My home away from home, The Coolidge Corner Theatre, will somehow be suffering through 14,000,000 kids coming in and out all night as we’re part of the scavenger hunt and we’re having big cardboard cut outs of the characters for kids to take pictures with.

I pray that noone calls one of these kids a twunt or a douche or worse tonight. And I hope that “noone” isn’t me. We’re a surly bunch there at the Theatre.

If you’re in town, head on down to one of these events. If you’re in Coolidge Corner and don’t plan on going home and reading the book all night and into the tomorrow, you can come in for the Midnight PRINCE Sing-a-long. Should be major fun! All Prince Videos and a boucing ball on the screen. Get your dance on Darling Nikki!

I’ll end with proof that I’m a geek. A picture from 2005’s Half Blood Prince release taken at 12:15am.

We were just leaving the Newtonville Books Potter Party that kicked ass! Author Tom Perrota (Election, Little Children) read from Potter books, Potter movies played on the big screen, and Kay Hanley played. I love her, and it was a great night! That’s frequent commenter Lil Jenn in the pic with me. We’re so cool… you don’t know!

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I wish I had that kind of night planned!! Unfortunately I live in a small town so my night will consist of getting to Walmart in time to grab a copy…I don’t think I’ll need to elbow and younguns out of the way there - though I’m totally not afraid. I’ve waited nine years for this! Nervous excitement for the end of the series doesn’t even begin to describe it!

Question, how long will you wait before you talk about the book on the site, if at all? Or out of respect for people who don’t ferociously attack the book the minute they get it will you not talk about it at all?

Good luck tonight kicking little kids Em! I probably won’t talk about it or read anything about it online because I’m a slow ass reader. Esp with books I don’t want to end. I’ll be lucky to finish before next week.

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I’ll be avoiding all forms of news media until I finish as well. But I’ll probably finish by the weekend. I’m stuck between wanting to finish it quickly to avoid being spoiling and wanting to savor it because it’s the last…and I just made myself cry.

You should stand next to Lil Jen more often…you look so tall. Too bad I know what happens in the book because someone emailed me.

GMMR, do you read the books, because I’d have that person’s head on a plate if I had gotten that email!

Kath, that’s not even funny. That person should be shot. Spoil something almost a decade in the making.

So worried about finding everything out before the weekend’s even over.

If one Media outlet (not a blog) reports it on the news or there’s a fluff piece on it with Katie Frakkin’ Couric Monday night, someone’s gonna get curse thrown their way.

So not cool.

PS - thanks Kath! Here that LJ, I look tall next to you. Uh-huh

so, I read pretty much everything, I was one of those annoying kids who got their summer reading done in the first 2 weeks of summer, but I have never read a harry potter book……I feel like I’m missing out and maybe I should actually start reading them…….

Um, L.A. - YA THINK? Get to it sister.

L.A., you really don’t know what you’re missing. I think Aladdin’s “A Whole New World” might explain it…

Seriously, if it got ME excited about a BOOK, you KNOW it’s something! CAn’t WAIT but so true. Almost dont WANT to read it because I dont want it to end. I can’t believe we are already on the last book. ACK…

Could I look more like a frakkin’ house elf standing next to you??? For reals?

Holy nuts, I’m so there. My buds and I are having an HP party, then car-pooling to greb us some books. I don’t plan on sleeping until I finishe the ENTIRE thing. Because I’m awesome.

Where’s your scar?

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