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tried to read it. thought it was mighty uninteresting. then again dragonlance is about the only fantasy ive liked that has been written anytime too recently.

LOTR, thomas covenant, Shannara series, dragonlance are some of my fav fantasies.

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6/20/2005 10:26:12 AM

I'll admit it. I'm completely obsessed.

6/21/2005 12:53:29 AM

I actually dressed up are Harry Potter for my school's Fall Festival a few years back. I did it just to piss off my former headmaster, who is a religious zealot who thinks that Harry Potter is the work of the devil. LOL. How I pity him. I have to admit, my costume truly kicked ass.

6/21/2005 2:21:47 AM

sales have gone over 1.25 million so far


19 days left!

6/26/2005 10:49:12 AM

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"LOTR, thomas covenant, Shannara series, dragonlance are some of my fav fantasies."

my fav fantasy is to swim in a pool of marshmallow creme.
a/s/l?

o wait wrong forum.

Weasley is our King!

6/26/2005 10:57:23 AM

gettin close

6/30/2005 5:13:05 PM

almost queer!

7/1/2005 7:44:34 PM

7/5/2005 2:49:21 PM

bump

7/8/2005 5:12:25 PM

I'm gonna be in over here in jolly ol' England when it comes out. I'm thinking about going to a midnight release party but I don't think I can handle the kids.

7/8/2005 6:20:09 PM

so soon

7/9/2005 1:26:05 AM

^^ Kids are okay.

Middle aged fanboys in costume are not.

7/9/2005 1:29:40 AM

damn

7/9/2005 1:37:13 AM

Jon knows how it rolls.

7/9/2005 3:49:28 AM

the back cover was released

http://www.veritaserum.com/galleries/displayimage.php?album=184&pos=5

7/9/2005 9:36:37 AM

Does anyone have the New York times crossword puzzle that came out today? It's all Harry Potter in the crossword.

7/10/2005 5:16:14 PM

so, who wants to loan me the last book so i can refresh for this one?

7/10/2005 5:52:30 PM

Here's the crossword

7/11/2005 9:49:30 AM

that's probably the only crossword [from the NYTimes] that I could do by myself

7/11/2005 10:20:10 AM

^^ Thanks DonMega!

7/11/2005 2:01:10 PM

In about five days, there's gonna be the largest figurative (in some cases, literal) adolescent orgasm ever.

7/11/2005 2:38:48 PM

i cant wait

7/11/2005 3:43:53 PM

^

7/11/2005 8:27:32 PM

so what store(s) in raleigh will be open at midnight to sell me a copy? hmmmm? anyone know?

7/11/2005 11:50:21 PM

i believe most of the barnes and nobles and borders and such will be open at midnight..there was an article about it in the news and observer yesterday or today... do a search on newsandobserver.com for harry potter. i found the article but can't read it b/c it is making me register

7/11/2005 11:57:32 PM

thanks! i live in greensboro now but i'll be in raleigh this weekend so it's hard for me to keep up. i'll post what i found out.

found it:

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"Where Muggles meet and greet Activities take place Friday unless noted. Books go on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. BARNES & NOBLE Wand decorating, photos with Harry, trivia, face-painting and more. Get a wristband for the book starting at 6 p.m. Brier Creek Commons, 8431 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh. 484-9903. Party starts at 6 p.m. 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary. 467-3866. Party starts at 8 p.m., with a magician from 9 to 10 p.m. Crabtree Valley Mall, 4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. 782-0030. Party starts at 8 p.m. New Hope Commons, 5400 New Hope Commons, Durham. 489-3012. Party starts at 8 p.m, with live owl presentation at 8 p.m. and balloon fun at 9 p.m. Triangle Town Center, 5959 Triangle Town Blvd., Raleigh. 792-2140. Party starts at 9 p.m. BOOKS-A-MILLION Participants sort into four houses to learn spells and tricks, crafts and wizard cap-making. Costume contest and face-painting. 7221 Sandy Forks Road, Raleigh. 847-2486. Party starts at 9 p.m. BORDERS Trivia, costume contest, face-painting, invisible ink lessons and more. Tickets for books given at 7 p.m.; parties start at 9 p.m. 404-101 E. Six Forks Road, Raleigh. 755-9424. 8825 N. Six Forks Road, Raleigh. 845-1154. 1751 Walnut St., Cary. 469-1930. 1807 Chapel Hill Blvd., Chapel Hill. 929-8332. BRICK ALLEY BOOKS Special effects, costume contest, door prizes and screening of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." 10 p.m.-midnight. Scavenger hunt, Saturday, 1 p.m. 115 N. Churton St., Hillsborough. 245-0062. CEREBRAL HOBBIES Pajama party, games and more, starting at 9 p.m. 265 S. Elliot Road, Chapel Hill. 929-0021. MARKET STREET BOOKS & MAPS Birthday cake for Harry, wand-making, shriek contest and more, 9 p.m.-midnight. 704 Market St., Chapel Hill. 933-5111. MCINTYRE'S FINE BOOKS & BOOKENDS Guests encouraged to dress as a favorite character, 8 p.m.-midnight. Fearrington Village, Pittsboro. 542-3030. QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS & MUSIC Outdoor celebration with a magician, owls, Professor Dumbledore and Harry Potter, animals from the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, "Find the Golden Snitch" game and more. Rain or shine, 10 p.m.-midnight. 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh. 828-1588. REGULATOR BOOKSHOP AND CAFE Readings, trivia game, live music, hat sorting and more, starting at midnight. 720 Ninth St., Durham. 286-2700."

[Edited on July 12, 2005 at 8:57 AM. Reason : places]

7/12/2005 8:55:21 AM

amazon.com is delivering mine to me...at first I thought this was a good idea, but now I just feel like I'm gonna be one of the last to read it

7/12/2005 9:45:26 AM

Nope, I have to wait for my fiancee to read her delivered copy before I get a shot at it.

7/12/2005 10:53:04 AM

Got mine reserved. It's not for me tho.

7/12/2005 11:02:55 AM

The key is WalMart. They get like 1 million copies per store and they sell them for 16 dollars or something really cheap. I hate WalMart, but they are going to get my money for Harry Potter 6.

7/12/2005 11:15:22 AM

Has anyone ever had one of the earlier books delivered to them from Amazon? I'm starting to worry that I might not get mine on Saturday like they promised. Are they pretty good about getting it to you on time?

7/12/2005 2:18:44 PM

I dont' read these books, but I just read in the news that some chain in Canadia fucked up and starting selling these today. About 16 of them got sold before they realized what they'd done.

They're now recalling all the copies sold and promising an autographed copy in return (on the proper release date)

7/12/2005 2:55:26 PM

^^amazon usually gets preordered dvds there on the same day and sometimes a day early. I wouldn't worry about it.

7/12/2005 3:37:33 PM

It would be awesome if she killed off everyone in this book and releases a one-word statement..."GOTCHA"

7/13/2005 6:51:56 AM

i had the 5th book delivered from amazon. They have a contract worked out with fedex to get them all shipped out that day.

7/13/2005 10:24:10 AM

good, looks like I'll be reading from Saturday until I'm done with it

7/13/2005 10:30:02 AM

The preorder folks will get their book on Saturday. Knowing the Fed-Ex people though, the delivery guy will put the failed delivery notice on your door and run away before he has to do any real work. Last time I had Fed-Ex deliver, I had to chase the stupid guy back to his truck ( he was running from me) to get my fucking package.

7/13/2005 10:34:18 AM

yeah amazon.com is guaranteeing july 16 delivery or a full refund... if you pre-ordered it from them before the deadline...
i did that, the thing that sucks is that i'm in atlanta all week... the fed-ex dude better leave it on the porch b/c i have someone who is going over to the house a few times that day to get anything he leaves...

7/13/2005 11:11:00 AM

3 days left

7/13/2005 12:10:48 PM

shhh, dont tell them the secret of walmart

7/13/2005 12:20:13 PM

back cover art for the Deluxe edition



[Edited on July 13, 2005 at 12:25 PM. Reason : ]

7/13/2005 12:24:45 PM

I hadn't seen the right half of the US Deluxe edition cover. That's going to require some study.

7/13/2005 5:24:38 PM

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"amazon.com is guaranteeing july 16 delivery"

is this true for all pre-orders? I pre-ordered mine over a month ago and my shipping date says the 19th

7/13/2005 8:09:53 PM

I ordered mine May 29th and it is arriving the 16th


I think there was a deadline for July 16th delivery, but I'm not sure when it was

[Edited on July 13, 2005 at 8:16 PM. Reason : ]

7/13/2005 8:16:39 PM

you had to get at least standard shipping.

7/13/2005 9:14:40 PM

That $16 Wal-Mart price is just about the same as what it'll cost at release anywhere else (Barnes and Noble, etc). They're all selling it for 40% off at release.

7/13/2005 9:35:04 PM

oh, I got free shipping with my purchase

7/13/2005 9:50:10 PM

I just received an email from Amazon.com...here is what it said:

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"Hello from Amazon.com. We're happy to let you know that we've begun preparing your order for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" for delivery. You should have the book(s) in your hands no later than 7:00 p.m. in your time zone on Saturday, July 16. Most books will be delivered by U.S. Mail, either with your regular mail delivery or in a separate, special mail delivery. Some orders may be delivered by UPS. Because our carriers are delivering hundreds of thousands of books on that day, we do ask that you wait until 7:00 p.m. before contacting customer service if you haven't received your order. Although we're not requiring a signature, we still recommend that someone be home to accept the package, as the driver may not leave it on your doorstep if they don't feel it's safe to do so. You'll receive our usual shipment confirmation e-mail after your package leaves our fulfillment center. Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com, and happy reading! "

7/14/2005 6:01:13 AM

yep just got the same email...they better leave it on my f'in doorstep.

7/14/2005 8:08:54 AM

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