Ooh, just over 5 days to go! I can't wait, though I'm going to miss Sirius (he was - is - my favourite character) ... I hope there's more about Sirius' childhood and stuff because I'd love to know about that ...

I wish it was Saturday so much!!! *sighs*

I told my boss at the end of my interview that I wanted that saturday to have the morning off cause I was getting the book at midnight (i think im working all friday)

Ill get my mates to take a photo of me in my cloak. If im bored tomorrow i might even try and make a luna lovegood costume or on the night curl my hair and grab someone ginger

I'm tempted to pop down the shops at midnight on Friday if for no other reason than I'll probably be beered up and it could be amusing to point and laugh at the outfits some of the people will be wearing!

Like me

Im only gonna be wearing my cloak and something slighly school uniform-ish
white shirt n jeans maybe

Which is why I said "some" people

Wish I could go to WHSmith on Friday night for it ... But no-one will go with me and I would never be allowed to go on my own. But I think I can wait until about 9.30 on Saturday morning, because I had to wait until 7pm on Saturday for the last one! Torture that was ... Still managed to finish it by Monday. I'm just gonna peg it over to WHSmith, buy it, nick the car keys and peg it back to the car to read it.

Just over 4 days to go! And just over 200 pages left of Order of the Phoenix to read (216 to be exact).

I ordered it months ago off Amazon and got quite pissed off when I heard that they'd lowered the price, then they e-mailed me and said that I get the discount as well! Should bloody well think so.

I pre-order a 1st edition through the publisher when they first became avaliable last year. Cost me 20 odd quid though.

WARNING!
The reviews contain spoilers!

Some lucky gits got to see a preview of the 4th film. You can read the reviews here.

(Just over) 3 days to go, 3 days to go, 3 days to go!

I cant belive how quickly the date has come up!

Im still not up to page 200 on Pheonix ! Read it lots of times b4 so its not too bad if i dont read it all, but i want to!

Im dead excited!

Mums been making stupid potter puns the last 2 days like "dont get into a muddle about what you wand for tea. Dont make any snape decisions. Dont quirril with me or ill have a flitwik!"

God i feel sorry for her pupils

Me neither, it seemed like only last week there was 6 months to go ...

Same with me, only I've managed to read it

Me too! *dances*

lol

If u lived In the Hartlepool area sweetbutinsane, Id say your quite welcome to join me and my mates to the midnight release (I need to make final arangements and pack my survival kit as ill be waiting for a few hours...)

Shouldn't that be 'don't get in a muggle?'

I'm sorry.

You will be . . . You will be . . . [/Yoda]

But will it end with Dumbledore stating "I should have told you this a long time ago, Harry."

Just ordered my copy... £11.99 at Play.com...(including delivery) Should be here by Monday...

Tsk its already been mistakenly sold in several places in Canada and the US (namely New York). Hmm, I might be cynical but I don't think they were completely ignorant about the date.

Of course they weren't. The same thing happened last book!

Aww thanks for the offer.

I think I might be able to cope, I did wait much longer (about 9 and a half hours longer!) for the last one.

They've posted images of the back cover on Mugglenet (WARNING - has slight spoilers). Interesting ...

Sounds cool, I'll take a stroll into town on Saturday and pick up a copy.

I bumped into a friend onthe way to the "gym"* after work, and see was telling me that shes working tomorrow night at Waterstones and she's got to dress up in Hogwarts uniform.



















*Pub

Im packing up my goody bag and colleceting up my costume.

But who to go as, hermionie (which involves hair curlage which I still bear scars of previous attemps) or Luna lovegood who I aclually look like alot (plus im a little bit screwwy)

Now all i need is that black dress and a wand.
Over halfway through Pheonix and me and my friends a re manking a camp outside the shopping centre at 8pm. Im such a fan girl

*is totally excited*

You are going to be posting photos, aren't you?

Due to my financial constraints, I don't know if I'll be able to go and pick up the copy I reserved tomorrow after all

Under 5 hours to go.

Luna! You must go as Luna! (Won't be as common as Hermione, plus she's my 2nd favourite chracter, lol!)

Lol! There have been people queing outside of shops since this morning, I would never have the patience for that. Especially if it was raining ...

Me too!

Less than 4 hours to go!

Not here

Sorry to hear that Rach I could always read you excerpts over msn ?

Ha-Ha!! I'm the first person to report back that I have a copy!! (and I'm not pissed at all!)

Proof, the opening line:

"It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office,"

It's a long story that involves a Real Ale Festival, far too much beer and a botched interview with local radio! (more on that tomorrow . . .).

And now, to piss off Potter fans, I'm off to bed! (and without reading any of the book!)

Hurry up Mr. Postman!!

Now that's controversial.(and I'd probably do the same )

Well, it seems I going to get the book later today, but I'm not dressing up as a wizard for it, ever. I do get annoyed with this whole hype and I end up thinking "it's just a book." Sure, it's a good one, but is it really worth staying up all night in a pointy hat trying to complete it before the day is dawning?

Although I am being a bit of a hypocrite as I'll probably do exactly the same with The Legend Of Zelda: The Twilight Princess, point hat's an' all.

Harry Potter is a cren. I just got up at half six to work the 'potter shift' at Ottakar's, lots of small children screaming with excitement. I was put on 'gnome wanging' duty and i can tell you it was endless fun... honest to god.

As this is an on-going thread for all things Potter it would be good if those who don't have the new book already (ha ha ha! In yer face!), or are slow readers etc, can still read what is posted here without running into any spoilers.

With that in mind, and before anything is posted, can people either use spoiler tags (spoiler /spoiler in square brackets) when posting any content from the new book or post in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince thread where spoilers are allowed!

Cheers all!

I was selling the damn things all day with wizards/witches running around giving out plastic wands and doing face painting. I got home to find my copy waiting and have since enjoyed a few chapters - but Stargate season nine began yesterday and priorities priorities!

I know! I suck! I've had the book in my hot hands for 41 hours now and all I've read is up to page 47.
I am fighting teenagers and hangovers mind you.
Going to a HP "do" at 6 am after only 2 hours of sleep and ten thousand squealing 8 year olds is NOT my cup of tea.
I was like....just damn well gimme the book already!
luvs nix

First pic of Mad Eye Moody.

Not what I pictured him as.

Me too

Looks like meatloaf....

Go for it, you know you want to

Its not up todate with the new book so I got at least 3 wrong

still, 89% isnt too bad

Only managed 73%...

63% only here...

I BEAT YOU... HA... IN YOUR FACE...

Yeah.

Well, at least I grew out of my goth/grunge phase at 14, like normal people.

Hey!

I forgot to mention yesterday that their is a new trailer. But it hasn't surfaced on the net yet. It was shown at some show, and reports are that the trailer is quite dark.

Give it a few days and I'm sure it will be avaliable to download.

On the ball as always Baz, I assume you like the films. Can you give me any reason to watch 2 or 3 as I have yet to do so - I hated the first.

Ow... kitten got claws!

Ah, you know I'm just joshing you, S-clean.

Yeah, 'cause I'd hate to raze your town to the ground!