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Jul. 16th, 2005 10:38 pmOkay so. I didn't make any freak-out posts prior to going to the HBP party because the internet was dead here! Perhaps this is good, for you have all been spared the ridiculousness. Instead, I am now posting as I am at page 516 already, having read until 5 AM last night and then almost constantly today.
So. The PARTY. Me and my cousin, sister, brother, and cousin's son went together. We all (except my brother) dressed up as wizards TRYING to dress like Muggles. This was totally a last minute idea, executed in the hour before we left, but isn't it so awesome? We were crazy and silly looking, and totally unique. We didn't win the costume contest, but that's okay! It was lots of fun. Also, the best part of the party was a Scavenger Hunt, where there were 60 'Timeline events' that you had to collect from places throughout the town (yes, 60!) We arrived super early, at like 4 oclock, so we got an early start, but we only finished collecting the clues after 10 PM, and we had only stopped for dinner! Then if you wanted to you could put the events (from the books, obviously) in chronological order! Us being super nerds, we plopped ourselves down in a coffee shop and did just that. It was difficult and long, but so much fun. So we go to hand it in at like 11:45, and the booth is GONE. So we can't turn it in for a chance to win a set of the first 5 books. Wah. But by then we were emotionally attached to the piece of paper, which was creased and slightly damp from sweat (it was quite hot), so we didn't mind getting to keep it. It was great, great fun. Whee.
ETA: The cutest costume EVER was two little babies (twins!) dressed as mandrakes! They were in little pots and EVERYTHING! Oh how much I love them. We got a picture, so I will post it as soon as I am able!
Then we drove home and about 5 minutes later Jeff (cousin's husband) arrived with a copy of HBP!! (He got it at a grocery store for 15 bucks... it was 30 bucks at the party) I immediately plopped into a chair and started reading. My brother had to go with Meg (cousin) to the store to get it because they only allowed one copy per customer. So he got home as I was on page 10 and started reading too. I read (as stated above) til 5 AM, got to page 170, and went to sleep until 2 PM. I'm still not done, but I will be posting a large post with my thoughts when I do finish.
For now, some feelings about the book so far...
( SPOILERS FOR HBP through chapter TWENTY FOUR )
Now for lots of space for people who want to comment without seeing spoilers...
So, back to HBP! I'll probably be finished tonight.
So. The PARTY. Me and my cousin, sister, brother, and cousin's son went together. We all (except my brother) dressed up as wizards TRYING to dress like Muggles. This was totally a last minute idea, executed in the hour before we left, but isn't it so awesome? We were crazy and silly looking, and totally unique. We didn't win the costume contest, but that's okay! It was lots of fun. Also, the best part of the party was a Scavenger Hunt, where there were 60 'Timeline events' that you had to collect from places throughout the town (yes, 60!) We arrived super early, at like 4 oclock, so we got an early start, but we only finished collecting the clues after 10 PM, and we had only stopped for dinner! Then if you wanted to you could put the events (from the books, obviously) in chronological order! Us being super nerds, we plopped ourselves down in a coffee shop and did just that. It was difficult and long, but so much fun. So we go to hand it in at like 11:45, and the booth is GONE. So we can't turn it in for a chance to win a set of the first 5 books. Wah. But by then we were emotionally attached to the piece of paper, which was creased and slightly damp from sweat (it was quite hot), so we didn't mind getting to keep it. It was great, great fun. Whee.
ETA: The cutest costume EVER was two little babies (twins!) dressed as mandrakes! They were in little pots and EVERYTHING! Oh how much I love them. We got a picture, so I will post it as soon as I am able!
Then we drove home and about 5 minutes later Jeff (cousin's husband) arrived with a copy of HBP!! (He got it at a grocery store for 15 bucks... it was 30 bucks at the party) I immediately plopped into a chair and started reading. My brother had to go with Meg (cousin) to the store to get it because they only allowed one copy per customer. So he got home as I was on page 10 and started reading too. I read (as stated above) til 5 AM, got to page 170, and went to sleep until 2 PM. I'm still not done, but I will be posting a large post with my thoughts when I do finish.
For now, some feelings about the book so far...
( SPOILERS FOR HBP through chapter TWENTY FOUR )
Now for lots of space for people who want to comment without seeing spoilers...
So, back to HBP! I'll probably be finished tonight.
