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:: Saturday, July 16, 2005 ::

Harry Potter Book Launch

After a night out and a curry, Mrs P suggest we stop by the store she works at and see how the all night opening is going for the Harry Potter book launch. We get there about 10 to midnight. There are about 60 people hanging around waiting for copies, mostly middle aged women in brown knitwear. Very few kids. The free bacon sandwiches have gone down a storm. I turn one down as I've been told in confidence that the bacon was due for disposal. The local skater youth seem unaccustomed to the bright lights but pleasantly surprised by the convenience of having a store open 24 hours, selling beer and giving away food, in their car park of choice.

I watched from a safe distance, gently swaying and trying not to look as drunk as I was. I watched the rush for copies (about 60 sold) and I smugly did some shopping that didn't include the book (safe in the knowledge that the Amazon order will turn up before I get up in the morning).

As we leave a family are walking in with a young teenage daughter who looks mortified by the embarrassment of being there. She walks hiding her eyes behind an overly long sleeve, like someone leaving a courtroom avoiding the paparazzi.

All for a children's book whose contents has been kept secret better than most government departments could manage. [Link via Ripley] Although that didn't stop the store management all reading the last two pages when the delivery came in yesterday morning. Dumbledoor dies. The end.

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