Potter Passion Flares Again

Barnes & Noble, Borders and Books-a-Million said their stores will celebrate Harry Potter's July 16 release with in-store events and will stay open past midnight so customers can purchase the book at 12:01 a.m., when Half-Blood Prince officially goes on sale. The book, which is selling for $17.99, has a publisher's price of $29.99.

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Hmm. Sounds cool. I can 't decide where I'm going to buy my book, but I'm most definately going to a midnight party this time.
I remember when the OotP came out, I wanted to go to the midnight party so much, but my Mom wouldn't take me, cuz she didn't want to stay up that late. So, I was going to wait til she went to bed, than I was going to bike down to he local bookshop (so I could buy a book, hang with my friends and guzzle butterbeer), but Mom stayed up til ONE in the morning! I was so angry! So,... yeah, I going this year!
I still can't decide if I should go to Border's, Barnes and Noble, or my college's bookstore. Ah, the choices!

I'm partial to Borders Book Stores. I think it has to do with way they arrange their space. I get the feeling that Barnes & Noble had a librarian design their book store while Borders was designed by readers. I'll never know for certain but that's my guess.

So do you dress for the party in robes? Before Halloween, I got a blue choir robe from the Salvation Army for $4. That was a deal. I was going to go to a party as a devil. Then I couldn't find any horns. Finally I stumbled across a set of mouse ears. So there I was. What could I do? I went as a church mouse instead.