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Are You Buying Harry Potter 6?

Are You Buying Harry Potter 6?

Yes, I'll Be There at Midnight Tonight	1 votes
Yes, It's Coming In the Mail Tomorrow	3 votes
Yes, I'll Hit The Store Tomorrow	2 votes
Yes, I'll Pick It Up Within The Week	0 votes
Yes, Eventually	2 votes
Probably	0 votes
Possibly	1 votes
No, I'll Wait to Borrow a Copy or Get It From The Library	0 votes
No, I'm Not Going To Read This Book.	8 votes

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 09:50 AM

My daughter has been planning for this night for months. We'll be at the store at midnight, charge card in hand.

Willets Point Jul 15 2005 09:54 AM

It's actually Ms. Tiger's turn to buy the book, so I'll get when she's done with it.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 09:57 AM

We're buying two copies tonight. My daughter has dibs on one, and my 12-year-old gets the other. When those copies free up (or when the British version arrives), D-Dad and I will have our turns. I figure that, eventually, D-Dad will read it to MK as a nighttime story, like he did with the previous books.

sharpie Jul 15 2005 10:00 AM

I get it for free for my kids as part of my job is to deal with JK Rowling's representatives (the less said about them the better). My daughter is pretty smug about her HP connections, she had the British editions of 2 and 3 before they were out in the US. Through me, she got to go to the movie premiere of the last one with the cast attending at Radio City.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 10:00 AM

My daughter would kill to be your daughter.

sharpie Jul 15 2005 10:06 AM

But then she'd have to put up with me being around alla the time.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2005 10:21 AM

If there was an option for "When it's in paperback" I would have clicked it. I only read the first book; wasn't interested enough to continue. My 8-year-old son is a big fan, though. But he carries his book in his backpack, and a big thick hardcover isn't very practical.

sharpie Jul 15 2005 10:22 AM

But waiting for the paperback loses too many points in Kidworld. I myself haven't read any of them.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 10:55 AM

The books are actually pretty interesting. Derivative, but interesting nonetheless.

sharpie Jul 15 2005 10:57 AM

I'm sure they are but there's a whole lot of books in the world and I don't have time for all of them. The rest of my family can hold down the Harry Potter fort for me (though they give me grief for not reading them).

Rockin' Doc Jul 15 2005 11:03 AM

I'm not personally reading it, but my daughter is an avid fan. She just finished rereading the first 5 books in preparation for the release of the new book. She has the new book preordered from the Target store near our house. I'm sure I'll be standing at the doors wtih my daughter tomorrow morning waiting for the store to open.

seawolf17 Jul 15 2005 11:15 AM

Amazon. Tomorrow. Hells yeah.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 11:19 AM

Iubitul Jul 15 2005 11:49 AM

We have two copies reserved that we will pick up tomorrow. Our oldest is going tonight with her Aunt to the midnight party at BN.

KC Jul 15 2005 11:54 AM

There are five Harry Potter books out already? Where the hell was I?

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 12:03 PM

You were probably waiting for the movies ;)

soupcan Jul 15 2005 12:41 PM

I know nothing about this Potter guy.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2005 12:46 PM

Willets Point Jul 15 2005 12:49 PM

From Rome, Pope Benedict declares that Harry Potter is eeeeeeeeeeeevill corrupting our children. Still no comment on pedophile priests.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 12:58 PM

]The Cardinal appeared to sympathise with Gabriele Kuby’s thesis that Harry Potter corrupts the young, distorting their understanding of the battle between good and evil. Do they bother to elaborate on exactly HOW these books distort anyone's understanding of the battle between good and evil? I'd love to see a rationale behind these pronouncements that comes from someone who bothered to actually read any of the books.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2005 01:05 PM

Are you sure Pope Benedict didn't read the Harry Potter books? I think I saw him camped out in front of my local Borders, waiting for The Half Blood Prince to hit the shelves.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 01:21 PM

A few years ago, my mother-in-law wanted to know what to buy for my son for his birthday, and D-Dad suggested some Harry Potter items. My MIL was reluctant to do that, because of the "Witchcraft Issue." And, of course, she had never actually read any of the books herself. I generalize from her that the people first in line to declare the books evil are usually the last in line to actually take the time to read the books.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2005 01:28 PM

The only reason I read the first book was because of all the hubbub. I had a feeling it couldn't have been as evil as some were saying. I didn't see anything offensive in it at all. I couldn't even see anything that I could imagine anyone being offended by. Obviously, there are people out there who have different sensibilities than I have.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 15 2005 01:31 PM

If you've already convinced yourself in advance that something is going to offend you, you're probably going to find a way not to disappoint yourself.

metsmarathon Jul 15 2005 08:36 PM

its coming in the mail tomorrow. in preparation, mrs marathon has been rereading the prior issues. she's finding them less interesting the second time around. eventually, i might crack the cover open, but she'd prolly kill me for wrinkling a page...

ScarletKnight41 Jul 16 2005 09:29 AM

We did the midnight thing last night. Showed up at Barnes & Noble about 8:30, checked in at the desk and got my "Wizards" wristband because I pre-ordered the book. I wound up waiting on line the entire time. lubital sent end of inning updates to us about the game on my Sidekick (thanks!) D-Dad and the boys were with me for a while, but the boys were tired so they headed home after the final game update. My daughter and her friends flitted around the shopping center all night, talking to friends and absorbing the atmosphere. Finally, the witching hour came (literally), and I was close enough to the front of the line that I picked up my books at 12:15. My daughter and older son are going to be spending the entire day reading the book, I presume. BTW, I wish that Barnes & Noble would have let us pay for the books when we checked in, and then given us a voucher that we could use to pick up the books at midnight. The line would have moved much more quickly if they did it that way, I'm sure. But I suppose I earned a couple of good mom points last night, so that's worth something. I need a nap.... BTW, I was mulling over the Pope's reaction to the book, and I think I know why it sticks in my craw. There are so many true evils and injustices in this world, but when religious figures focus on this kind of thing, and create controversies over inherently innocent things, then it dilutes their credibility to speak out against the things that should truly be denounced. It's not only a waste of time and energy, but it's counterproductive.

metsmarathon Jul 16 2005 10:23 AM

see, at the time, his job was "hardline faith guy" and as such, i would expect him to have that reaction. its not like he issued a bold proclamation against hte books, or anything like that. he replied to a letter by an author about the potential evil of harry potter, and indicated that the thesis could be correct. and seeing how the subject matter is very much non-christian, i would agree with his statement. to an impressionable mind, the false reality in harry potter, or witches and magic, etc, could be more alluring than the true reality, that jesus christ is the son of... blah blah blah (presuming you believe in that kind of thing). its kinda like pediatricians coming out against spanking (not to start another debate - it came up on a disney freaks board my wife lurks on), or politicians being for education. would you expect them to proclaim otherwise?

ScarletKnight41 Jul 16 2005 11:34 AM

Well, I'm probably not the right one to answer that question. I have a rabbi who quotes from Star Trek and who believes in evolution and not taking the Bible literally. I do think that the hardliners should pick and choose their battles more judiciously, though, because by going after the little things, they risk not being taken seriously when there are bigger fish to fry. A better example of this was when The Catholic League denounced Joan Osbourne's song, "One of Us," on the grounds that it was demeaning to picture Jesus as, "just a slob like one of us." Totally missing the point that this was a song challenging people to believe in G-d and look for the spirit in our daily lives. I definitely find those kind of proclamations to be counterproductive.

KC Jul 16 2005 12:13 PM

The pope is infallible, you're all going to burn in Hades. I'll leave the light on for youse.

metsmarathon Jul 16 2005 03:27 PM

agreed. on both points. yay, hell!

ScarletKnight41 Jul 16 2005 03:36 PM

Meanwhile, back to the book - my daughter has finished it already. Now she's starting it again. Her goal was to speed read through it the first time, and read it for detail the second. I might get my turn with it in a day or two.

seawolf17 Jul 16 2005 04:02 PM

I'm about halfway through it. (My wife and I have been stealing it back and forth from each other all day.) I'll probably stay up and finish it tonight. So far, so good; no enormous surprises yet, but you can see it's building.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 16 2005 04:33 PM

I just tore a copy from the book out of my daughter's hands, since she finished the book and hasn't yet started her second read through. But I'm not as fast a reader as she or Seawolf, so this will take me a while.

SI Metman Jul 16 2005 08:43 PM

I'll wait til 2007 or '08 when the 6th movie comes out. I haven't read a single book, but I'll watch the movies.

seawolf17 Jul 17 2005 07:05 PM

Whoa. I'd like Book Seven now. It's going be a long wait.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 17 2005 07:10 PM

I'm only about halfway done, but I know that my daughter was blown away by the ending. I should be done in a couple of days, I figure. It's a quick read. A better read than #5, which was too wordy and often tedious.

Elster88 Jul 18 2005 08:07 AM

I'll probably get around to reading one of those books one day.

Vic Sage Jul 18 2005 09:43 AM

i'm a lifelong lover of fantasy fiction, yet i've been unable to get myself to read any of the Potter books. I loathed the first movie so much, it put me off the notion of reading it.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 18 2005 09:48 AM

I haven't seen any of the movies, nor do I plan to see them. I've read each of the books once. My daughter, OTOH, writes essays that get posted on Mugglenet.com, and my 12-year-old just finished the book this morning. D-Dad re-read book 5, and he's waiting for me to finish my book (I'm about 400 pages into it) so he can start it (MK is going to work on the copy that the 12-year-old just freed up). And they've all seen the movies. So my family is much more into it than I am.

Iubitul Jul 18 2005 10:41 PM

I just finished the book. Holy Crap. I'm going to bed now.

metsmarathon Jul 18 2005 10:49 PM

mrs marathon tells me that the last half-chapter made the whole book worthwhile. i hope it comes across as well when they get around to making the movie...

ScarletKnight41 Jul 19 2005 12:26 PM

Finished. Whew! There's a lot to digest here. This was a much better read and a much more compelling story than Book 5, IMO. It'll be a long two years waiting for the 7th installment.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 19 2005 02:48 PM

This arrived in today's mail. My daughter scooped it up for her second read of the story. She finished on Saturday, and passed the book along to me. My 12-year-old finished yesterday, and passed that copy along to D-Dad. I finished up this morning, and passed that copy along to MK. I think we're all set now. The British version is only 607 pages long, and it's much more portable than the American version.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 21 2005 01:49 PM

Has everyone finished yet? Does anyone want to discuss it?

Giant Squidlike Creature Jul 26 2005 07:10 PM

Squid gets dissed on page 450. No respect from JK Rowling.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 26 2005 07:58 PM

I'm curious to know which character died. My first guess is Ron. My second guess is Hagrid. I have no idea if I'm right. The media has been good about not spoiling it. But that doesn't help me! I'm curious to know, but not curious enough to read the book. Does anyone want to send me a message telling me who died?

ScarletKnight41 Jul 26 2005 08:00 PM

Yancy - you've got mail.

Willets Point Jul 27 2005 08:42 AM

Finished reading it last night. It's predecessor kind of plodded along at points, but this book is more crisply written and has a good share of adventure and intrigue. I found the ending disappointing, not because a major character dies (I guessed correctly who would die), but because the character's death is futile and comes as a result of uncharacteristic stupidity. There are a lot of loose ends at the end of the book and it's going to be a big challenge for Rowling to tie them up all satisfactorily in the final book (without the book being 2000 pages long).

Centerfield Jul 29 2005 09:51 AM

I finished it. Rowling needs to write Book 7 RIGHT NOW!!!! I hear she's not even going to start writing until the end of the year. What's up with that. Few days at the spa and she should get right back to work. Someone start a petition...

seawolf17 Sep 15 2005 07:50 AM

Mugglenet.com has a link to the preview for the Goblet of Fire movie. Looks solid. Mark November 18 on your calendars.

Giant Squidlike Creature Nov 17 2005 12:52 PM

Movie #4 out tomorrow.