Buying the books (spoiler free)...

[Jen Faulkner]

Hey all,

I was afraid, at first, that by the time I got to the Barnes & Noble
near my mom's on Monday evening, the books would be all sold out.  But I
decided to chance not getting them that way rather than chance not
getting them online, since I knew I would be at my mother's, and not at
home.  (Spring break.  My mother goes to Florida, and I watch her house
(and my 18-yr-old brother...) for her.  Fun, fun.  *g*)  But there were
actually quite a few copies -- in a display in the children's
department, that wasn't in the line of sight as you walked in, nor was
it with the other HP stuff.  I found them, but only with difficulty, and
not before my friend who went with me had asked, "Are you *sure* they're
being released today?"  (I was sure.)  Did other bookstores do a better
job?  If I hadn't been specifically looking for them, I *wouldn't* have
seen them, or, thus, bought them.

And then I still had to wait several hours before I could ditch my
friend and go home and read them *g*.  But oh!  They were so cute and
fun...  I *loved* the comments the kids made in FB (I have a few
schoolbooks with such snarkiness in them myself!)...

And I agree wholeheartedly with AmyZ -- I *want* a Puffskein.  They do
sound just like Tribbles...  and I always wanted one of those
too...  But then, I thought Norbert sounded cute, too, so p'rhaps my
judgement is a little suspect. :)

--jen :)

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