No Parties for Harry's Birthday? <sob>

[grannybat84112]

My local group of Potterheads has begun deciding where and when to 
meet for the month, and I suddenly realized July 31st falls on a 
Saturday. "This is just too good!" I thought: Any Potterphile who 
follows the modern calendar will be celebrating Happy Harry Day 
because of the convenience. Besides, after everything JKR put him 
through in OoP, the poor kid could use a good party. 

Except...nobody seems to be giving him one.

No word that the local libraries or bookstores are hosting any HP 
events. No news that JKR will be holding a live chat or something 
similiar to mark the occasion. (Britain is six to nine hours ahead of 
the USA, so any webcast would likely take place on our Friday night.) 
Not a single word of birthday preparations announced on the Leaky 
Cauldron yet.

It can't be that everyone around the world is still recovering from 
the 4th of July holiday. (The English certainly don't celebrate the 
4th.) I would think that Warner Bros. at the very least would haul 
out an enormous birthday cake in order to encourage Potterites back 
into theaters for another viewing of PoA. But no, not even that.

What a Dursley way to treat the lad.

Has anyone out there heard of any special events to celebrate Harry's 
(and JKR's) birthday? Any rumors? Anything at all?

I can't even buy one of those nifty Aunt Marge balloons. <sniffle>

Grannybat