[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: What will you be doing?

[Pauline]

I am in Sydney and will be going on the Gleewarts Express  (an old steam 
train) with my daughter to "Hogsmead", which I assume in Muggle Australia 
is Bowral.  When we get there we will get into our houses to receive the 
book to read on the way back.   We have to be at Central, the main city 
station at 5.30am.  Yes AM!!!!!!!!   Bloody hell!  Midnight is sounding far 
more civilized.  It is  midwinter and will still dark then.

It is organised by Gleebooks and they are being very cute about the whole 
thing - when I rang to order the tickets they answered with "Professor 
Dumbledore's Office".   No muggles or muggle currency is allowed on the 
train for buying sweets from the witch on the tea trolley.  Last time the 
trip was short and we got back to the city station at 9am to get the 
book.  They had fire eaters, a harp player, snake handler, magicians etc, 
which was was a wonderful experience, especially when shared with so many 
other HP fans.  Someone from our national radio station contacted me and 
wants to interview me on radio the next day to get my, and my daughter's 
impressions of the book, and when she rang me tonight said she would like 
to ring when we are on the train as well.  Eeek!    She said she saw my 
name in the HPFGU members list.

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Love Pauline


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