Okay, who went to midnight release events?

[BornOfMoonAndSea at bornofmoonandsea.yahoo.invalid]

Who went to midnight book release events?  
 
We did, and it was a blast.  Easily as many grownups as kids there for  the 
book.  LOTS of young adults, some older ones too.  Loads of  activities and 
giveaways at this bookstore for all ages.  Not just HP  related, but other books 
in the kids' fantasy genre too.  However it  was very obviously a Harry Potter 
event.   
 
The costume contest was HUGE.  They as many high school age and above  as 
little kids.  But it was such a madhouse, I got precious few  photos.  
 
I finished the book by Saturday evening, and my husband is reading it  now.  
He wanted the story spoiled so I updated him as I went.  I can't  wait to get 
his take on it once he's read it himself.  
 
I absolutely loved it.  And that's all I'm gonna say about the book  itself 
in this post.
 
I was so happy to go to a big book release event this time.  We went  with a 
local Harry Potter meetup group from online.  For OOtP, we went to a  big-name 
chain bookstore on our own, out in the suburbs and there wasn't much of  
anything.  There had been a few kids' only activities but they shut down by  10 
and it was just people hanging around and waiting after that.  This  time, it 
was the same chain, but an in-the-city location and they had all kinds  of stuff 
planned from 9-midnight.  Local news came out and taped the crowds  and it 
was just fun all around.  
 
And now the wait for movie 4 starts...
 
Tracy


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