thanks, SoC, hp at Disney, etc.

[heidi]

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I am double-posting because my life is completely crazy & since I was going to send the same thing to both lists....well, please forgive me everyone!

1. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. I just got back from a weekend celebrating turning *30* at Disney World with my family (they let me go on the teacups 30 times in a row this morning! Wheeeeeeee!) to a mailbox full of sweet wishes - I will try to respond individually,
but since I'm off to San Francisco first thing on Wednesday & am spending tomorrow catching up at work, if I can't before I go, please forgive me.
2. re: Chapter 4 of Surfeit of Curses - thanks to everyone for their reviews, etc. - I will *definitely* be responding to those individually over the next week, at least as quickly as I can. But yes, Chapter 5 will deal with a lot of the "off screen" happenings in GoF - and yes, Carole
was the first person to notice the page number of the book hermione kept rereading, where the words were chaning in front of her eyes. Call it an homage to Penny if you like.
3. Last night, we had dinner at the Rose & Crown, which is the resturaunt at the UK in Epcot - and yes, there was a little HP stuff there - the US paperback versions of the first 2 books, and a few 2nd printing hardcovers of GoF (with the *good yet "incorrect"* p.667) - I recommended
that they carry the UK versions of the book - they sell a lot of other UK books, including the uk versions of Paddington - this woudl seem a natural inclusion - hopefully they will!
And overheard in line for WInnie The Pooh fastpasses - "Mom, where's the Harry Potter ride...?" (and am I the only one who *wishes* disney had the rights to the books? their artists are *so* much better than the WB ones)
And dining a few tables away from us at the California Grill at the contemporary on Saturday night - Draco, circa 12 years old - pointy features, pale hair, and the most *bored* expression you ever saw on a preteen during the fireworks.