[HPforGrownups] Avoiding Spoilers (was Harry's fate WAS: Re: RE Snape and...

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 156034

I knew Dumbledore was dead before I even paid for my book,  not because 
someone spoiled it for me but because I had already read it. No, I'm not a speed 
reader, even though it took me over 20 minutes to get to the cashier. While 
everyone else was standing there reading the first chapter, I was reading the last 
chapter. I always do that, no matter what I am reading, because I just can't 
stand suspense. I will do it with book 7 too. I don't mind spoilers at all, 
they keep me from being as stressed as I would be if I didn't know. Right now I 
would be very happy to know who will die and who won't in book 7. As it 
stands, I am going to be angsting about this for a year. It's going to be a long, 
hard wait. Even though I knew DD had died I didn't know how so I had to find 
that and read it next. Actually, I did a very poor job of reading HBP. I did not 
read it from cover to cover, rather I jumped back and forth all through the 
book. I have only read it once, and because of the way I read it it is the one I 
have the least knowledge of. It is also the only HP book I read that way. I 
have been waiting for the paperback to come out to read it again so I don't 
have to tote 10 pounds of book around with me, and this time I am going to read 
it cover to cover. We sell it where I work, but, go figure, I was off yesterday 
and today. I sure hope there are some left when I go back to work tomorrow. 
We're selling them for $5.99 so I'm a little nervous about it. Someone asked 
how much spoiler time should be allowed. That's a good question. My 
daughter-in-law is a big HP fan, but she *still* hasn't finished HBP, so I have to make 
sure I don't spoil it for her. It's getting maddening. Also, I have found out 
that some people wait for the paperback to come out to buy the book. So a year 
seems a good time frame, although how any true HP fan can wait a year to read 
the book is beyond me. Someone said they cut themselves off from the media a 
couple of weeks in advance of the books release. I saved everything that was 
printed about it. I will be at the midnight release next year, reading the last 
chapter as I'm waiting in line. I am hoping we will learn the release date by 
the end of this year. I have to pick my vacation time in January and I would 
really like to take one week when the book is released so I can go to one of the 
really big bashes out of state. This will be the last time we can do this, 
and I'd like to do it big.

Sandy


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