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Hermione69
| Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 5:55 pm
Evil Me got put in Slytherin! Ha ha ha! Which is what I was hoping... that it wasn't one of those tests that puts EVERYONE in Gryffindor, you know? It didn't tell me I was like anyone this time either. I must have really tested close to what Ron would have when I was answering as Real Me. Maybe I need to change my username, LOL! Excellent Sorting, Calamity! Thanks for the link!
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Meli456
| Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:47 pm
Apparently I've got a dark side. I was in Slytherin too!
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Spygirl
| Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 6:58 am
They had parents and their kids on the Today Show this morning for a Harry Potter Trivia Game. It was cute! Also, since I haven't read this thread, I wanted to make sure you guys know that the JKR gave an exclusive interview to Katie that will air tomorrow (I think). Katie was the only American journalist to get an interview.
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Hermione69
| Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 8:22 am
OH, THANK YOU SPYGIRL! I am off tomorrow and can actually watch it!
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Tashakinz
| Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:32 am
what a cute litte quiz! I figured worker-bee me would be sorted into Hufflepuff - but it put me into Ravenclaw instead. = )
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Neko
| Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 12:12 pm
In all honesty, I think , if I was at Hogwarts and got sorted, I would be in Gryffindor. I mean, Slytherin would kill me, and Hufflepuff seems to boring to me.... The only one that I could be put in also, is Ravenclaw.. But I do think, I'd be a Gryffindor
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Calamity
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 2:08 pm
As the clock ticks closer to midnight, the danger of random spoilers increases so I'll be going offline shortly. Just wanted to forward this link, in case anyone's interested: Here's a short review that calls OotP "deeply satisfying" and "worth the wait". That's in the first paragraph - I didn't have the nerve to read further so proceed with caution . AP review
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Rissa
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 3:59 pm
Out of curiousity, is anyone here waiting until tomorrow to get the book? I see a lot of midnight references. RFLOL Have to admit we will be there tonight as well. Have our copy reserved and I will be taking my two eldest to the store at 11:30pm for snacks, freebies and games while we wait for midnight. Calamity, I am with you... I won't be returning to this thread after tonight until I am done reading the book. I was telling my dad last night that I was surprised some spoilers haven't already leaked out from those stolen copies. But dad was telling me that the shipping company got hit with a million plus lawsuit (from JK herself) so fast their heads are still spinning. No news group would risk a similiar fate I suppose by printing or airing leaked spoilers. Whatever the reason, I am happy to be going into the book with all my nutty theories but no concrete info.
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Neko
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 4:04 pm
I've read it..doesn't give much details away.. Just things that would be obvious, or have been told before... And there’s another death - a surprising one that will undoubtedly be difficult for Harry to bear. Surprising?? Well, can't be too surprising with all of the guesses.. And..just this little tidbit that made me laugh.. There is all kinds of emotional interplay here, with seemingly everyone dealing with fear, confusion, frustration, regret. And Harry has to rethink his views of some people, after seeing they may not be the complete jerks or heroes he thought them to be. (Not everyone, though. Malfoy? Still an evil little sod.) *Giggle* AND... Why had Voldemort tried to kill him when he was a baby? It says this book includes this answer!
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Neko
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 4:08 pm
Oh Rissa, I won't have the book for another month or so... I don't buy the books.. I've always gotten them out at the libary.. But I'm think, now, I might buy the whole set of them.. So I can keep them, read them over and over.. And then maybe, keep them for my future kids.. Since my sister should be old enough to read them when they're still around...
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Twiggyish
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 5:39 pm
I got the book!!! Oh it's good, too. I'm only on the first chapter. (NOT SAYING ONE WORD ABOUT IT)
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Neko
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 6:16 pm
Wow, you got it really early Twiggy!! Have fun reading it!
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Twiggyish
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 6:29 pm
Yup!! It's a blue cover book. I was thinking it would be orange or something like it. (Thought I saw an orange cover somewhere)
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Neko
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 7:01 pm
I think the Canadian on is orange.. The picture's I've seen in our newspaper's with the articles have had a burning orange and gold phoenix on the cover..
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Bookworm
| Friday, June 20, 2003 - 9:28 pm
I, too, won't have the book for several weeks/months. I plan to buy it (since NC so kindly bought me the other 4 as gifts), but with the baby coming it's not at the top of my priority list. So I am bidding you all farewell (in the HP threads--I'll still be elsewhere on the board) until I get the chance to read it. Any Twiggy you are so lucky!!
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Azriel
| Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 6:25 am
There are two different versions of the book ; one is blue and it's the adult version, the other is orange and it's the children's version. The content is exactly the same even though the covers differ. I think it's a ploy to get the book collectors to buy two different versions. I got my book here in Singapore. ~hop~ I'm going to be busy reading this weekend. 
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Tashakinz
| Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 7:13 am
I got it, I got it, I got it!!!
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Neko
| Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 7:14 pm
I got it today as a late Easter present!! I want to start it tonight, but I'm tired so I'm going to sleep and read it tommorrow. I like the orange cover better!! *Hugs her book*
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Twiggyish
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 11:16 am
I'm not up to chapter 13 so can't go in that thread yet..but OH I want to discuss something sooo bad..LOL
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Djgirl5235
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 1:14 pm
Twiggy - go to my folder if you want to discuss - I've read the whole thing!
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Seamonkey
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 2:03 pm
Neko, does your Orange book have the American spellings or the Candian/British, Aussie, Kiwi, etc etc spellings.. Color or colour? The reason I ask is that the clips of people waiting for the book in the UK were getting the Orange ones. And all the one's I've seen in clips in the US are blue. I also heard that the UK version had fewer pages (but same text, so I assume wither the margins are smaller or the font is smaller). Has anyone seen a collector's edition? $60 base price, $42 BN.com or under $40 with reader's advantage.. This stunning deluxe edition will have any Harry Potter fan feeling the magic of Hogwarts! The full-color jacket -- with unique artwork by Mary GrandPré that's different from the regular hardcover edition's jacket art -- is perfect for framing. The book itself includes full-color printed endpapers, foil title on the spine, and pages with special deckled edges -- and it slides into a unique full-color slipcase with matte lamination and foil stamping on the spine.
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Neko
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 6:18 pm
Seamonkey, Uuuuhh..I'll check.. I'm not sure, I don't pay much attention to spelling as I'm reading.. My book, was 764 pages...I think..
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Lyra
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 6:36 pm
According to posters at http://www.cosforums.com/a/ the U.S. version has illustrations (I never knew that - lucky readers) which the UK/Canadian versions don't. The blue cover is the adult cover and the yellow with the phoenix is the kid's cover. If you ordered online, you should have had a choice between the two.
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Seamonkey
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 6:37 pm
Blue version is 870 pages. I'm just curious, no rush
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Hermione69
| Monday, June 23, 2003 - 7:20 pm
Seamonkey, Borders sold my brother the Collector's Edition for the regular edition price after they mistakenly sold his reserved regular edition copy to someone else and had no more regular editions left. It's pretty cool-looking. Made me want one. These marketing people sure know what they are doing, don't they? ROFL! I'm a sucker!
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