Just out of curiosity, how long is too long to spend trying to clasp a necklace with lotiony hands?
Also, J.K. Rowling just finished number 6. Release date theoretically to be announced today. This is the exception I make in my severe distaste for best sellers. I just might do the midnight party at Barnes and Noble this time. Shut up. I know I’ll see you there.
aaron
/ December 21, 2004http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=6&ObjectID=9004275
Not that I’m obsessed or anything.
EV
/ December 21, 2004That just went in my palm pilot.
Jess
/ December 21, 2004Sooooo–who do you think the HBP is?
EV
/ December 21, 2004Clearly, I’m not as big a fan as I think I am, but from the context I’ll guess you mean the person what gets whacked in book 6. I think I’ll just go out on a limb and say Percy.
Unless you mean something else. But I’ll still guess Percy.
Greg
/ December 21, 2004My enthusiasm for 6 has been severely diminished by my experience reading 5 (4 was my favorite). However, the Lemony Snicket books (currently on 11 of 13) continue to kick wild ass.
EV
/ December 21, 2004But of course you meant Half Blood Prince, which is the name of the book. I really dunno.
Jess
/ December 21, 2004I think it’s Hagrid.
And ‘ship-wise–Ron/Hermione or Harry/Hermione?
aaron
/ December 21, 2004She did say that it was neither Harry nor Voldemort…and while Hagrid would make sense, given the attention that was paid to him at the end of #5, I’m actually thinking Neville.
EV
/ December 21, 2004Greg, 4 was also my favorite by far, and the main reason to love 5 was that it gave more of the story of 4.
Also, this is illuminating (but not a spoiler):
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book6facts.shtml
aaron
/ December 21, 2004…And it’s TOTALLY Ron/Hermione, with Harry getting all angsty about it.
JJ
/ December 21, 2004I just thought I’d give some moral support to the midnight-waiting phenom; Beau’s been doing that since book 4.
as for the HBP speculation, maybe it’s a new character. All the other titles have alluded to new characters/objects.
nikita
/ December 23, 2004I think it’s Rumsfeld.
aaron
/ December 23, 2004Not unless “HBP” stands for “Hoary Bullying Punkass”
Jess
/ December 23, 2004Hey, I got your present in the middle of freaking out about holiday stress. It was oh-so-apropos. Thanks!
kat
/ December 26, 2004dude, i totally pre-ordered my book today.