Harry's fate...

Wow. It's over. I'm certainly not going to tell you how it ends, yet: I'll give you a few days to finish...

Had a stylish celebration at the house then made our way over to Borders where chaos ensued. Though Border's wasn't prepared for the crowds, we came chocolate-frogs-in-hand, to collect the masterpiece. I'm putting several pictures of the night's progression... as our lightning bolt scars faded, so did our energy until some of our numbers ended up asleep on the sidewalk at 2 am! Other's bailed... but the true fans persevered!


I managed to read the first few chapters when we got back from the bookstore. I spent all of Saturday frantically reading, stopping occasionally only for food, and several times had to go back because I had missed something! I finished around 2:30 am.

I definitely leaked tears for the last 300 pages of the book. The death toll is high... the revelations are moving... but mostly, I think, I was crying because it's over! I have been in love with this boy and his friends for 8+ years! And though I know their fates, I don't get to hear about nor share their new adventures anymore =/ I suppose I'll still reread, but it's just not the same knowing the ending - no more guess work or theories. At least we have 2 more movies to look forward to. And then sharing it with the children!!!