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Harry Potter Countdown Thread

Posted on 06/27/2007 1:30:44 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith

The countdown is on! We're all waiting. Let's talk about it while we're waiting.

This countdown ticks down the time to both the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film.

Countdown clocks can be found at http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#static:countdowns


TOPICS: Books/Literature; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: books; deathlyhallows; harrypotter; hogwarts; hugh; orderofthephoenix; rowling; series
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This is the place to check out every day to see what everyone else is saying about the upcoming book.

On topic: any speculation, guesses, anecdotes, trivia, or whatever.

What SHOULD NOT Be Posted: SPOILERS of any kind. If you have some insider knowledge of something or if another hacker breaks into something or if someone somehow steals a copy of the book . . .
Basically, if you have ANY reasonable belief that you might actual KNOW SOMETHING which might spoil it for folks DON'T POST IT.

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1 posted on 06/27/2007 1:30:47 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith
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To: Tanniker Smith; retrokitten
Okay, I guess you can't embed stuff here. The link didn't work.

Anyway, we all know how much time is left anyway.

2 posted on 06/27/2007 1:31:56 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Tanniker Smith

How much time? I’m easily confused!


3 posted on 06/27/2007 1:39:21 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Wallow in poverty, you whining gerbil! They're taking everyone's money!" ~dljordan)
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To: All

Great. The amnesty bill suspense is killing me, and y’all have to pile on the stress. :p


4 posted on 06/27/2007 1:42:33 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Nearly 1% of illegals are in prison for felonies. Less than 1/10 of 1% of the legal population is.)
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To: humblegunner

Ping!


5 posted on 06/27/2007 1:46:00 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: Tax-chick

23 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes. Give or take.


6 posted on 06/27/2007 1:48:29 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Tanniker Smith
Whoops, wait!!!

It's only 23 days, 7 hours and 11 minutes!!
Just shaved off close to FOUR HOURS there.

7 posted on 06/27/2007 1:49:13 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Tanniker Smith
So yesterday morning, someone on one of the morning news programs was asking kids about the book, and asking, "Do you think Voldemort will die in this book?"

Now, let me put it this way: Is that a STUPID question or what?
I mean, if Voldemort's not dead at the end of this then the story is NOT finished. There can be no locking him up in Azkhaban or anything like that. No trapping him in the Chamber of Secrets. It's all or nothing with him, that's how he marked Harry in the first place.

Of course he has to die! The questions should be How? and By whose hand?
(Will there be another Darth Vader to save Luke from the Emperor?)

TS

8 posted on 06/27/2007 1:53:10 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Reminds me of that funny scene in “The Devil Wears Prada.”

Meryl Streep, a Cruella deVil clone, threatens her assistant with firing unless she can produce an advance Harry Potter manuscript for her twins. By 3 pm. that day.


9 posted on 06/27/2007 1:53:58 PM PDT by b9
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To: Tanniker Smith
It's only 23 days, 7 hours and 11 minutes!!

And approximatley ten days' shipping for me. (Sigh)

I've got it pre-ordered on Amazon. I'll have to avoid any spoiler threads like the plague once it comes out.

10 posted on 06/27/2007 1:55:11 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: Tanniker Smith
Okay, I guess you can't embed stuff here

I've heard that's being worked on....

Thanks for starting a "safe" thread.
Last thing I'd want is for the suspense to be spoiled.

11 posted on 06/27/2007 1:56:48 PM PDT by kanawa (Don't go where you're looking, look where you're going.)
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To: Allegra
approximatley = approximately

Time for bed. My typing sucks.

12 posted on 06/27/2007 1:56:57 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Good grief. I intended to re-read all the books and I have company arriving Monday. Guess I better get going tonight....


13 posted on 06/27/2007 1:57:23 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Nearly 1% of illegals are in prison for felonies. Less than 1/10 of 1% of the legal population is.)
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To: Allegra
I bought Book Six at 12:09 am the day it came out (according to the receipt). It was a Friday night. I was up. The family was asleep. I drove over to Pathmark. There were maybe a half-dozen to a dozen people there waiting for the book (and others who were actually shopping at midnight and were clueless about it).

I'd love to try that this time -- but it looks like I'll be away camping for the week!! (I'll have to sneak off to Wal-Mart.)

14 posted on 06/27/2007 1:58:12 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Allegra

Would you like me to freepmail it chapter by chapter?


15 posted on 06/27/2007 1:58:30 PM PDT by CholeraJoe (July 11, 2007. The Rebellion begins!)
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To: Allegra

I stopped doing that several books ago. My husband always called from Walmart before mine arrived and said “There’s a huge pile of HP books. Want me to get you one?”

LOL


16 posted on 06/27/2007 1:58:41 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Nearly 1% of illegals are in prison for felonies. Less than 1/10 of 1% of the legal population is.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

I think the last page will just suddenly go to black.


17 posted on 06/27/2007 1:59:59 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: Tanniker Smith
I bought Book Six at 12:09 am the day it came out (according to the receipt). It was a Friday night. I was up. The family was asleep.

That sounds like fun.

I got the last one....in the mail from Amazon.

I've been here too long!

18 posted on 06/27/2007 2:00:16 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: dfwgator
I think the last page will just suddenly go to black.

LOL!

No, wait!!
It'll "go to Black".
Siriusly.

19 posted on 06/27/2007 2:00:56 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Who would complain about the beach all day and Luv at night??)
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To: Allegra
That sounds like fun.

It was. I think I read at least two chapters before I went to bed. I left it on the kitchen table as a surprise for everyone.

... with a Bookmark in place!!

20 posted on 06/27/2007 2:02:46 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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