Harry Potter and the Long Line at Midnight (No Spoilers Because I Haven't Read the Book)

How many of you had to have "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on the evening of its release? I didn't either! But Katharine really wanted to get that last book NOW. So off we went at 1145pm on a fool's errand to the nearest Barnes and Noble Bookseller where we were greeted by a jam packed parking lot and TWO lines wrapped around the building. There was a line of the people that reserved the book, which we did not do, and a line of those that would have to wait even longer....you can see both lines here.

The building filled to capacity, so we all stood outside and waited. Some sat at the cafe inside with their lattes and hot chocolates...keeping the rest of us from entering the place. We watched in envy through the window as people browsed the aisles. Why the hell weren't they getting their Harry Potter book and getting the hell out? Did they really have to read it in the store that night?

We finally got to the door about 1245am, where there was nobody to direct us. "Where do we get the book," we asked. "Oh...well, you have to wait until we call your number". We were number 62...they were on 12. Holy shit...are you kidding me?! Over to the cafe we went...and then I was one of those assholes browsing the aisles...only now I understood why. Once you were in...you still had to wait. And when they finally called your number, you had to wait again. Like some sort of Disney World rat line hell...to get a book.

So, she did get her book around 230am, and one day later I now know how the story of Harry Potter ends...and I won't share this with any of you because you'll just have to read it. I didn't read it...I don't read...but Katharine was kind enough to give me a synopsis so I didn't have to wait two years for the Deathly Hallows to be released in a theater near me.