Potter Mania

For the final installment of the Harry Potter series, Lisa, Annaka, and I decided to pick up our copies at midnight, at the Menlo Park Kepler's. It was an opportunity we couldn't pass up. This is, after all, the biggest book release of our lives, and Kepler's was putting on a show to match.

After dinner at Palermo's with TJ, we dove head first into the chaos, fully prepared with our claim tickets.





The crowd was enormous, and there were some really good costumes on display, like Hagrid, Dumbledore, and Volde... er, He Who Must Not Be Named.





Even the Stanford Band showed up to perform a set. They were a big hit, though I was the only one to jump during All Right Now.



The neighboring Cafe Borrone also got into the spirit, complete with a wizard tending bar.



Finally around 11:30pm, it was time to get in line, which wound around multiple buildings. We managed to get a decent spot around the first building.



Finally, at around 12:15am, we got our hands on the prize.



Time to start reading. We'll see how long I manage to stay awake. I usually breeze through quickly, then follow up with a more thorough reading, but seeing as how this is the last installment, I'm planning to take my time and savor it. Though the suspense may keep me going.

Now, let's see if Harry survives...