The Official Harry Potter Countdown Thread ! Take 2 !

[Charmed One]

Seeing as how my last thread got deleted,
I thought I'd repost it. :D

As of now there are only 44 days left until
HBP !!! :rollin

[Inez]

I can't wait :D . I just pre-orderd the D.E of book 6, yeah. Can't wait to read what happins

[Krista]

eek, I need to get reading so im caught up for when the new one comes out lol.

[Katie]

I'm re reading 1-5 so that everything is fresh in my mind. It also helps the time pass until 7-16! Can't wait! :)

[Charmed One]

I'm re reading 1-5 so that everything is fresh in my mind. It also helps the time pass until 7-16! Can't wait!

Me too ! :D I just finished the 4th one last week and
I'll probably start the 5th one soon. :)


ETA: 43 days ! ;)

[BassChick]

I'm re-reading them, too; I'm about halfway through Book 3.
:)

[coolbeans3131]

I'm about 2/3 of the way through book 5. I'm going to the midnight party at Barnes and Noble. I cannot wait!!!

42 days!:rollin :rollin :rollin

[Krista]

I saw a teaser trailer for Goblet of Fire, online. It looks really good, and also dark again like the 3rd one, which I thought was the best so far.

[calculusfan]

I'm reserving a copy at my local Border's. I got it for the same price as Amazon, but don't have to pay shipping to get it on the 16th.

Now I can't decide when to read it. When Book 5 came out, I had planned on holding off for two weeks to have whilr recovering from surgery. THat didn't happen. I made it to Monday night and finished in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. (I was stuck with the Lord of the Rings trilogy borrowed from my brother during recovery. THey are almost impossible to read while on morphine. :x )

This year, I'll be finishing up a summer session of graduate classes. I'm afraid if I start it, I'll let studying go out the window and be completely distracted. I wonder if I'll make it until vacation 2 weeks after the release? THen I can take it on vacation.

I guess I can always wait to pick it up to avoid temptation. Waiting will be hard, but the second hardest thing to do is avoid being spoiled.

ANyone else in the same position as me?

[Inez91]

OK, I saw the trailer to the movie on Tuesday and it looked *~AMAZING~*, and I was jumping up and down in my seat and giggling like a little girl:b :angel
Does that make me in sane?:( :o :(

[bearpaw]

calculusfan - I am totally in the same boat as you are. Thankfully for me, the book comes out at the end of my vacation so I will have all weekend to read it. :)

You could check with Borders to see if they would hold it for 2 weeks for you and then pick it up as you go on vacation. That is what I would have to do because I know that I could not put it down.

[Krista]

I bought book one today, and Im going to read it this weekend. I also reserved the new one.

Im hoping to be up to that book, or almost up to that book by the time it comes out.

I have officially jumped on the book bandwagon lol (i own the movies)

[coolbeans3131]

DMBChic, enjoy these books. I wish I could read them again for the first time. The first two are good, the third is even better, and the 4th and 5th are my favorites. Hopefully 6 will be right up there! 33 days!!!

[scheherazade]

DMBChic -- you're gonna love 'em! I can almost assure you that you'll be done waaaaay before Book 6 comes out. I jumped on the bandwagon just a couple weeks after 5 came out in 2003, and read all of them in 2 weeks (while working full time) -- yup, they're that good! Enjoy :D

After just finishing Roth's "The Plot Against America," I'm ready for some light (and not nearly as freakishly "ack, damn nightmares" real) reading....tonight's the night I start re-re-re-reading the series in preparation for the 16th. Go Harry! :rollin

[Inez91]

The link to the cover photo of the GOF video game. enjoy:angel

www.mugglenet.com/ (http://www.mugglenet.com/)

[karissamolitor]

I'm so excited! I'm also re-reading. I just started Azkaban.

[Krista]

Thanks you guys. Yep, Im reading and have finished chapter one(started later in the weekend than I wanted to), and I found myself getting into that chapter even, which is weird because about 5 years ago I read that chapter and wasn't that interested. I guess it just depends on the mood you're in when reading. Im excited about reading all of them though :D . Ill keep ya'll posted :b

[Emerald2000]

I'm re-reading the 2nd book right now; I finished re-reading the 1st one yesterday, and the 5th one before that. I don't know what, but the 5th book gets better every time I re-read it!

[Inez91]

There are bracelets on Rupert's ( AKA Ron's) website that have little sayings on them. There really quite funny, take a look
www.rupertonline.net/ (http://www.rupertonline.net/)

[Krista]

Those bracelets are funny :)

Im on chapter 6 now, in book one and still loving it :)

[Goebel fan]

I preordered it too. I am also rereading the books.

[Inez91]

This artical says THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS ARE SELLING LIKE HOT-CAKES.:b :D www.canada.com/entertainment/books/story.html?id=24e5596a-6159-4024-b3e6-060b544cd08b (http://www.canada.com/entertainment/books/story.html?id=24e5596a-6159-4024-b3e6-060b544cd08b)

[scheherazade]

The release of Half-Blood Prince on July 16, the sixth of Rowling's seven-book fantasy series, should confirm that Harry Potter mania is essentially a celebration of reading, a phenomenon created by children, not marketers.
That's what I love about these books and J.K. Rowling. When I was a kid, I felt like I was one of very few who enjoyed reading more than watching TV or playing games. Now, in this crazy age of computers and video games, this phenomenon is more important than ever. Bravo, J.K.!

So what's the count now? 21 days?

[Charmed One]

I came across this quiz the other day and thought
I would post it here to see which House we MKForumer's
would belong in. :)
nimbo.net/quiz/houses.html (http://nimbo.net/quiz/houses.html)

It sorted me into Gryffindor. :D Last time I took it,
I was in Hufflepuff, hmm... my mood must've changed
since them. :lol

Congratulations on making Gryffindor!

Basically, you're brave, daring, chivalrous, and pretty much.. an all around good person. Of course, some see you as a goodie-two-shoes. But hey, it's true! You're really good at winning, and normally always come out as the hero. Everybody likes you.. except, maybe, the Slytherins. You're too perfect. No, really.. You're too perfect. It's annoying to watch you win, repeatedly. Oh well. Be proud anyway.

Gryffindors to Remember:

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

The whole Weasley family

Hermione Granger

Albus Dumbledore


http://nimbo.net/quiz/gryff.gif


Btw, 19 days to go !! :rollin
:rollin

[Krista]

Congratulations on making Hufflepuff!

You're one hard-working, loyal, compassionate little thing, aren't you?! Well, there are some good things, and some bad things about that. Bad things first, so after you're let down and crying your eyes out, plunging into a state of depression, I can cheer you up with the better facts. Bad thing, your house has a horrible rep for being a bunch of wimps. Sorry. Good thing, it's not quite true. You're tough! It's hard to be loyal! And remember, Hufflepuff is you! Don't be ashamed of yourself.



Hufflepuffs to Remember

Cedric Diggory

Hufflepuff for me :)

[Inez91]

I'm a Hufflepuff too! :D

[Inez91]

My sister's a gryffindor:( that's not fare>:

[IzzyS]

Hufflepuff--I just knew it! Time to go buy myself a T-shirt or something :b .

I'm struggling to get through Book 5 before Book 6 comes out. I'm on page 565 or thereabouts and reading a chapter a day. My problem is that I didn't start reading HP until last year, so I had a lot of catching up to do. Now I'm hooked!

[Inez91]

Doe's anyone have Harry Potter Wallpaper? I'm geting my new computer soon and I won't a new picture. :D

[Inez91]

Yesterday's McSweeney's Online Magazine featured a humorous look at Things You Can Learn About The Plot Of The Next Harry Potter Book Just By Looking At The Cover Art. There's no real spoilers for actual book content, as they haven't read it yet, but if you're avoiding the cover, you might want to skip the article, too. We also note that their analysis is based on the US cover. Heres the link. :D

www.mcsweeneys.net/2005/6/28cohen.html (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2005/6/28cohen.html)

[coolbeans3131]

14 DAYS!!!!!:rollin :CHO

The store I work in will be selling the book at midnight. I wonder when they'll get the books and where they'll be?

[Charmed One]

My sister's a gryffindor that's not fare


There's nothing wrong with being a Hufflepuff ! :angel
In fact, on one area where I post fanfic, I got sorted
into Hufflepuff. :D

Btw, I believe it's now 10 days !! :rollin

[Inez91]

OMG, 10 days. i'm not even halfway done with the 4th book.
I really gotta cram this time.:\

[IzzyS]

Yeah! I went out of town for the holiday weekend and brought HP #5 with me. Sure enough, I finished it in time for the release of #6!! I think in the next few days I'll rent the three movies, just to refresh my memory. I'm chomping at the bit to see what book 6 brings. (Chomping at the bit and cursing my friend who got me hooked on these books.)

[Inez91]

This is really funny. I thought you all would like it.www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=comics/randomosity.bmp (http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=comics/randomosity.bmp)





~*Only 9 days till HBP*~

[coolbeans3131]

Is anyone else going to pick up their copy of HBP at a midnight party? I know I am. Barnes and Noble baby! The place I work (Wegmans, which is a grocery store) is having a midnight party, but the Barnes and Noble one will be more fun for my kids. I don't really care about the party, I just want to get my hands on that book!

P.S.-Is anyone else here a Harry/Hermione shipper?

[Aurelia]

I'm in Gryffindor!

For all you Hufflepuffs, remember Hagrid's famous words:

Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin!

Seriously, Hufflepuffs make great friends!

[Inez91]

The picture of the back cover of HPB has been posted at MUGGLENET! Here's the picture. INJOY!http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/

[attyfan]

I'm in Ravenclaw.

[Inez91]

I just finisht the 4th book. bring on the 5th!
I trying to read all the books befor the 16th.:rollin

[Charmed One]

Here's the link to the back cover:
www4.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=hbp/hbpbackcover_high.jpg (http://www4.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=hbp/hbpbackcover_high.jpg)

Hmmm.... Dark Mark, Hogwarts in the background,
kids not looking all too surprised at seeing it...not a good mixture.... :|




btw, 6 days !!

[Inez91]

I have a qustion about Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoinix. If You Do Not Read The Books Do Not Read This.
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I was wondering, did Ron Hermione Ginny and Neval see Sirius die? If they did will they see the horse-like creatures that take the students in the carriages to the castile?

[BobbieSkater]

In Canada, a store accidentally started selling the new book on Thursday, and now they are asking everyone to return the book, or else keep the book contents a secret!
If they return the book to the Canadian Superstore, J.K. Rowling promised to autograph the books.

I wonder who will step forward and return the book until they go on sale for real?

[greenwolf]

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I was wondering, did Ron Hermione Ginny and Neval see Sirius die? If they did will they see the horse-like creatures that take the students in the carriages to the castile?

No the others were in the room with the brain. Only Harry and Neville saw Sirius die. Harry, Neville, & Luna could already see the Threastles.

[Krista]

I already knew that happened, but Im not looking forward to reading it :( .

[Inez91]

Is anyone going to the HBP releas party in santa rosa?
probably not but I thought i would ask.

[chipso1]

Does someone care to refresh me (a lot! :b ) on what happened in book #4? I read it when it first came out about 5 years ago, and sorta lost interest. Now, think I'm going to buy books 5 & 6 together, but kinda forgot what 4 was about . . . . . .

Anybody? :\

[Charmed One]

Book 4 starts out with the long standing rumor going around Little Hangleton that the gardener (Frank Bryce) who once worked for the prominent Riddle family had killed them. He kept insisting that before they were killed, a black-haired teenager (Voldemort) was seen hanging around the mansion prior to their murders. No such person was found and as there were no marks or injuries on the bodies, Frank was let go.
The story then kicks into gear where we see Voldemort and Wormtail sitting inside the Riddle mansion. Though the mansion has been deserted for many years, the gardener still takes care of the lawns.
One night, Frank see's a light inside the Riddle house and goes to investigate. He discovers Voldemort and Wormtail and their evil plan for Harry, but before Frank can go to the police, Voldemort kills him. At that same moment, Harry wakes up
in his room in Little Whinging, his scar hurting badly.
Skip forward past most of the Dursley's crappola... blah blah blah...and soon, Mr. Weasley, Ron, Fred & George come and get Harry. They take him to the Quidditch World Cup where he meets some other students from Hogwarts. The game ends when the famous Viktor Krum catches the snitch.

Skip forward some more, and now, Harry's back at Hogwarts.
There is a special competition coming up between Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstang (the latter are two other European wizarding schools). Harry and most of the other students are too young to enter the Tri-Wizard Tournament (or TWT for simplicity). On Halloween, Harry's name mysteriously comes out of the Goblet of Fire (GoF), though nobody knows how he could have entered, being underage and all. The other Hogwart student picked was Cedric Diggory.


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I'll finish this in a moment.... :)

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The other students the GoF picked were Fleur Delacour (Beauxbatons), and Viktor Krum (Durmstrang).

The first task of the TWT is set and now it's up to them
to work through it.
Late one night, Hagrid takes Harry down through the Forbidden Forest and shows him what the first task is... dragons. There they meet Ron's older brother Charlie,
who is helping with this task.
One afternoon, Cedric talks to Harry and tells him he
too found out about the dragons (they were supposed to be
kept quite.) Harry then tells him that they are supposed to find a way past the dragon.
Quite confused by how to get by a dragon safely and retrieve the golden egg from it, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, (along with Sirius via the fireplace) try to work this out, but to no avail.

Then one day, the new DADA teacher, Mad-eye Moody, takes Harry aside one afternoon and gives him some "general help." He tells Harry to "play to his strenghts."
Finally, an idea pops into his head... he's good at flying.
He (along with Hermione) work on a conjuring spell so
he can call his broom to him (the Firebolt) before the first task.

The day of the first task comes and the names of those competing in the TWT are drawn. Harry goes last. When his
turn comes, he calls to his broom and is able to get by the dragon and grab the egg.
The scores are given out by Dumbledore, Mme. Maxine (headmistress of Beauxbatons), Barty Crouch Sr., and Karkaroff, (ex Death Eater and current head of Durmstrang).
Afterwards, the date is set for the second task. The golden egg reveals a clue to what the second task holds.

In between then, during one of Moody's classes, he shows the students the Unforgivable curses (which weren't to be shown until their 6th year). Moody demonstraits the Curses
on three spiders: the Imperius curse which can control a person completely, the Cruciatus curse which inflicts unimaginable pain, and the Avada Kedavra curse, the killing curse. He then demonstraits the Imperius curse on the students, Harry being the only one in class who can throw off the curse.

Christmas comes and as a special treat, Hogwarts holds the Yule Ball for the students 4th year and up. Totally inept on to how to ask a girl out, Harry and Ron luck out when at the last moment, two girls agree to go with them.
Neither Harry, Ron, or their dates have much fun. It was later when they finally separated they find out that Hagrid is half-giant. (Which is reported in the Daily Prophet by Rita Skeeter, who has been trashing Harry in almost every article up to that point.)

The second task comes closer and still, Harry hasn't worked out the egg clue (procrastinating, :lol ). Repaying Harry for his
help over the dragons, Cedric tells Harry to hear the message in the egg (which at first sounds like a banshee).
He told him to take a bath. Unfortunately, Harry blows off the advice over his dislike of Cedric.

Finally time is running out and Harry decides to take Cedric's advice. He gets into the Prefects bathroom and gets in the water while unbeknownst to him that Myrtle is somewhere watching. :o When Myrtle appears, she tells him that Cedric
listened to the egg underwater. Kind of upset that she's been watching both him and Cedric in the tub, he gets the egg and opens it underwater.
Once he figures out the clue is about the mermaids and the lake in front of the school, he leaves the bathroom under the invisability cloak. He almost gets caught on the way back to the Gryffindor tower by Snape and Moody. Snape is suspicious when he spots the egg lying on the floor Harry accidently dropped. It was during then that Harry realized that Moody can see through his invisability cloak with his magic eye.

The second task arrives and, unfortunately during that time, he hasn't figured out a way to breathe while under water. It was on the day of the TWT when Dobby saved the day by giving him some gillyweed. Harry races out to the lake and takes the gillyweed. He turns into a human-fish and has to rescue something that has been taken from him. He realizes that neither Ron or Hermione have been seen since the night before and sets off into the water.
He gets to the bottom where both his friends are, along with another girl (Fleur's little sister), and Cho. Viktor comes along and saves his "Her-mi-oh-ninny", and Cedric grabs Cho.
Harry grabs Ron and waits for someone to grab the little girl, but no one comes. Playing the hero, he takes both Ron and the girl back to the surface.
Fleur is almost beside herself and when she sees Harry with her sister, she thanks him profusely and starts warming up to him.
The scores are given by the same people, all except for Barty Crouch Sr. who hasn't been seen since prior to x-mas. (He was replaced by Percy Weasley as judge.)

A few months pass and the time has come for the third task.
A couple of days before hand, Viktor and Harry are talking outside by the Forbidden Forest when Barty Crouch Sr. comes stumbling out of the forest, completely out of his mind.
He bables about something and thinks the trees are his assistant Percy. Harry told Viktor to stay with him so he can grab Dumbledore, but by the time they get back, Viktor has been knocked unconcious and Crouch is nowhere to be seen.
The third task is taking place in the quidditch field, which a maze has been set up. Harry and Cedric go first as they have the most points. They work through the maze and get toward the end where the TWT trophy is. After arguing for a moment, they decide to grab it together. Little do they know it has been turned into a Portkey.

They soon find themselves inside a graveyard where a short figure (Wormtail) is carrying something small and wrapped up that looked as small as a baby. The "baby" (Voldemort) yells out to kill the spare, and Wormtail kills Cedric right there on the spot.
Harry is tied up to a large tombstone which reads "Tom Riddle Sr."

After some complicated magic which involved a bone from the grave of Voldemort's father, Wormtails severed hand, and
blood from Harry, Voldemort has come back to life.
After forcing a duel with Harry, Voldemort's and Harry's wands act up and Harry's wand begins making Voldemort's wand spit out all the spells he's done. Ghost forms of Cedric, Frank Bryce, and other people (including Harry's parents) appear.

The Ghosts hold off Voldemort (who looks deathly afraid of them) so Harry can get away. He grabs Cedric's body and the cup and is transported back to Hogwarts where pandamonium ensues. Come to find out Mad-eye Moody is really a Death Eater in disguise and the real Moody is locked in a trunk.

After explaining everything to Dumbledore, he gives Harry a special potion to drink to put him to sleep.

And basically that's all. Harry gives his TWT winnings to Fred and George so they can start their joke shop.

Sorry for the long post. :)

[chipso1]

WOW!!!!!!! Thank you SO much nice angel! :eek That review is awesome, and I think I'm all caught up for book #5! Again, THANKS!:) :) :)

[coolbeans3131]

Is anyone else freaking out? We're going to have this book tomorrow people, tomorrow!!! :CHO :FL :SJ

[Inez91]

I can't find Ruper Grants (Ron Weasley) website.
Does anyone have a link.:\

[Charmed One]

I'm freaking out ! :rollin According to the countdown, it's now 1 day., 9 hrs., 49 minutes. :eek

Anyone planning on going to the midnight release ? :)


Inez91, I found these websites: www.rupertgrint.net/ (http://www.rupertgrint.net/), www.rupertgrint.org/index2.htm (http://www.rupertgrint.org/index2.htm), and this one, but it's under construction www.rupertgrint.com/webs/rupertgrint/ (http://www.rupertgrint.com/webs/rupertgrint/)

[Inez91]

Thanks for the sites. But i still cant find what i am lookign for, I need a Buddy Icon but I cant finde one that will weark.
and I wont one of Ron becaulse hes just like me. I have a heartattack every time i see a spider.:p

[Krista]

THE DAY HAS ARRIVED!


:FL :FL :FL :FL :FL



*grin*

I think I might actually go get mine tonight at midnight. I think it will be fun to see all the people there. I might drag my roommate along :lol

[Krista]

www.barnesandnoble.com/ (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)

You can go here and watch a clip of JKRowling reading from the book at 7:20pm Eastern, tonight :D !

[probativev]

So Barnes and Nobles across the country will be open tonight at midnight and we can buy the book then, is that right???!!! Someone pleeeeeasse let me know!!!

[Krista]

Yep that is correct :D They will be open tonight and you can buy it at 12am.

[Krista]

Went to see Wedding Crashers (funniest movie I have seen in a long time), and then afterwards went to Barnes and Noble to get the book. It came with a poster and an arm band with the date on it. Now I just have to read the 2 books before it, and Ill be set :lol

[bearpaw]

Wooohooooo! Harry Potter rules! :)
I just bought the book at Barnes and Noble. Yup - uh huh. My cousin made me. :lol :lol

Off to read the first chapters. Happy reading.

Oh yeah - and my cousin told me to say that he got a bracelet with an owl. :)

[Inez91]

I just got my HBP copy in the Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gut I'm 30 pages away from finishing Ootp.Whoels has theres?

[mkfan88]

i just finished HP and the HBP, for now, i'll refrain from spoilers, but let me just say to me it is byfar the darkest of the series, and with that said, be prepaired with tissues as you reach the end of the book.

[Inez91]

Ok, I have no Idea what happins @ the End. But what I think will happin ( basing this on snapes conversaiton with Malfoys mother ) is that he (Malfoy) is a Death Eater and that they are planing for Malfoy to go after Dumbledore. Please know one answor my acussaiton, for i wont to read the hole book to find out.:)

[michellesmom]

Gonna close this thread now, since the book's already out.

When you've finished the boo, please join the discussion thread here:

p216.ezboard.com/fmichell...0820.topic (http://p216.ezboard.com/fmichellekwanforumrandomchat.showMessage?topicID=1 0820.topic)