Woo Hoo! Got it!

Yes! Finally! After being made to wait ALL these years by J.K. Rowling, I finally got my hands on my very own copy of the "Deathly Hallows" last night! Well, to be perfectly candid, I actually got it SO VERY EARLY this morning -- check out the time-stamp on my receipt.



The bookstore refused to sell any copies yesterday (no surprise there), but insisted I come back and join in the fun at 01:01 a.m. (why not at 00:01 a.m.? I think to coincide with the midnight time in Great Britain) on the 21 July 2007. The counter woman told me (in German, of course) that they'd remain open until 03:03 a.m. so I can be among the first to buy the book, and then tacitly reminded me that they might be sold out if I come back at 09:30 a.m. later in the day. *Darn* I admit that her remarks psyched me up a bit, and I couldn't garble up enough German to fire back a retort. So instead, I simply nodded and gave her one of those 'thank-you-for-that-useful-information' look, to which she smiled and added that there'd be some refreshments served around 2 a.m. *Sheeiiisshhh* As if I'd like to stay that late, in a bookstore of all places...

Anyway, to cut the long story short, I did return to the store just before 1 a.m. (after hanging around the "Freiburg Downtown Party" with some friends in the city center -- there were several Jazz bands playing last night, not bad actually, quite entertaining). When I got there, I just pushed away some tired looking children (and their parents) who were already gathered at the store front who thought they were Harry, Ron, and Hermione wearing the silly Griffindor scarfs and and wizard hats and all, and then ran to snatch the first book within my reach when the doors opened... HA HA HA HA HA...!

Now, I guess I will be quite busy this weekend figuring out the details of Deathly Hallows.
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