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The release of the final Harry Potter book is now close enough to warrant some excitement. Donna stopped by the local Borders to verify she was on the reservation list, since she hadn't gotten any confirmation. She was, and while she was there she got some vital information about the evening. They will be handing out wristbands starting at noon on Friday, July 20 to the people in line to identify what group they are in. At 12:01 AM on Saturday they will start letting people into the store, by group, to purchase their copy. So she can no plan on getting in line around 12:00 PM on Friday to get her wristband, and then return to the store close to midnight.

Donna has graciously been allowing me to participate in the planning of her approach to the evening, since I won't be the one waiting in line. What if some malicious book-buyer turns to the last chapter and shouts out the ending (e.g. "Voldemort kills Harry!") to the people in line? Donna will have the iPod as a bit of protection. The parking lot might be crowded, so she should be prepared to walk a ways to the store. Shouldn't she take the camera or the audio recorder?

Seeing the most recent Harry Potter movie (The Order of the Phoenix) did not help quell our anticipation. We both agreed it was a good movie and true to the book; Donna liked it best of all the Harry Potter movies so far. I enjoyed it a great deal, too, but I may have liked movie #3 (The Prisoner of Azkaban) just as well.

The day we saw the movie happened to be the day that marked Amanda and Elena's 2,000th day since they were born. We did not celebrate the occasion beyond going to Chili's and getting them desert, since their half-birthday would be just a week later ("Halfty Birthday to You").