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Needs another option - I will not be buying any until they have all been published, then get the lot all at once. They'll match.

Seems reasonable. I take it you enjoyed the films so far, then?

Yes! :) While not exactly life-altering they were very entertaining. I hope they get a couple of hotties for Black & Lupin.

How do you know about Black if you haven't read the books? You been reading Potter Slash again?

Sirius Black - Gary Oldman
Professor Lupin - David Thewlis

I've read them, thats what libraries are for :P I just won't buy them til I can get the whole set as a box set paperback.

Gary Oldman provisionally cast as Black, David Thewlis as Lupin. Details here (http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0304141)

Phwoar. Gary Oldman.

hehehe -- Yes, when Phoenix comes out in paperback I must gift the hardback to someone else and get the paperback so they'll all match!

Nevertheless hardback must be bought. Book 4 WAS that good.

Given the solstice party on Friday night, the necessity for running around doing child-related things on Saturday and the Wendyhouse on Saturday night I'm going to get little enough sleep this weekend as it is. I shall be straight down to Hammicks on Monday morning though ;-)

How about the option:

I'm not going to buy it but I'll definitly borrow it off someone else

Magent

You've always got to be difficult, haven't you?

heh heh

Its what I normally do with books :)

Magent

*cough* i was planning to do the same! probably borrow off parents, tho' ;)

How about you, 'drew?

I recieved the first 4 books all at once, although I was only going to read the first two, and that just to see what all the fuss was about. But once I got started I couldn't stop, and then I couldn't forgive JK for not putting out #5 sooner.

My Amazon preorder will be here on Saturday :->

You've got a while to wait for 6 and 7 to be written...

I've read the first one and seen the films. They are Ok as light entertainment.

I feel I would have found them unsophisticated even as a kid, but I was reading mainstream adult SF/fantasy + history/computing/science etc. from about age 8/9.

They certainly are light entertainment.

But... the first one is obviously aimed at 11 year olds (Harry's age), the second at 12 year olds, the third at 13 year olds, and so on.

They get darker and more complex as they go aong.

Not to any huge degree (yet, anyway), but the first one is definitely the 'kiddiest'.

ah....

I picked 2, but actually it's the exploitation option: make the stepchild go out at midnight on Saturday to fetch my copy, or I'll ground her for Sins Unspecified. Deposit has been deposited, and she is primed with the fear that she's not sure which of the many groundable offences I've found out about.

Muahahahaha, or equivalent.

Lacking the handy child to do my bidding, I've had to order it. Are the shops doing the same ridiculous discounts that Amazon, etc. are?

Not as far as I know (the biggest I've seen is a £5 reduction), but I'm getting a free pack of playing cards with my copy.

Can you hear the "whatever" from where you are?

Excellent. Can I borrow your copy? *looks hopeful* I am, after all, feeding your cats in July.

You know, I ought to charge for bringing people together :->

it seems I lied..

I will be getting it in hard back, but it wseems there is a rush, cos suzy allready ordered it from amazon..

But I woun't get to read it, till she has, then nat will, then andi will, then I get a turn, but since I am only half way through book two, I guess I will read it next year some time..

maybe intime for the film...

I have never been able to say this before,

but I aim to read the book before seeing the movie...

oh, and yay.. I can say it twice, cos danny champion of the world is on sky soon!

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