Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows got released on the 21st of July 2007. About 2 years back, when the Half Blood Price got released, me along with a friend had gone to Crosswords at 6 AM in the morning thinking that there will be a huge crowd. There wasn't a huge crowd but it was fun though.

This time Blossoms bookstore opened at 5.30 AM sharp. There was a line of 100+ people eagerly waiting for the book. There was a TV crew too but the children and young adults were more interested in the book than the TV crew.

I got hold of the book and started reading it. When there was about 30 pages remaining, the power went off. It was raining cats and dogs. I waited for 5 minutes thinking that the power will come back, but unfortunately it didn't. It was already 11.30 PM so I thought, that let me go to sleep. But after five minutes I realized, I could not sleep without finishing the book. I started searching for candles but unfortunately there were none. Finally, I decided to use the light from my cellphone (Nokia 1600). Just when I completed reading the book, the power came back. I guess it was MAGIC.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

If you thought that I am going to write the review of Harry Potter then you have come to the right place ...... ha ha ha .... ok read but this isn't a review.

The book got released on the 16th of July and I was in Bangalore. My friends had this crazy idea that there would be long queues like in the US and UK where kids stand overnight to get the book.

The bookstore (www.crosswordbookstores.com) also thought likewise. They actually opened the store at 6 AM. Now, my friends and I thought that it was best to go early in the morning and so we arrived at 6.45 AM. There was a TV crew waiting for the enthusiasts, some kids all excited and their sleepy parents and us ( a bunch of 20 somethings). There wasn't a mad rush but there was excitement in the air. We went to the counter (which was empty !!! ) and finally ... we got our hands on the BOOK.

Now the trouble starts .... we have only one book ... but who gets to read it first ?