Dumbledore is gay, 'Harry Potter' author reveals

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/10/20/harry.potter.ap/index.html

Where were you when you read each potter???

Coincidentally enough, I've always read the Potter books in interesting places that are memorable:

Book 1 - Purchased in Miami Airport - Read in Denver
I had no clue what it was about. I had heard nothing about it! I jsut bought it becuase it had an interesting cover and becuase it said it was a best seller. I almost quit reading after the first few chapters but I held strong!!

Book 2 - Purchased and read in Denver
Book 3 - Purchased and read in Denver - Finished in New Zealand
Book 4 - Purchased and read in New Zealand
Book 5 - Kate gave it to me in Mexico City
Book 6 - Purchased and read in Anchorage
Book 7 - Purchased in Denver - read in Denver, Salida and San Jose

I always longed to have a relaxing beach vacation when a new Potter came out.. It just never worked out that way!! They were always paired with busy times :(

Ok - I finished!

I just finished the night before last on a flight back to San Jose. I liked it! I was correct with my Snape hypothesis that he and Dumbledore planned Dumbledore's death. I didn't quite get the Neville vs. Harry possibilities with the Prophecy. Anyone else see something I missed here?

Sucks that it is over but it was good while it lasted. I'll have to find a new book series to look forward to now. If I had to write my own Harry Potter book I'd call it: "Harry Potter and the Five Flyers: Garlican's Revenge".

The Sunday after the book came out Julie and I were in Denver for a wedding. We spent some time reading aloud in Julie's parent's back yard with her sister. Look at the sheer concentration!!

NOTE: I also added my comment to "If you're done" post.

Even more even more epilogue (sort of)!

If you still haven't had enough Potter for one lifetime, even after all the Rowling interviews, you can go to China, where you've got at least a dozen more Harry Potter books to choose from. Via NYTimes.

No one can say with any certainty what the full tally is, but there are easily a dozen unauthorized Harry Potter titles on the market here already, and that is counting only bound versions that are sold on street corners and can even be found in school libraries. Still more versions exist online.

These include “Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Relative Prince,” a creation whose name in Chinese closely resembles the title of the genuine sixth book by Ms. Rowling, as well as pure inventions that include “Harry Potter and the Hiking Dragon,” “Harry Potter and the Chinese Empire,” “Harry Potter and the Young Heroes,” “Harry Potter and Leopard-Walk-Up-to-Dragon,” and “Harry Potter and the Big Funnel.”

Even More epilogue!

In case anyone is still interested... here's even more follow-up from Rowling, who seems to have completely plotted out all of the events she didn't describe in her books.

MuggleNet

More epilogue!

Amans epiloge post is in the comments section so Joe doesn't see.

More movie stuff

Check this out (American editions of books):

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:
Book: 309 pages
Movie: 152 min

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
Book: 341 pages
Movie: 161 min

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban:
Book: 435 pages
Movie: 142 min

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
Book: 734 page
Movie: 157 min

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
Book: 870 pages
Movie: 138 min

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
Book: 652 pages
Movie:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Book: 759 pages
Movie:

I wonder why they kept the most recent film so short? It was based on the longest book by far! I haven't yet seen it myself. But It's gonna have to go a looooong way to beat out my favorite of the films, Prisoner of Azkaban.

(data from the usual source)