The Final Party
July 21st, 2007We attended our final Harry Potter launch party at Kepler’s bookstore in Menlo Park. They dressed in black school robes and brought wands and a bag of wizarding supplies. Jaclyn hung around with her friend Nia and Jennifer and I floated around the festivities inside and outside the store.
We joined the extra long line at 11:45 p.m. and were handed our books at 12:25 a.m.
Saturday morning after having my hair cut, I decided to go to a book store to buy a gift certificate for someone’s birthday. I would get there ten minutes early, but I figured it would be faster than going home and coming back later.
But what are those people doing standing around in front of the door? Could it be? Oh, no, it’s the first day of the Harry Potter 7th book sale! My quick trip was not quite as quick, but really, it took only about ten minutes of waiting in line. And the line was longer when I left than when I entered the store, so it’s just as well that I didn’t leave and return later.