J.K. Rowling interview on "Today" Part One

Warning: this interview, aired on "Today" on Thursday, July 26, 2007, contains spoilers about "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." That said, if you've read the book, there's some REALLY good stuff here, including what some of the characters are up to after the book ends.

Part Two airs tomorrow on "Today." There's an hour-long interview with Rowling on "Dateline" on Sunday, July 29, at 7 p.m. eastern.

6:25:12

At 6:25:12, I finished the last Harry Potter book.

What a wonderful book.

And there's more to come for fans of the Harry Potter books.

Ed's oral surgery

Ed had oral surgery today to remove tooth fragments from three areas of his mouth. The surgery went well, and after he heals he'll be able to get the rest of his dental work done, as finances and insurance allow.

After a quiet afternoon, Fox is back to his usual self, which means Ed is on the mend. (Pain medication and sleep are good things.)

This is the second time this year that Ed's had to have surgery. He has a screening colonoscopy yet to be done this year, but after that I hope we're done with surgery/anesthesia/sedation for awhile. These procedures are harder for Ed than for me, of course, but as a loving wife it's hard to see him in pain. The middle-of-the-night medication alarms aren't any fun either.

Here is Fox administering some TLC.

I never realized how long Fox's tongue is!

In other news, I'm still plugging away at the last Harry Potter book. I'm going to finish before I go back to work on Wednesday if it kills me. It might; I have about 500 pages to go. At least I'll have something to read when I get up at midnight to give Ed his meds. :)

Possible (legal) sneak peak at HP book 7? (NO SPOILERS)

Found this on the Web. This may be a way to get a legal sneak peak (or sneak listen) of the new book.

J.K. Rowling reads from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Not sure if this will work, but it's worth a shot. Log on at 6:50 p.m. eastern (11:50 p.m. in England).

Not long now...

Rebecca

Dear Internet

Dear Internet,

We have to stop seeing each other until I finish reading "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

It's not you. It's me. Well, actually it's news organizations like the New York Times and the Baltimore Sun publishing reviews three and four days before the book comes out that was the final straw. No place is safe.

See you early next week. I'm sure we can make the relationship work. I just need a break.

Much love,
Rebecca

Press release from Scholastic re: Pottergate (NO SPOILERS, of course)

NEW YORK, July 18 -- Scholastic has recently learned that some individuals have received copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" through the mail, beginning on Tuesday, July 17th, as a result of a breach of the on-sale agreement by the distributor, Levy Home Entertainment, and shipments made by DeepDiscount.com, a customer of that distributor. We are taking immediate legal action against DeepDiscount.com and Levy Home Entertainment.

The number of copies shipped is around one one-hundredth of one percent of the total U.S. copies to go on sale at 12:01 am on July 21st.

We are also making a direct appeal to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on July 21st.

Scholastic is especially grateful to the other retailers and distributors for their careful attention to keeping the books secure until the release time and for planning thousands of spectacular midnight parties where fans will celebrate together. And we ask everyone, especially the media, to preserve the fun and excitement for fans everywhere.

The fans themselves have made it abundantly clear that they are looking forward to going to the midnight parties, receiving their very own copy of the book and finally getting to read the book they have so anxiously awaited.


Rebecca's commentary:
Hide it until midnight on July 21st. HA!

Harry Potter "oops" (NO SPOILERS)

Oopsie. There will be hell to pay, I suspect. (I hope.) I wonder who else this has happened to? (The subject of this article received his book from DeepDiscount.com yesterday.)

The spell is broken

From the Baltimore Sun.

Harry Potter book 7 (NO SPOILERS!)

O.k., apparently some folks have gotten hold of copies of the final Harry Potter book. I don't know if they've gotten them legally or illegally. I just wish they wouldn't post details. Isn't the waiting hard enough as it is?

I am so afraid I'm going to see something about the book before the book comes out. (Actually, in an attempt to keep Sarah spoiler-free, I did, but I'm trying to poke out my mind's eye so I'll forget what I saw...)

Less than four days. I think I can make it. Maybe. I hope. We'll see.