I've got it!
My place in line that is. I got up at 7:30 this morning, arrived at the bookstore around 8:15 or so and there was already a line! Not a hugely long one, but a line nonetheless.
As I waited, the line kept growing of course, and even after I left, the line was still long. Apparently, the Mall of America's Barnes and Noble (a location I considered going for the midnight party) was just jam packed and when I called there, they don't even start handing out wristbands until 3 in the afternoon. So... yay! I get to get in line for my book at 11:45 pm so I'm definitely one of the earlier ones. :) I cannot wait!! SO EXCITED!
And so, I shall do an awesome Harry Potter meme courtesy of ack_attack:
Put the books in order from favorite to least favorite: 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2
How many times have you read the series: Um, honestly I have no idea. I've read them A LOT. Listened to the audio CDs A LOT.
Favorite chapter from your favorite book: Hm, it's not my favorite book but I have a huge soft spot in my heart for chapter 1, The Boy who Lived, of SS, and in PoA my favorite chapter would be chapter 18, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs.
5 Favorite Characters: Neville, Ron, George, Fred, Harry
3 Least Favorite Characters: Hagrid, Snape, and Umbridge.
Favorite member of the Trio: Ok, this question is not fair! I love them all! However, I did name my car after Ron so I guess I would have to say I lean a bit more towards Ron.
5 favorite quotes: I'm too lazy to look, but I have a lot.
3 Favorite magical creatures: Phoenix, owl, thestrals
Favorite family: Weasleys!!
Favorite villain: Snape probably. He is a pretty complex guy for a villain.
Favorite death Eater: Um, no one really. Though Barty Crouch Jr. was pretty darn cool, if very evil. Oh and Bellatrix! Love her too.
Favorite non-Hogwarts magical building: The Burrow.
Favorite Diagon Alley location: Ollivander's. I think wands are so cool and I'm eager to learn more about them in book 7 hopefully.
3 Favorite Spells: Expecto Patronum, Accio, Fidelius Charm
3 Favorite Potions: Felix Felicis, Veritaserum, and Draught of Living Death
Favorite Unforgivable Curse: Avada Kedavra
Favorite Department of Mysteries Room: The time room was really neat.
Biggest surprise: For me, it was discovering Mad-Eye Moody was not Mad-Eye at all!
Biggest letdown: Finding out who the Half-Blood Prince was. It was just like... what? How normal and expected that was for me. I hope there is more to that story now in book 7.
Favorite kind of transportation: I love the Flying Ford Anglia.
Favorite Weasley: Ron.
Favorite Order member: Sirius Black.
Favorite pet: Hedwig.
One character you'd bring back to life: Sirius!
Favorite Harry moment: Learning he had a godfather. It was just this beautiful, uplifting moment in the book.
Favorite Ron moment: Reading about him snogging for the first time.
Favorite Hermione moment: Reading about her knitting all those hats and other miscellany clothes for the house elves. She is going to be such a crusader I think.
Favorite Ginny moment: The big Harry/Ginny kiss!
Favorite Neville moment: Seeing him at St. Mungo's with his parents.
Favorite Luna moment: Just meeting her for the first time in OoTP.
Favorite Snape moment: Don't really have one.
Favorite Dumbledore moment: The Mirror of Erised in book 1.
Favorite Voldemort moment: Hm, I liked all the flashbacks about him in book 6.
Favorite Sirius moment: When he is with Harry and tells him he is his godfather and can live with him.
Favorite Weasley family moment: When Harry went to the Burrow for the first time in book 2.
Favorite Draco moment: None. He's a weenie.
Moment that will always make you cry: Sirius dying and Harry standing in front of the Mirror of Erised.
Favorite Hogwarts room: The Great Hall.
Favorite class: Charms.
Favorite teacher: McGonagall.
Favorite DADA teacher: Lupin.
Least favorite teacher: Umbridge.
Favorite non-human Hogwarts resident: Nearly Headless Nick.
Favorite Hogsmeade location: The Three Broomsticks.
Favorite Triwizard Champion: Harry!
Favorite Triwizard Task: The first task. I love dragons.
Which character you'd ask to the Yule Ball: Viktor Krum!
Which character you'd like to use a love potion on: Ron.
Which character you'd like to use Veritaserum on: Snape.
How long have you been a HP fan: Since 1997 in fact. I've been there since the beginning when I was 14 or 15 and my library got the first couple of books and I decided to try them to see what all the growing fuss was about. Needless to say, I loved them. :)
Favorite wizard rock band: None.
Number of midnight releases have you attended: Book 7 will be my first and last!
Favorite HP website: None.
Favorite podcast: None.
Favorite fanartist: reallycorking, seviet, and mudblood428.
Most ridiculous Potter theory you've heard: Can't think of one right now.
Favorite LJ HP community: Don't have one.
Character you're most like: Hermione.
House you think you'd be sorted into: Ravenclaw.
Your patronus would be a: A Cat.
Your boggart would be: Oh man, so many things! A bug, a worm, a big, vicious dog, thunder. I'm a scaredy-cat.
To you, Amortentia would smell like: Cookies baking and bonfires.
You'd use Felix Felicis to: interview for a library position.
What job would you most like to try: Um, not sure.
Which would you rather see - a sequel or a prequel: Prequel!
Put the movies in order from favorite to least favorite: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
Actor most like the book character: Harry.
Actor least like the book character: Hermione.
Favorite movie set: The Ministry of Magic was very cool.
3 Favorite lines from movies: None really.
Favorite movie scene: Again, nothing is jumping out at me.
Favorite scene in the movies not included in the books: None.
Scene you were most disappointed didn't make it into the movie: The Marauders!
EITHER/OR
Floo powder or broom: Floo powder.
Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans or Chocolate Frogs: Chocolate frogs.
Death Eaters or Dumbledore's Army: The DA of couse!
Fred or George: Fred.
CAPSLOCK HARRY or Emo!Harry: CAPSLOCK HARRY!
The Ministry of Magic or Gringotts: Ministry.
Sirius or Lupin: Sirius.
Occlumency or Legilimency: Legilimency.
Animagus or Metamorphagus: Animagus.
Mermish or Parselmouth: Parselmouth
Draco or Lucius: Draco.
Peter Pettigrew or Mundungus Fletcher: Mundungus.
Whomping Willow or Flying Ford Anglia: Flying Ford Anglia.
Invisibility cloak or Pensieve: Pensieve.
Grimmauld Place or The Burrow: The Burrow.
Werewolf or Inferi: Werewolf.
Herbology or Care of Magical Creatures: Herbology.
Professor Binns or Professor Umbridge: Professor Binns!
Yule Ball or Quidditch Championship: Yule Ball.
Peeves or Nearly Headless Nick: Nearly Headless Nick.
Hippogriff or Thestrals: Hippogriff.
Durmstrang or Beaubaxtons: Durmstrang.
S.P.E.W or the Inquisitorial Squad: SPEW!
Three Broomsticks The Leaky Cauldron: The Leaky Cauldron
HAPPY HARRY POTTER DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're with you whatever happens.
As I waited, the line kept growing of course, and even after I left, the line was still long. Apparently, the Mall of America's Barnes and Noble (a location I considered going for the midnight party) was just jam packed and when I called there, they don't even start handing out wristbands until 3 in the afternoon. So... yay! I get to get in line for my book at 11:45 pm so I'm definitely one of the earlier ones. :) I cannot wait!! SO EXCITED!
And so, I shall do an awesome Harry Potter meme courtesy of ack_attack:
Put the books in order from favorite to least favorite: 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2
How many times have you read the series: Um, honestly I have no idea. I've read them A LOT. Listened to the audio CDs A LOT.
Favorite chapter from your favorite book: Hm, it's not my favorite book but I have a huge soft spot in my heart for chapter 1, The Boy who Lived, of SS, and in PoA my favorite chapter would be chapter 18, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs.
5 Favorite Characters: Neville, Ron, George, Fred, Harry
3 Least Favorite Characters: Hagrid, Snape, and Umbridge.
Favorite member of the Trio: Ok, this question is not fair! I love them all! However, I did name my car after Ron so I guess I would have to say I lean a bit more towards Ron.
5 favorite quotes: I'm too lazy to look, but I have a lot.
3 Favorite magical creatures: Phoenix, owl, thestrals
Favorite family: Weasleys!!
Favorite villain: Snape probably. He is a pretty complex guy for a villain.
Favorite death Eater: Um, no one really. Though Barty Crouch Jr. was pretty darn cool, if very evil. Oh and Bellatrix! Love her too.
Favorite non-Hogwarts magical building: The Burrow.
Favorite Diagon Alley location: Ollivander's. I think wands are so cool and I'm eager to learn more about them in book 7 hopefully.
3 Favorite Spells: Expecto Patronum, Accio, Fidelius Charm
3 Favorite Potions: Felix Felicis, Veritaserum, and Draught of Living Death
Favorite Unforgivable Curse: Avada Kedavra
Favorite Department of Mysteries Room: The time room was really neat.
Biggest surprise: For me, it was discovering Mad-Eye Moody was not Mad-Eye at all!
Biggest letdown: Finding out who the Half-Blood Prince was. It was just like... what? How normal and expected that was for me. I hope there is more to that story now in book 7.
Favorite kind of transportation: I love the Flying Ford Anglia.
Favorite Weasley: Ron.
Favorite Order member: Sirius Black.
Favorite pet: Hedwig.
One character you'd bring back to life: Sirius!
Favorite Harry moment: Learning he had a godfather. It was just this beautiful, uplifting moment in the book.
Favorite Ron moment: Reading about him snogging for the first time.
Favorite Hermione moment: Reading about her knitting all those hats and other miscellany clothes for the house elves. She is going to be such a crusader I think.
Favorite Ginny moment: The big Harry/Ginny kiss!
Favorite Neville moment: Seeing him at St. Mungo's with his parents.
Favorite Luna moment: Just meeting her for the first time in OoTP.
Favorite Snape moment: Don't really have one.
Favorite Dumbledore moment: The Mirror of Erised in book 1.
Favorite Voldemort moment: Hm, I liked all the flashbacks about him in book 6.
Favorite Sirius moment: When he is with Harry and tells him he is his godfather and can live with him.
Favorite Weasley family moment: When Harry went to the Burrow for the first time in book 2.
Favorite Draco moment: None. He's a weenie.
Moment that will always make you cry: Sirius dying and Harry standing in front of the Mirror of Erised.
Favorite Hogwarts room: The Great Hall.
Favorite class: Charms.
Favorite teacher: McGonagall.
Favorite DADA teacher: Lupin.
Least favorite teacher: Umbridge.
Favorite non-human Hogwarts resident: Nearly Headless Nick.
Favorite Hogsmeade location: The Three Broomsticks.
Favorite Triwizard Champion: Harry!
Favorite Triwizard Task: The first task. I love dragons.
Which character you'd ask to the Yule Ball: Viktor Krum!
Which character you'd like to use a love potion on: Ron.
Which character you'd like to use Veritaserum on: Snape.
How long have you been a HP fan: Since 1997 in fact. I've been there since the beginning when I was 14 or 15 and my library got the first couple of books and I decided to try them to see what all the growing fuss was about. Needless to say, I loved them. :)
Favorite wizard rock band: None.
Number of midnight releases have you attended: Book 7 will be my first and last!
Favorite HP website: None.
Favorite podcast: None.
Favorite fanartist: reallycorking, seviet, and mudblood428.
Most ridiculous Potter theory you've heard: Can't think of one right now.
Favorite LJ HP community: Don't have one.
Character you're most like: Hermione.
House you think you'd be sorted into: Ravenclaw.
Your patronus would be a: A Cat.
Your boggart would be: Oh man, so many things! A bug, a worm, a big, vicious dog, thunder. I'm a scaredy-cat.
To you, Amortentia would smell like: Cookies baking and bonfires.
You'd use Felix Felicis to: interview for a library position.
What job would you most like to try: Um, not sure.
Which would you rather see - a sequel or a prequel: Prequel!
Put the movies in order from favorite to least favorite: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
Actor most like the book character: Harry.
Actor least like the book character: Hermione.
Favorite movie set: The Ministry of Magic was very cool.
3 Favorite lines from movies: None really.
Favorite movie scene: Again, nothing is jumping out at me.
Favorite scene in the movies not included in the books: None.
Scene you were most disappointed didn't make it into the movie: The Marauders!
EITHER/OR
Floo powder or broom: Floo powder.
Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans or Chocolate Frogs: Chocolate frogs.
Death Eaters or Dumbledore's Army: The DA of couse!
Fred or George: Fred.
CAPSLOCK HARRY or Emo!Harry: CAPSLOCK HARRY!
The Ministry of Magic or Gringotts: Ministry.
Sirius or Lupin: Sirius.
Occlumency or Legilimency: Legilimency.
Animagus or Metamorphagus: Animagus.
Mermish or Parselmouth: Parselmouth
Draco or Lucius: Draco.
Peter Pettigrew or Mundungus Fletcher: Mundungus.
Whomping Willow or Flying Ford Anglia: Flying Ford Anglia.
Invisibility cloak or Pensieve: Pensieve.
Grimmauld Place or The Burrow: The Burrow.
Werewolf or Inferi: Werewolf.
Herbology or Care of Magical Creatures: Herbology.
Professor Binns or Professor Umbridge: Professor Binns!
Yule Ball or Quidditch Championship: Yule Ball.
Peeves or Nearly Headless Nick: Nearly Headless Nick.
Hippogriff or Thestrals: Hippogriff.
Durmstrang or Beaubaxtons: Durmstrang.
S.P.E.W or the Inquisitorial Squad: SPEW!
Three Broomsticks The Leaky Cauldron: The Leaky Cauldron
HAPPY HARRY POTTER DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're with you whatever happens.