Official Goblet of Fire Wait Support Group

sherbertlemons · #1 05-16-2003, 01:28 AM

I can't do it any longer!

According to www.the-leaky-cauldron.org, there are still 35 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes and 23 seconds to go before the release of Order of the Phoenix. I begin to wonder if I will last 30 more seconds. My mother and most of my friends have told me if they hear one more word out of my mouth concerning that book, they're duct taping it shut. So, guess who gets to be my support group?

By the way, if you see me hanging around the Chit-chat forum, lobbing water ballons at innocent browsers and attempting the Jelly-Legs curse on anyone attempting to open the Random thread, don't even attempt an intervention. It isn't worth the risk. Just ban me from the site before I hurt anyone.

So, who else is being tortured by the wait? Got any good speculation about the books? Do you think a character will die? Who? Oh, and is anyone else going to Nimbus 2003 this summer?

The1calledTKE · #2 05-16-2003, 01:48 AM

Can't wait, I hate how they ended the last book. Dang Voldermort!!

aephi alum · #3 05-16-2003, 08:18 AM

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Originally posted by sherbertlemons
According to www.the-leaky-cauldron.org, there are still 35 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes and 23 seconds to go before the release of Goblet of Fire.

Um, you mean Order of the Phoenix, right?

I've got it pre-ordered on Amazon, and I can't wait! I just have to make sure to grab the box before Mr. aephi alum gets his paws on it

OUlioness01 · #4 05-16-2003, 09:31 AM

I have it preordered on Amazon.com too. I really really need to read it....i can't find my other Harry Potter books anywhere

I think that Dumbledore might die in the next book or the one after, just not until Harry knows what he needs to know. Isn't this the year Harry, Hermione, and Ron are able to become prefects??? I need this book!

ilovemyglo · #5 05-16-2003, 09:32 AM

I AM RIGHT THERE!!!
Come on Harry kicks so Voldemort butt!!!!

DWAlphaGam · #6 05-16-2003, 09:51 AM

I preordered it at Barnes & Noble. I re-read Prisoner of Azkaban last week and I'm almost finished re-reading Goblet of Fire in preparation for Order of the Phoenix.

There's a really interesting synopsis/spoiler here, if you're interested. (I'm one of those people who always reads the last page first, so I've been searching for hints all over the place!)

FuzzieAlum · #7 05-16-2003, 11:36 AM

My birthday is right around the release day, so guess what I'm getting! But I'm almost doing the pee dance with impatience.

sherbertlemons · #8 05-16-2003, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by aephi alum
Um, you mean Order of the Phoenix, right?

I've got it pre-ordered on Amazon, and I can't wait! I just have to make sure to grab the box before Mr. aephi alum gets his paws on it

See? I'm cracking. I can't even get the books straight. Next thing you know I'll be confusing Dumbeldore and Voldemort.

When Goblet of Fire came out, my little sister and I bought two copies, because we realized neither of us could stand to sit there and watch the other one read it first.

I've been struggling with myself. I'm the type of peson who wants to know everything about it, but after I stumble on serious, major spoilers I'll be mad at myself. If you're interested in hints, www.the-leaky-cauldron.org recently added a scan of a promotional stand up featuring several characters. Speculation about who they are has been quite entertaining for me.

Who else would kill to be that guy that ended up stumbling across two copies of the book in a field right near the publishing house? A friend of mine said that she wouldn't have given them to the Sun without money. I say who CARES about money, I just want to read the books. I found it interesting, too. The Sun may be in a lot of hot water over those books. Bloomsbury named them in a lawsuit, citing a delay in returning them and a possible connection to the theft.

FuzzieAlum, when's your b-day? Mine's June 27...I swaer JKR wanted to give me a birthday present!

chitownxo · #9 05-17-2003, 07:08 PM

I cannot wait until Order of the Phoenix comes out! The Barnes and Nobel by my house is going to have a midnight Harry Potter madness party so I can pick up my presale the very second they are legally able to sell the book.

I think that Hagrid is going to die in this book. I saw a JK Rowling interview on A&E and she said that the next death was extremely hard for her to write. I've also read that the next victim is one of Harry's fans, so Hagrid makes sense. Of course, if this happens, I will cry harder than when I found out Rick Springfield got married. I've also heard speculation that the next victim will be either Ron or Albus. Any thoughts?

If I stumbled over a copy of the book tomorrow I wouldn't mention it to anyone - until I finished reading it.

lauralaylin · #10 05-17-2003, 07:21 PM

I've been counting the days on the Leaky Cauldron too! I just can't stand waiting. My husband has to calm me down all the time because I just don't know how I can wait any longer! I really really need a support group.

I can't believe how many people are ordering the book on Amazon. Say they screw up and it comes a day or two late? I'm getting it at Midnight and bringing a flashlight so I can read it on the way home!

James · #11 05-17-2003, 07:23 PM

If I found a copy of the book tomorrow I would torture you all with the knowledge. . . lol. I'd give you my home address so you could know where it was

I really want to read it, but i know it will be done before morning and then I'll have to wait 2-3 years for the next one. That really sucks.

I can't imagine Ron becoming a prefect. MAYBE Harry . . . but Hermione definitely.

Oh and I heard that the movie Harry character wants to stop making them?

aephi alum · #12 05-17-2003, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by lauralaylin
I can't believe how many people are ordering the book on Amazon. Say they screw up and it comes a day or two late? I'm getting it at Midnight and bringing a flashlight so I can read it on the way home!

Anyone else get that email from Amazon, where they say that if you upgrade to standard shipping, they guarantee delivery on the release date? Anyone done it?

I wonder if that free shipping deal is hurting them.......

OUlioness01 · #13 05-17-2003, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by aephi alum
Anyone else get that email from Amazon, where they say that if you upgrade to standard shipping, they guarantee delivery on the release date? Anyone done it?

I wonder if that free shipping deal is hurting them.......

hmmmmmm....... i already had standard shipping....does that mean i get it on the relaease day7?!?!?!?!??!???

SilverTurtle · #14 05-17-2003, 11:04 PM

My friend & I already have plans for the Barnes & Noble midnight release. I didn't preorder the book, but now I'm sort of worried they might run out- so I'll just get there really early, bring my GameBoy & stay in line.

I kind of think Hagrid might be the one to get axed, too.

I think we've got more to learn from Dumbledore yet.

I can't wait any more either!

Jadey28 · #15 05-17-2003, 11:13 PM

Oh I can't wait to read this book! I haven't decided how I am going to get it, but I guess I better figure it out soon

I don't want anyone to die....you aren't supposed to cry over Harry Potter books. You're supposed to be happy. Man, that movie scene isn't going to be too happy