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Dear Fellow Harry Potter Enthusiasts,
Since the announcement of the July 21st publication date for Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we have spent a great deal of time
pondering what J. K. Rowling has in store for us. While the release of the
seventh book is still months away, there are plenty of Potter-related activities
with which to fill the time. With that in mind, Harvard Book Store's Potter-mails
shall include the latest news on the seventh book as well as other Potter-pourri
such as web-links, interesting factoids, and other book recommendations to
help while away the time until July 21 and alleviate Potter-withdrawal once
we reach the end of the final book.
The biggest question we have is… how on earth will the Harry Potter
epic end?! Will Dumbledore return from the dead? Is Harry a horcrux? Will
Snape turn out to be not such a bad guy after all? We want to know what you
think. Join us on Saturday, March 24th, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. and share
your Potter theories on camera for a Harvard Book Store-produced video. We’ll
be filming right outside Harvard Book Store (or inside, if the weather doesn’t
cooperate). Call the store at 1-800-542-READ for more information.
This week's news:
Mary GrandPré, the illustrator for the U.S. editions of the Harry Potter
series, has this to say about the title Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows: "I think it's intriguing - an intriguing
title. I don't know what it means yet, and it sounds kind of scary. I don't
know... I hope it means good things." [laughs]
When asked what she thought/felt about the fact that the series was coming
to an end, GrandPré replied: "I'm anxious for this to be the last
book as much as I've enjoyed the journey. It's nice to kind of wrap it up and
celebrate it as a whole and to just kind of look back and take a deep breath
and go, ‘Whew! That was quite a ride!,’...." (interview
source: www.mugglenet.com)
If you haven't seen what Rowling has to say about the end of
the series, check out her website's diary.
This week's featured Harry Potter website is The
Harry Potter Lexicon.
The Harry Potter Lexicon is an all-purpose
reference to
Harry's world. It includes definitions of every H.P. term one could
think of, including spells, character profiles, beasts, potions, and
maps. It's a great way to test and improve your knowledge of Rowling's
work. One of the handiest features is the use of hyperlinks that
allow you go directly
to the definition for any term mentioned in another entry.
This week's definition from the Harry
Potter Lexicon is Billywig:
"A magical insect, native to Australia. It is about a half-inch long
and vivid blue in color. A Billywig's sting causes giddiness and
levitation. For this reason, the Billywig's sting is highly sought
after by Australian wizards. Dried Billywig stingers are useful as a
potion ingredient."
Keep track of these definitions, they may come in handy at our
Harry Potter midnight release party!
Looking for books to tide you over until Deathly Hallows is
released?
We recommend the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
by Rick Riordan. This is a well-written, smart, and fun series for kids and
adults. In book one, The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson's
unnaturally challenging life starts to make a little more sense when he finds
out that his father is a Greek god. At Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demi-gods,
Percy, his friend Annabeth (daughter of Athena) and his best friend, Grover
(a satyr), are given the quest to find Zeus's stolen lightning bolt. In book two, The Sea of Monsters, the magical tree
that helps
to protect the borders of Camp Half-Blood is dying. Percy must find
the Golden Fleece in order to heal the tree and save the camp from
being over-run by monsters. But, it may be that Olympus' enemies
are manipulating Percy into doing exactly what they want.
Book three, The Titan's Curse, is coming out this April,
but we’ve already devoured an advance copy! When the goddess Artemis
goes missing, Percy and his friends must find her before the ancient monster
she was tracking reveals itself.
Save the date!
The evening of July 20 will be our Harry Potter
release party. Books will be available at 12:01 am. While we plan the
party, we want to hear what you think. What kind of activities and entertainment
do you want to see? Let us know how we can make our Potter Party match the
magic of the series by e-mailing hpotter@harvardsquarebookstore.com. Pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows now
from Harvard
Book Store and you will receive 20% off the cover price. By buying Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Harvard Book
Store
you are supporting a locally-owned, independent business, and we
appreciate it. Order your copy today!
Stay tuned for all the latest information on Harry Potter and
the
Deathly Hallows as well as our midnight release party on July 20.
Regards,
Liz Gillett
Harvard Book Store Have questions about this e-mail or Deathly
Hallows? Have
ideas about what you'd like to see at our Harry Potter release party?
You can e-mail them to hpotter@harvardsquarebookstore.com
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