Hahahaharry Potter

I'm sorry, but this is funny.

Yesterday ... book publisher Scholastic confirmed that about 1,200 copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" erroneously had been mailed early to readers. One copy of the book landed on the doorstep of William Collier, an Atlanta engineer who, though only a casual Harry reader, had ordered an advance copy of "Deathly Hallows" off DeepDiscount. When the book arrived four days early, Collier took immediate and responsible action: He placed it on sale on eBay with a reserve price of $250. Collier said the book was purchased yesterday by an editor at Publisher's Weekly. Editors at Publisher's Weekly could not be reached for comment.

In lieu of further details, Collier responded by offering for $300 a written account of his story, which he'd sentimentally titled, "I Was an eBay Voldemort." The Washington Post declined.

We're going to the local independent even though with my B&N card I could get it for like half the price. PK wants to dress as one of the Weasley twins, which should surprise no one. I have to call the bookstore owner (we're regular enough customers that she'll know who I am, especially since we went in today to make sure they were having an event) to ask permission for him to bring those little champagne popper toys so that he can pretend to shoot off fireworks, like in the most recent movie....