Well this is it, the last Harry Potter book.  I’m amazed that our little independent book store has so many pre-orders reserved with a credit card. We don’t try to compete with the big box stores, Amazon, or even Kroger with their deep discounts. Ours is a modest 20% and most customers are surprised we’re offering a discount! The loyalty of our customers is astounding. If you can, please shop at independent book stores, be loyal to your community.

 Our party should be fun, a magician and balloon artist, dancers en costume, a costume contest and refreshments. I should start baking those cookies. A customer loaned us some really cool Halloween type cookie cutters.

 Tell me what party you are going to, what’s happening in your neighborhood. I heard the local Barnes is having a sleep/read over night. An indie in Fayetteville, AR is re-creating the wizard shopping center in HP 1 in their parking lot. How cool!

 I am not a Harry Potter fan, but I love the excitement the books create and how so many families, from grandparent on down, share the books.

I won’t be at our party. Someone has to open the store the next morning. We’ll be just as busy then as the folks who sold books at 12.01.

This is fun, I did fairly well – 8 of 10. How did you do?