I went to Borders during my lunch break to get a wrist band and secure my place in line for the midnight debut of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the final installment of the history-making book series. I was number 74. The Grand Hallows Ball began at 930 PM with kids and adults dressed up as characters in JK Rowling's universe. The atmosphere was very festive and I am so glad I decided to come for the first and last time. They had raffles, games, a costume competition, a debate on whether Severus Snape is friend or foe to our young wizard. At 1130 PM we started lining up. A loud cheer erupted at midnight, and at 12:01 AM, they started selling. I even got a free poster. I went home and started reading. I have finished it and it is brilliant. It was an emotional roller coaster ride; I laughed out loud but mostly sobbed like a baby. Plenty of references to spells, events and characters in the previous books...all questions answered. A most satisfying and fitting end to the saga of The Boy Who Lived. As I told my sister, what am I supposed to do now...get a life? I hope Ms. Rowling writes many more books. Harry would probably be hard to top but she is very talented and could probably come close.
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