Harry Potter maniac Friday night

I arrived from the grand release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6) 30 minutes ago. Wow! I can't believe I survived a night of harry Potter mania. *lol* We arrived to Borders at little before 7:00 pm. They'd set up a table where you'd get your number. My goddaughter got #88, and I thought, "Okay, we're in for a long wait." Since the whole hoopla didn't start until 9:00, I dragged her and her little sister all over the mall, looking at things I need for my new house and buying some odds and ends. Funny but I expected my goddaughter to meet some of her classmates while we walked around the mall, yet it was me waving hello to all the people my age who were there for the Harry Potter book. Speaking of people, we saw many of them - mostly adults - dressed up in either their favorite characters or the houses they wanted to belong. I saw many Slitherins and Griffindors, and a few Ravenclaws, but no Hufflepuffs. Anyway, by 8:45 we went back to Borders, and at 9:00 they closed the access to the mall and the Harry Potter pre-sale events started. There were contests, trivia questions, a magician, and a few more things. By 10:00 my goddaughter's sister felt tired and didn't want to stay, so I called her mom and she picked her up. Only my goddaughter and I remained, but we were tired too, our feet hurting. So we each picked a few mags and sat on the floor to read them. At 11:05 they started calling people from 1 - 100, so we got in line, where we waited until 12:01 am when the sale started. The employees did a great job at keeping the whole thing moving fast, and by 12:25 we came out of Borders, my goddaughter smiling with happiness, a copy of the book in one hand and an empty box where the books came in under her arm. Was she lucky or what? *lol* Gosh, I'm tired to the bone, yet my 13-yr-old goddaughter is still so energized that she is off to read the first chapter. It just reminds me I'm not 20 anymore.