harry potter mania

ok, so my office building is located in union square and about 2 doors down there is a barnes and noble. tonight at midnight they are hosting a harry potter book party. this is all fine. what i don't understand is why people feel the need to line up a day or more in advance to get a copy of the book. now, i like harry potter and i've read all the books and i will read the last one too. but, i do not feel the need to wait in line to get one of the first copies. that's ridiculous! the barnes and noble by my office has a really big line already formed... what do these people do while they are waiting?! there are some people dressed up as sorcerers and witches too. and i even saw a couple people with wands 'practicing' magic spells... umm, ok...i wish i had my camera, but alas, when i was done uploaded that tragic picture from my previous blog, i forgot to put the camera back in my purse. but don't worry, fox news has the situation covered. and actually, i'm pretty sure i accidentally walked in front of where the camera was pointing. i saw the van, then i saw the crew, and saw the camera was kind of pointing at me and i thought, crap, i just walked in to where they are filming. and there was their newscaster. i don't know what her name is but she was earnestly giving her report from the barnes and noble in union square. and i'm pretty sure i was in her shot. oops. sure hope my hair didn't look to scary! :) i think i'll order my copy from amazon or buy it in a few days when the dust has settled. i'm a fan... but not that big of a fan!