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07-10-2005, 08:19 AM
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The Times has published some additional information about the ' Half-Blood Prince' Conference weekend events. It is revealed that J.K.Rowling will read from the first chapter of ' Half-Blood Prince' on the release night. Quote:
The transformation has been overseen by JK Rowling, the author of the series, and will be the centrepiece of one of the most expensive and extravagant launch parties in the history of publishing.
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On Friday evening the young guests and their parents or guardians will be collected from a reception at the City Chambers in Edinburgh by 12 carriages drawn by black horses adorned with black ostrich plumes and driven by coachmen dressed in capes.
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Rowling plans to make her appearance at 12.01am from behind a secret panel to read the first chapter of the new book, a copy of which will be given to each child.
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The following evening, the children will be “sorted” into one of the four Hogwarts houses — Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The guests will then be assigned to a house table, lined with benches, before wizard-themed food is served on gold platters.
The banquet will take place in the castle’s Jacobite Room, which has been hired at a cost of more than £500 an hour and will be decorated with school banners and illuminated with torches. The food for the Hogwarts-style banquet has been devised by Digby Trout, Edinburgh Castle’s caterers, whose basic menu starts at £39 a head.
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The caterers have also developed their own recipe for butter beer. The non-alcoholic mulled cider is first drunk by Harry in the third book in the series and is described by Rowling as tasting “a little bit like less sickly butterscotch”.
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“JK Rowling has been very much involved — she always wants events to be focused on the children. She has been consulted at every stage.” said Lucy Holden, spokeswoman for Bloomsbury. "Everything we serve will be along a Hogwarts theme- we've even had to create a few new recipes," she said.
The entire article can be read here.
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07-10-2005, 08:31 AM
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thnx 4 the news collection.........
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07-10-2005, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Lady Marcella quoting someone or other I'm to jealous to care will be collected from a reception at the City Chambers in Edinburgh by 12 carriages drawn by black horses adorned with black ostrich plumes and driven by coachmen dressed in capes. OMG! Now that's something that will live in their memories forever... Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady M quoting the OMG! sorted even! The following evening, the children will be “sorted” into one of the four Hogwarts houses — Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The guests will then be assigned to a house table, lined with benches, before wizard-themed food is served on gold platters. That's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool OMG! I'm sooooooooooo jealous. Don't worry its the good kind of jealous. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Mar-Mar-Marcella...*Ottery crying cuz he's not going* The caterers have also developed their own recipe for butter beer. The non-alcoholic mulled cider is first drunk by Harry in the third book in the series and is described by Rowling as tasting “a little bit like less sickly butterscotch”. *Ottery and Teddy are getting tipsy on butterbeer* Ottery: Tastes just like butterscotch...*hic* Teddy: It's non-alcoholic Ottery Ottery: *hic* Oh shut up and let me drown my sorrows *hic* Actually that is sooooooooooooooooo cute, I didn't think they were going to make it such a grand affair, WOW! Color me impressed...what do you mean the green won't come off 
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07-10-2005, 08:32 AM
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very nice
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07-10-2005, 09:16 AM
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I always thought Butterbeer was slightly alcholic, like Cider. Guess they can't have it that way for this though. It would've been so much more interesting to have adults and serve up Firewhisky and stuff.
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07-10-2005, 11:06 AM
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yeah i thought butter beer was lacohalic as well emm
I WANA GO
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07-10-2005, 11:49 AM
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I wanna go..... but I can't.... *cries*
__________________ I gotta go back to the muggle world,
they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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07-10-2005, 11:55 AM
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Oh wow it all sounds so amazingly splendidly wonderingly cool!! Those winners can never imagine how lucky they are! We are the ones who really realise what we're going to miss.  | |
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07-10-2005, 01:24 PM
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“JK Rowling has been very much involved — she always wants events to be focused on the children."
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“a little bit like less sickly butterscotch”.
*Runs to the store, buys butterscohtch, watters it down, and drinks it* How cool is that! Butterbeer... Maybe they'll start selling it in stores? Hehe, thats highly unlikely but it would be really cool. Quote:
It would've been so much more interesting to have adults and serve up Firewhisky and stuff.
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07-10-2005, 01:28 PM
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“JK Rowling has been very much involved — she always wants events to be focused on the children. She has been consulted at every stage.” said Lucy Holden, spokeswoman for Bloomsbury. "Everything we serve will be along a Hogwarts theme- we've even had to create a few new recipes," she said
Yes, JK focuses a lot on the children but what about the people out there who were reading the books before some of the kids that are going could even read. Sometimes it makes me so angry to see children at 8 or 9 or whatever saying that they are the biggest Harry Potter fans ever when some people were reading the books before they could read or were even born. I know it sounds pretty evil but maybe I'm just an evil person. Mwah ha ha! But after the pure dissapointment at the realisation that someone my age was never going to be chosen to go, sometimes I feel that the cut off age should of been about 14. Im not bitter! Im just dissapointed thats all. Im not crying, there's just something in my eye. *Takes out a hankerchief* | |
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07-10-2005, 04:20 PM
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Vey c00l Blah Blah!!!
Its me chockerz
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07-10-2005, 04:45 PM
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hmm...I thought it had a touch of alcohol in it. Because in the 4th book when Winky got drunk from it and Harry said it wasnt that strong and Dobby said it is for a House Elf..ahh well i guess they cant make it that way considering the kids
Ahh I wish I could go...
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07-10-2005, 04:50 PM
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I wonder what Firewhisky is supposed to taste like?
Whisky burns so I'm thinking this drink burns even more. Or maybe it's served on fire. Quote:
I know it sounds pretty evil but maybe I'm just an evil person.
It's not. I feel the same. Even moreso when you watch things that just make you squirm. Like the fiasco on ITV now. Some of those kids definitely weren't alive when we started reading the books and yet they're competing for the title of 'The Ultimate Potter fan'. It just makes me want to cry sometimes to see how the original readers/teens/adults are neglected in 90% of these competitions.
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07-10-2005, 05:49 PM
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I...want...to...go!! Sounds amazing! | |
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07-10-2005, 06:03 PM
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Omg...That sounds so cool. I totally wish I could go. Those who are going are going to have a blast. They are so lucky. It's like they're turning the castle into Hogwarts itself. Have I mentioned how lucky they are.
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07-10-2005, 06:09 PM
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Hah.. it's worse being eligible to enter [last year, I'm 16] but not having the contest in the country. Everytime I read a kid gets chosen, it eats me up inside. My consolation is that Emmerson and Mel are going to be there. I am putting my faith in them.
Hah... still I wish I could go.
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07-10-2005, 06:37 PM
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wow that sounds like some serious fun stuff i wish i was going to be there....
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07-10-2005, 08:14 PM
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Is this the one that's being shown on ITV?? It would be fun to go to it. But watching it on TV would be OK!!
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07-10-2005, 08:14 PM
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thats awesome! i wish i could go...... 
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07-10-2005, 08:32 PM
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"the most expensive and extravagant launch parties in the history of publishing. " that must be some party
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07-10-2005, 08:45 PM
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i'm planning to gatecrash!! who's wit me?! i'm kidding of course... or am i  | |
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07-10-2005, 09:06 PM
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that is sooooo cool! humph this is not fair....i want to do that...can you imagine getting sorted?...that would be awesome..i am so so jealous and the guys are going to be wearing capes driving the carriage?......that is so cool!!!!
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07-10-2005, 09:32 PM
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Oh I want to go!!! It's going to be so awesome and I want to be sorted!!!
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07-10-2005, 10:00 PM
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awesome!
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07-11-2005, 05:32 AM
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It sounds so interesting and fun! I wish I could go : )
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