She said: “It is the most extraordinary fandom so I’m kind of not surprised they didn’t want to spoil it for each other but I’m so happy we got here without ruining it”. Everyone assumed that the series would be relegated to merchandise, fan debate, and occasional new information released on Rowling’s site, Pottermore.
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“I’m incredibly excited to have more of the wizarding world back in my life”.
“It’s been a big deal here, and with this event the kids can come and have a good time”, Smith said. “It felt like the story ended too soon”. And it’s something area bookstores are counting on.
It did not give sales figures but said the book was expected to its biggest seller of 2016, and that midnight parties are planned in stores around the nation on Saturday night.
It’s been nearly a decade since the last installment in the Harry Potter series, but the wait is over with the release of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II (Special Rehearsal Edition Script)” on July 31.
The play will made its world debut in London’s West End earlier this week.
A self-confessed superfan, he had read all the Harry Potter books by the age of eight and is able to recite all the spells used in the stories.
The store will also be decorated like scenes from the books – including the Room of Requirement, a secret room – and will feature lots of interactive activities.
The mysteries unravel beginning at 8 p.m. on July 30, he said.
OK, the “mmm, whatcha say” song is really called “Hide and Seek”, and you may recall it from the “Garden State” soundtrack or that one iconic “SNL” sketch with Shia LaBoeuf that paid homage to “The O.C”.
Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, who had the idea of doing the show in the first place, have overseen an extraordinary three-year process to get the plays on stage at the Palace Theatre.
Books-a-Million at Park City Center will also hold a release party Saturday.
Customers are being encouraged to come dressed as witches and wizards – and there’ll be a prize for the best costume.
Smith said employees working that day have the option to dress in wizardly attire if they wish but added he does not know if any workers plan to flaunt Potter-like fashions.
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“That’s what’s so extraordinary about this franchise, that the bedlam continues all these years later”, says Daisy Kline, Barnes & Nobles’s vice president of books.
