During Harry Potter Day, participants will compete for the chance to win one of two copies of “The Cursed Child”.
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Toby is able to read an average 400 page book in under two hours using techniques he learnt from his speed-reading champion grandmother, Susan Norman.
The release of the eighth installment of the “Harry Potter” series has led the bookstores to be creative on the day. Harry Potter’s magic is back.
The wizarding shindig starts at 11pm in preparation for the book going on sale at midnight.
Barnes and Noble said in a statement that “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was the US company’s most pre-ordered book since 2007′s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” – the final book in the original series.
Stephens Central Library will host a Harry Potter Birthday Celebration 2-4 p.m. Friday.
A fancy dress competition which is being held between 11am and midday – where you can come dressed as your favourite Harry Potter character and all photo’s will be published in the Echo as part of a competition.
Of course, putting together a second production would take time: to find the right NY theatre (the Palace is the flawless London home); the right cast; not to mention to allow director John Tiffany and his team of designers, Christine Jones and Katrina Lindsay, composer Imogen Heap, movement director Steven Hoggett and others to coordinate their schedules.
Unlike earlier release parties, they’re also anticipating guests of all ages now that the original Harry Potter fans are all grown up. “Kids are really into reading again”, he said. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.
Both Fischer and Droke-Dickinson say they expect partygoers to arrive in costume, and they’re looking forward to what they know will be an exciting night. “I think it will be in the West End for a long time”.
There is a lot to look forward to on July 31 for the release of the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”.
The wildly popular franchise, which began publishing in 1997, features the eponymous Harry Potter attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he has numerous adventures and grows up before the readers’ very eyes.
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Furthermore, the universe of the Harry Potter world will now extend to the most powerful country in the world, the United States of America.
