IRI and Harry Potter - What A Combination

[Chris Fultz]

Well, it seems like everyone wants to link up their promotional activities with the IRI. What will be next, I wonder.

For all of you Harry Potter Fans, HP7 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be available at 12:01 AM on Saturday, July 21. There are two large bookstores near the IRI site - they are listed below.


Borders
5612 Castelton Corner Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: 317.849.8660

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Clearwater Crossing
3748 East 82nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-594-7525

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Oy vey... That's pretty much all I have to say... oy vey. I guess this makes sense. "You can still attend IRI and NOT miss getting your copy of Harry Potter!" Truely nerdy.

[mizscience]

Haha, its really funny actually: we were having a meeting today and I asked my mentor if we'd be able to attend a midnight HP party. I mean hey, we have a 5 hour plane ride back, might as well have Harry Potter 7 for it

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by mizscience

Haha, its really funny actually: we were having a meeting today and I asked my mentor if we'd be able to attend a midnight HP party. I mean hey, we have a 5 hour plane ride back, might as well have Harry Potter 7 for it

I wouldn't mind picking up a copy in Indianapolis as a souvenir.
It would be a great read after a great competition and a lot of fun. Nerdy is when you've read each book 3 times cover to cover. I've done that.

[Herodotus]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I wouldn't mind picking up a copy in Indianapolis as a souvenir.
It would be a great read after a great competition and a lot of fun. Nerdy is when you've read each book 3 times cover to cover. I've done that.

Only three times?

Yeah, I'll hopefully be picking up a copy, if not I'll be getting it right when we get back.

[Greg Needel]

Is it sad that this was part of the consideration of if I should go to IRI this year?

[Mike Ross]

Let it be known that if anyone should ruin the ending for me, (the way the 6th book was) public beatings will ensue. I am sure I'm not alone in this feeling.

Don't ruin what remains of my childhood.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by Mike Ross

Let it be known that if anyone should ruin the ending for me, (the way the 6th book was) public beatings will ensue. I am sure I'm not alone in this feeling.

Don't ruin what remains of my childhood.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

exactly my thoughts and more of a reason to get it at midnight.

[cooker52]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I wouldn't mind picking up a copy in Indianapolis as a souvenir.
It would be a great read after a great competition and a lot of fun. Nerdy is when you've read each book 3 times cover to cover. I've done that.

I would do that, but my family is going to pre-order it soon anyways.

[jacob07]

Originally Posted by cooker52

I would do that, but my family is going to pre-order it soon anyways.

Pre-Oder it soon!!! Some Harry Potter fan you are! I've had it pre-order since the release date was announced.

[ClareG]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I wouldn't mind picking up a copy in Indianapolis as a souvenir.
It would be a great read after a great competition and a lot of fun. Nerdy is when you've read each book 3 times cover to cover. I've done that.

Three times only?? Try 40 times over ;D

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

exactly my thoughts and more of a reason to get it at midnight.

I think you need a button for Saturday, that says "If you tell me a Harry Potter spoiler, I'll go Avada Kedavra on your forehead".

... like someone on a FIRST team at IRI is gonna read 700 pages within one day, while only one of the best groupings of FIRST teams has ever been assembled.

Is Evelyn Wood coming to IRI?



Yeah, yeah... someone can skip ahead. You need the button.

AB

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Because I don't like Harry Potter, I'll wear a button that says "Ask me for the ending." Then I'll randomly pick an ending from a deck of cards, with only one being the real one... then you must guess if it's true or false... Evil laugh ensues and I'll gladly take any beating by a FIRST student/mentor.

Haha... JK! I'm taking Lacey to see the movie on Sunday, against my will. Her birthday present...

[Dan Petrovic]

Originally Posted by Budda648

Oy vey... That's pretty much all I have to say... oy vey. I guess this makes sense. "You can still attend IRI and NOT miss getting your copy of Harry Potter!" Truely nerdy.

Otakon, held in Baltimore, is the largest anime convention on the East Coast (second largest in the country) and is being held the same weekend as IRI. Easily at least 10,000 people attend Otakon each year.

I wonder what all the book stores in Baltimore will be like...
I have a friend who will be at Otakon. I don't know if she's a big enough fan to go camp the bookstores for the final Harry Potter book.

I don't know what is nerdier. Otakon and Harry Potter or IRI and Harry Potter.

This will be one of the nerdiest weekends in the history of the world. And I'm taking part in it! (yay!)

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Originally Posted by InfernoX14

Otakon, held in Baltimore, is the largest anime convention on the East Coast (second largest in the country) and is being held the same weekend as IRI. Easily at least 10,000 people attend Otakon each year.

I wonder what all the book stores in Baltimore will be like...
I have a friend who will be at Otakon. I don't know if she's a big enough fan to go camp the bookstores for the final Harry Potter book.

I don't know what is nerdier. Otakon and Harry Potter or IRI and Harry Potter.

This will be one of the nerdiest weekends in the history of the world. And I'm taking part in it! (yay!)

Definitely nerdier IMO. Anime... I shiver at the word.

*Note: I don't mean to offend anyone with these posts, different tastes for different people.