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*wispers* Am I the only one who hasn't purchase a single Clay pin? Am I gonna feel nekkid at the concerts without a single pin on my shirt, hat, purse, etc....? I am floored at the sheer number of Clay pins out there. I had no idea this pin-thing had gone to that level.

Per IMDB, all three are listed on OotP. I read Rupert Grint (Ron) is filming 'Driving Lessons' right now and Dan (Harry) is scheduled to start filming 'December Boys' soon. I do hope all three stay for the entire movie series. I just can't imagine they would want to switch after the 5th or 6th movie to new actors. ETA - Entertainment Weekly says that none of the three have actually signed on for OotP, but Dan "is game to continue". Your never alone.... oh wait... wrong board! <g> Umm, me too on the Luke & Leia thing. Hee. I guess this brings up the big questions in this whole series. Will he or wont he survive this whole ordeal? I'm like you Sapphire in that I want the sappy, cliched, happy ending for Harry. Ginny on his arm surrounded by his loving 'family' of the Weasleys and school friends. But my gut is telling me that JKR wont let it end that way. She certainly hasn't followed the standard pattern for children's book or fairy-tales up to this point so I cant imagine she will have the fairy-tale ending in Book 7. The only person I am certain will die on Book 7 is Lord Voldermort or else this whole series has been a waste. However, I also think someone VERY close to Harry or Harry himself will not make it through to the end. I keep thinking that someone (Ginny, Ron, or Hermonie) will make a Lily-like sacrifice or Harry will sacrifice himself in order to kill Voldermort. And the thought of one of those 4 not making it is heartbreaking. *sniff* Oh well, I have two years to dream it will all end like a fairy tale.

Me too. I am a Harry's girl just like I was a Luke Skywalker's girl years ago. Harry has had quite the sucky life so far so and I dont think it will get any better in the coming year. I certainly can't blame him for being a PRAT now and again. But both Ron and Hermonie have certainly had their equal share of being PRATs as well without the excuse of loosing his parents, growing up with the Dursleys, the prophecy, Cedric, Sirius, & Dumbledore dying, or LV and his Death Eaters out to kill him. Oh yeah they are! I LOVE the twins. I just wish they were in the books more than they are. Does anyone else think that one of their joke inventions will come in handy when Harry fights Voldermort? That whole subplot has to have some reasoning besides just being there for laughs.

Yes, she certainly was vaugue about the Snape/Dumbledore thing. JKR is good at leading folks down one path and then surprising us, so I wouldnt be surprised if Snape is indeed evil *shudders*. However, I still think Snape will be good in the end. I thought she pretty much confirmed RAB is Regulus Black but her reaction about the 2nd mirror was interesting. I loved their talk about the shipping. Hee. There is a third and final part of that interview coming on Friday. I think it is great that JKR spent so much time with these two (Mugglenet & Leaky Cauldron website owners) answering (or stonewalling) some pretty good questions. I was sad to read, though, that we had the final Quidditch match in Book 6. Makes H/R/H not going back to Hogwarts seem even more real. For those that dont know about mugglenet, the interview with JKR can be found HERE!

My two cents on this.... I went to one of the early BAF events....the Dover BAF concert. Was it perfect? Hardly. There seemed to be several faults in the planning and organizing of the event. $200 general admission tickets (no assigned seats) which led to camping out in front of a casino, which led to a mad rush for good seats. Not what you would think for a pricey charity benefit. However, it was a fun concert and I had a great time. I was happy to donate to Clay's cause. Although I have not gone to any of the recent BAF galas, I am glad to hear that they were very successful. It seems, the BAF has learned from their previous mistakes. I am glad also, for the most part, these recent galas are aimed more at the corporate world than the fandom. I think it is a good step to move the BAF away from being mostly fan contributions to corporate contributions. Fan donations will always be important, but corporations have the big money. And with more $$, the BAF can do bigger and better things. I met Fran in Dover and she was extremely nice and pleasant. She even went out of her way to get my Raleigh AI2 crowd photo signed by Clay for me. Beyond that, I dont know Fran and feel it isnt my place to sit in any kind of judgement of her or her role in the BAF. I only hope this recent WRAL and MSNBC stuff doesnt hurt Clay or the BAF. {{Clay & the BAF}}

I also took a kinda windy path to get where I am now, but my path was all within the same big beaucratic company. Big companies can be a pain in the butt, but with mine, I have been able to move around within the same company doing several vastly different jobs. I have worked in the front end with Sales, worked in the middle with manufacturing, and now I work at the back end of the product life-cycle with Customer Support. It took me 12-13 years, but I realized I LOVED working directly with our customers and helping them solve their technical problems. The organization I am currently working in is the one I hope to remain in the rest of my career. And dont forget to NETWORK. Several of my job changes have come as a direct result of knowing and talking to the right person at the right time. You never know when those doors will open for you.... sometimes they come at the most unexpected moments.

Amen to that, but make sure you bring some hankies with you cause you will need it. Don Cheadle was amazing in this movie. Sometime in April, which was an HBO (or was it Showtime) movie based on the same Rwandan crisis was also very good. Oh my... Christian Bale. *le sigh* I have loved him ever since he played that oft whiney and irritating kid in Empire of the Sun. I am so glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves. I watched Finding Neverland recently and loved it. Johnny Depp really is an amazing actor to go from the campy Pirates of the Caribbean to such a subtle performance in Finding Neverland. I cant wait to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Speaking of Pirates.... did y'all know they are filming two Pirates of the Caribbean movies simultaneously. More Johnny please!

I forgot about this argument between Snape and DD and it certainly adds to the argument that Snape is not Evil. I actually feel a bit sorry for Snape. To know that you might have to kill DD and you cant tell anyone it was planned. Now I really want to know what the background is on this. What happened between Snape and DD in the past for DD to trust him so and for Snape to go so deep undercover. And yes, I think DD wanted Harry to see Snape kill him. Thus the immobilization. Not only for Harry to truely believe Snape is evil but to go and tell the rest of the Order that Snape killed DD. See I always thought Ginny purposely went out with Dean just to make Harry notice. She also went to the Ball in book 4 with Neville. I was thinking she might hit all the 6th year boys (except Ron of course) before Harry finally got a clue. And Ron seems even more clueless on girls than Harry does. But I definately like Ginny more than Hermonie. Hermonie is loyal granted, but she did act like a beeyotch in this book. Ginny, to me, is a lot more self confident and stronger personality-wise. Heromine is book smart, but Ginny is street smart. And I dont think Harry will have much will-power with her after he sees her at Bill and Fleur's wedding.

SPOILERS AHEAD.... SPOILERS AHEAD! Yeah, I never saw that Ron and Hermy were actually a couple at the end. Just friends supporting each other. Amen. At one point in the book I was like, wow, Hermonie has turned into a complete jealous beeyotch. Yeah, Harry was using Snape's potion book to help him, but after 5 years of suffering under Snape in potions, you would think she wouldnt begrudge him a little success in the subject. I have always wondered about that as well. JKR is giving us all the clues that Ron and Hermonie like each other, but just wont admit it. Yet, there are these very subtle clues that lead you to a possible Hermonie/Harry couple. But then, Hermonie was "beaming" at Harry after his kissed Ginny so I am not sure. It will be interesting with the upcoming Bill/Fleur wedding at the Burrow in book 7. I am sure that will bring up some discussions about future relationships and maybe even some regret from Harry about dumping (if you can call it that) Ginny. I guess that is why I read the book slower the second time... to pick up these distinctions. You are right.... even if Harry runs, Voldy will eventually track him down and they will have to fight to the death. Oh I dont think Harry will kill Voldy with an unforgivable. I am expecting it to be something much simpler or even un-magical (maybe Gryffendor's sword) that does Voldermort in. I was reading over in the Mugglenet forums and they found a reference in OotP when Harry and the gang were cleaning out Grimwauld place. In what looks like a simple throwaway comment, there was mention of finding a locket that couldnt be opened while they were cleaning. I suspect that along with the RAB clue will lead Harry and gang back to Grimwauld Place. However, Mungdunus Fletcher had been stealing stuff from the house and even Krecher had been trying to take things back in OotP. So the mystery wont be the lockett itself (well, they will have to open it once they get it), but who has it? I also found it interesting that Ollivander (the wand store guy) disappeared. I suspect Voldermort wanted to know more about Harry's wand after the Triwizard Tournament graveyard events. Oh my yes! At least two years for the conclusion. Argh!!! I will wait a few days before starting the second round. Need a few days for it all to sink in.

SPOILERS AHEAD.... SPOILERS AHEAD! We are sharing a brain. It all seems to convienent. I re-read the part when Harry was chasing Snape out of Hogwarts and noticed Snape's reactions to Harry's "coward" taunts and even how Snape was still trying to teach Harry about non-verbal curses while deflecting all Harry's attempts. I agree that it is possible Snape and Dumbledore planned it out (or at least D told S to kill him if it came to it). I think we will see the 6 together during parts of book 7, especially hunting the remaining Horcruxes. With having to locate them and get through all the protection surrounding each one, I could see the group working all that together (kinda reminds me of H/R/H finding the Philospher's Stone in the first book). I do think Harry will go it alone against Voldermort though, at least at the start. I have never been a big Ron/Hermonie fan. They just dont seem that well suited for each other. I was thirlled however, about Harry and Ginny. I love the self-confident and vocal Ginny and I think her and Harry are good together. I hope Harry survives book 7 only so he can hook up with Ginny in the end. I picked up that Ginny looked an awful lot like Harry's mom and the constant mentions that Harry looks so much like his dad. It is almost like it is a repeat of his mom and dad. Plus Ginny even has the same characteristics as Harry's mom..... good skills and funny. From reading the HP boards, Ginny was born in August which makes her just over a year younger than Harry. I never thought about her birth in relation to Harry's folks death. Interesting. We certainly got the lowdown on Riddle/Voldermort's backstory, which was great. I figured something would have to be done to make sure Voldermort was mortal before he could be vanquished by Harry. I keep wondering if there is a way to vanquish Voldermort without Harry having to kill him? Dumbledore was adamant about Harry's strength being his pure sole, but then murder leads to the ripping of the sole apart. Plus the tie in to PoA and when Harry said to Sirius and Lupin that he didnt think his dad would want his mates committing murder. Harry cant even work those unforgivable curses correctly. Add to that.... we have several of Voldermort's gang that may not be 100% on the evil side. Petigrew owes Harry a life debt, Draco was certainly unstable on the roof top (and I think would have accepted Dumbledore's proposition if given more time), and the whole Snape is still good but acted on Dumbledore's order to kill him thing. I usually read very fast though the first time and then go back and read the book again more slowly.

SPOILERS AHEAD.... SPOILERS AHEAD! Oh my. Me too. I started sobbing for some reason when Tonks told Lupin she liked him and couldn't stop crying until long after I had finished reading. I litterally gasped during that scene on the Tower at the end. I had heard rumors of that person's death before the book came out and it certainly made sense for the continuation of the story, but it was still shocking to read how it all played out. I cant believe Harry may not go back to Hogwarts next year (if it is open). I understand what he has to accomplish, but it will be weird reading about his 7th year and him possibly not being at school at all. And a thought hit me late last night. R.A.B? Regulus Black, Sirius' brother. He was a death eater and knew Voldermort and even the note indicated that RAB would probably be dead by the time Voldermort retrieved the locket. Could it be possible that the real necklace horcrux is in 12 Grimwauld Place, which Harry now owns? I was hoping to learn more about Lily and the connection of Harry's green eyes, which must be important based on the number of times it has been brought up in the past. I guess we will have to wait until the 7th book for that info.

Hi everyone. I am buzztechie and I am an Clay Fan! Clay had me from "Take". Yeah, I was one of those. I remember telling my friend during the Group 2 Auditions that I had a high school crush on the geeky boy with the good voice. I am also a Clay concert addict. I cant even count the number of Clay concerts I have been to since the beginning, but I suspect I will top 30 for this upcoming tour. I too love Harry Potter. Nothin' much else to say about me. Gald to be here. Take care everyone.

Hi everyone. Glad to be here. SkateJoy and I are at a Photo conference this weekend. Skate is without internet so hopefully she will be online soon. We are writing to you from a local Panera restraunt. Free WiFi rules. She does say HI to everyone here, as do I. Hi! KAndre's stilletto's of doom kinda scare me a bit. Maybe we can hit a DSW tonight and find some flip flops of doom to scare y'all into submission. BTW... Love to photo policy. Hee. Topic? Were not learning anything about taking better photos of Clay at this conference. To much nature photography cra, er, focus.