Although the other 125 people at the American Book Center were there to bid farewell to “Harry Potter,” we were also there for a farewell to our friends who are moving to Tokyo. We started the evening with a wonderful sushi dinner, then went to Susan’s for champagne and to get in our costumes. Veronica was very excited about being a Dementor; luckily she’s patient since I still need to read her books #5 and #6 before she'll get to find out Harry's fate in #7 (spoiler alert--the butler did it). We walked to the store at 11:30pm, but had to wait for our books until 1am, which is midnight in England. The girls all managed to stay awake and enjoyed themselves despite the fact that there were very few children there. Apparently most expats are gone for the summer or have too much sense to keep their kids out so late. I still remember laughing at my neighbor Dave for taking Katie years ago to Barnes & Noble for one of the earlier launch parties; little did I know then that I’d be doing the same thing but in another country.
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