10 Things to Do at the HBP Release Party

[hackergroupie.livejournal.com]

kikithepirate wrote the following list for another *eye shift* community. She did, however, give me permission to post it here. I think it's great and am making my own plans to do a few of these come Friday night.

Enjoy!

Fun Things to do at the HBP Book Release


1. From time to time, jump out from behind shelves and yell “CRUCIO!!!” Look disappointed when it doesn’t work.

2. Ask a cashier if this is the place where you can pick up the new book for Advanced Potions.

3. Announce that Storytelling Hour featuring the works of Cassandra Claire will be happening in the Children’s section.

4. make photocopies of your favorite Draco/Harry and Snape/Hermione fan art and distribute it at the door with the header: “HBP SPOILERS!!”

5. Scream, “TROLL IN THE TRAVEL SECTION!!!” and pretend to faint. When you wake, demand to see Madame Pomfrey.

6. Walk up to an individual and whisper, “the mark, it burns…” Walk away rubbing your arm, and glance back periodically with shifty eyes.

7. Make derogatory comments about people’s “houses” based on what colors they’re wearing. Ex: “Pureblood bitch,” to a girl with a green blouse, or “Why don’t you go study, nerd!!!” to a boy in blue.

8. Approach a group of adults and start a casual conversation by asking what house they were in. When they look at you strangely, apologize by saying, “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize they were letting Squibs in here tonight.”

9. Try to convince small children that the “Monster book of Monsters” is hiding somewhere in the store. Tell them that it already ate one little boy.

10. Come dressed as Darth Vader, and try to convince other attendees that it’s actually they who are in the wrong place.

Comments

[ponkie.livejournal.com]

LOL
the last two are my favorite - thank you for sharing!

[thespyglass.livejournal.com]

LMAO! Classic! Too good not to try at least one :D

[ag05.livejournal.com]

LMAO! I cant not try out these when I go to my book release thing.

[britin.livejournal.com]

Number 8 is perfect!

Brit

[kristalee.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

[bonmoustache.livejournal.com]

All of those are things I do anyway! XDDD

[ex-hellodoll259.livejournal.com]

HAHA!

I'll be at a wedding in the middle of nowhere (but I'm getting HBP sent to the hotel)...and I so plan to do some of these during the reception.

Especially #6! HA!

[beanpop.livejournal.com]

Ahhh those are great! I love number nine. My ex boyfriend went with me to get OotP dressed up as a Jedi.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my SO is going dressed as a Jedi, and I'm going in my monk robes. I mean, why not? :)

[mandagemini.livejournal.com]

Hehe...if someone *did* do number 3...I'd probably die of joy. And I've always wanted to mock Quirrell as in number five (the troll in the travel section). These are so great!

[lonly-girl.livejournal.com]

I dont get Number 3, who is she?
~*~RITA~*~

[shudaizi.livejournal.com]

Cassie Claire is a Harry/Draco slash author, usually considered one of the BNF's of the H/D slash fandom. Depending on how you feel about her. She wrote The Draco Trilogy...

[xstandonatablex.livejournal.com]

At midnight, since some of my friends aren't going to be in the same place, we've arranged to press two fingers to our left wrist and yell, "IT BURNS!"

And yes, we will be drawing on our Dark Marks with Sharpies. ;)

[hackergroupie.livejournal.com]

Much with the impressed. :D

[voirs.livejournal.com]

OMG. I so want to do this! I think I might do #2, 6, 8, 9, and 10. If I could find a Darth Vader costume. XD This sounds like so much FUN!

[tangerinesidhe.livejournal.com]

Interesting note on number 10.

I showed up to the Star Wars line party, here in NYC, with two of my other friends all wearing our Gryffindor uniforms. ^^ Then we hung out on the death star bus and had a light saber vs. wand duel.

It was much fun.

[vlamidala.livejournal.com]

I was gonna indict you on that if you hadn't mentioned it already. ;)

(got linked here off the Y!Group that's planning the Books of Wonder party. small world.)

[ohelectricshock.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

oohhh booyy.

*is so doing number 1*

[southern-yankee.livejournal.com]

unfortunately, number 10 sounds like something i really would do. thatd be great!

[laynie.livejournal.com]

5. Scream, “TROLL IN THE TRAVEL SECTION!!!” and pretend to faint. When you wake, demand to see Madame Pomfrey.

HAHAHA. I'm going to be working a show in the middle of nowhere and can't go to a release party. But I think I would do #5 next time I walk into Barnes and Noble. Hehe.

[aquidis.livejournal.com]

*cracks up* #10. Heee.

Also, #5. I've wanted to host my own party, so I can run in and scream "Troll in the basement!!".

Oh, I can't wait for Friday.

[weemumlessmngrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've already seen these but I laughed harder the second time through.

Bet me that I won't do at least one of these. XD

[blackisslimming.livejournal.com]

I now have more to look forward to, Thanks. =]

[lonly-girl.livejournal.com]

haha I think ill end up doing all of these,cept 10
~*~RITA~*~Gryffindork

[flyingspatulas.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Awesome! :D

[kayling.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I LOVE your icon! That's where I'm getting my copy of HBP so I might actually try to do that... only, after I get my book otherwise they might kick me out and I won't have HBP, which would not do at all.

[lonly-girl.livejournal.com]

OMG thatss hilariouse!
~*~RITA~*~

[morriganangelus.livejournal.com]

There aren't any parties in my area so I'm getting my book at Wal-Mart. It will be fun bugging the employees with #1, #2, #5, and #6. *cackles*

[poisoned-ivy07.livejournal.com]

oh dear, I have to work at the local walmart on saturday (gasp the horrors...!)... I hope people don't do stuff like that to me... maybe to my coworkers, but not to me, hahah.

[morriganangelus.livejournal.com]

If anyone tries to Crucio you, you can just counter with a good Avada Kedavra. ;-)

[hackergroupie.livejournal.com]

Or raise your brow and ask them if they REALLY want you to have to report them to the Ministry.

[gryffin23.livejournal.com]

I just had to comment on your icon. That is absolutely fabulous!

[morriganangelus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I cracks me up everytime. :)I just wish I could remember who made it so that I can give that genius their due credit. :D

[purple-ladybug1.livejournal.com]

ROTFL Think I'd get kicked out if I did any of those...?

[mellafe.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA. Brilliant! I loved 6, 7 and 8.

[oursadhearts.livejournal.com]

ROFL. Here from the Daily Snitch, and I must say... this made my day. Thank you!

[ladyjosephine1.livejournal.com]

Or, like me, take advantage of my location on a state line, go to one state and get the book at midnight and then immediately go to the other state's parties with book in hand. It's in a different time zone, so is an hour behind the other state.

I think I might get mugged. :D

Also, my friends were seriously considering going as Stormtroopers. We're going to the costume shop tomorrow.

"Going in a costume"...... hmmmmmm......

[half-blood-fox.livejournal.com]

OOOOOO!!!!! I should get my costume fixed up this week(pictured in my user icon) and wear a sign saying, "I'm the half-blood fox, yo!". I'm very tempted to do the troll thing, possibly with my fox head falling off of my face. Not sure if I could muster up the guts to do that, though.
I figure people would think I'm a werewolf, which would be fine, too.

[nuka-cola.livejournal.com]

1, 3, 4 & 6 are my favourites ^_^

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

Too great. Do you think they will work in Spanish?

[yogurtnest.livejournal.com]

DARTH VADER IMPERSONATING IS MY CALLING! I will continue the legacy...definitely wearing my friend's Vader mask. :)

Pureblood Bitch.

That one made me giggle.

[justjanuary.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I want to do that! Though that might get me in trouble since I'm a volunteer... :(

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Ahhhahahaha.

[omgitspadfoot.livejournal.com]

AHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHA. *dies*

They are wonderful! *plans to try some*

[galaxynumber5.livejournal.com]

Number 10! If only I had a Darth Vader outfit...

[hysteria-type-a.livejournal.com]

6. Walk up to an individual and whisper, “the mark, it burns…” Walk away rubbing your arm, and glance back periodically with shifty eyes

AHHAHAHA I might just do that for real!!!

[tehlime.livejournal.com]

I'm going to find a group of small children tomorrow and try number 9. XD

[laeri9.livejournal.com]

You know....someone sorta did number 10 at our Barnes and Nobles. It was awesome.

And I did numbers 1 and 5. XD

Oh man, I so love you. Hope you make another list for the next book/movie opening.