Spoilerific Discussion Thread--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The ground rules: You enter the comments section, you take your chances. Don't go in until you've finished, and if you post there don't worry about spoiler tags. I might not be in for a bit as my folks are in town this weekend....but I got quite a ways in before shutting it and going to bed last night...

I picked up my copy at the party held by A Likely Story, in which they turned the small Amtrak stop down the street from their store into Platform 9 3/4 (by covering the two glass doors with butcher's paper painted to resemble brick, so you had to walk between the bricks once you opened the doors. Neat.) They then lined everyone up in houses (i.e., they'd sorted the pre-orders) and marched, post-opening-feast style, down the street to the store--complete with a cop stopping traffic for this motley procession.

Anyway, happy reading.

My Parents are not allowed to follow this link

Specifically, as they are flying out to see me this week, they should not read thisreport from the Guardian about uncovering embarrassing secrets about the airline industry.

Nothing about dangers, mind you--except pilot boozing which you know about--but the question of what is done with people who die on long-haul flights is...intrestingly answered.