Aw, thanks, Hec, even though I have no bloomin' idea what she's talking about.

Also: OMG, I heard she had a new story! In the New Yorker or something!! Anyone know where I can find it?

I have no bloomin' idea what she's talking about.

Grey Gardens is a musical currently on Broadway starring Christine Ebersole. It's based on the documentary of the same name that was shot in the 70s. It was about two members of the Kennedy family who lived in a dilapidated mansion in a sort of goofy, camp gothic yet oddly sweet way. I think I talked about it in movies when I saw it this year.

I presume Ralph Fiennes is in the Faith Healer but I don't know anything about that production.

Yeah, Ralph Fiennes was in a production of The Faith Healer this year.

Grey Gardens is a musical currently on Broadway starring Christine Ebersole. It's based on the documentary of the same name that was shot in the 70s.

I'm seeing it in 2 weeks! Christmas tickets!

So, I'm rereading HP&TSS, and I have a theory.

It could be bunnies.

Ha. Anyway, I don't know if it was posted beyond Cindy thinking it had something to do with Harry's parents and I think it might.

Voldemort killed them on Halloween. AKA All Hallow's Eve.

Maybe things will come around full circle and the Epic Battle will be fought then? Just a thought.

Also? I rewatched the movie last night. What a cheap looking thing compared to 3 & 4, despite their problems.

That's possible, Aimee, although the structure of the books has generally been tied to the school term. So it would probably have to be the Halloween after they graduate, which is entirely possible.

I thought of that, too.

"Harry's fighting Voldemort. School's almost out!"

She just needs to send it to me. I wouldn't share it, I promise.

Well, ok I totally would.

I'm still holding out for the 7-7-07 release date even though muggle.net says it'd be too hard for WB to promote the movie AND the book.

"Harry's fighting Voldemort. School's almost out!"

Hee! I could swear I read a fanfic somewhere that made this very point, but I could be wrong. You have to wonder what the other Hogwarts students think when June rolls around.

I would imagine that promoting both the movie and the book at the same time would be easier, rather than harder. It's the last book--it's not like fans of the series are going to get it confused with the fifth movie.

I'm re-reading the Song of Fire and Ice and you know -- LotR is so nicely compact compared to this.

If you made a two volume set of LotR where all the appendices were in the separate volume -- it would seem much less ginormous. (Plus, you could consult the appendices with the text open in the other volume.)

I'm still holding out for the 7-7-07 release date even though muggle.net says it'd be too hard for WB to promote the movie AND the book

See, you have to imagine that promoting the last Harry Potter book is approximately the easiest job in the universe. I mean, it would go:

10am: PR folk write Deathly Hallows release date on the wall of a cabbage shop in Preoria

6pm: Everyone in the world knows.

And who wouldn't want to do that for a living?

So as an argument not to put the book out this year it's pretty questionable. But I suppose if you're WB and you're paying your PR dept some obscene sum to promote it you want to pretend they're doing something in return.

Basically, if we accept that my theory is true (and I think we should) corporate denial is all that's keeping us from a 7-7-07 release date.*

(*And possibly that the book isn't finished yet. Details, details.)