Harry thought about this, and wondered why almost everything he and Ron and Hermione had ever said was modified by an adverb.

Bwah!!

The Guardian did the same thing about a week ago, but I can't find the link now. Will look again after D goes down for his nap.

Some guy in Md got his copy of the book via USPS yesterday. Oopsie!

A Slytherin spell, perhaps?

News this morning in the Globe was that the entire new book was photographed and posted on-line. I guess the original site got a big time C&D and pulled it (and supplied the name of the poster), but not before it had been put up elsewhere. Supposedly it's still out there (I'm not going looking for it though).

Yep. It's been out for a few days now; some people in here were discussing the epilogue. Spoiler trolls are already doing their dirty work.

Harry thought about this, and wondered why almost everything he and Ron and Hermione had ever said was modified by an adverb.

Heeeee!!

Here's the story about the Maryland guy: [link]

Harry thought about this, and wondered why almost everything he and Ron and Hermione had ever said was modified by an adverb. Was this a spell left upon Hogwarts by an ancient Slytherin professor?

hahaha. I love love love the books but I have to say her overuse of adverbs often bugs the shit out of me (and makes me mentally restructure the sentences).

The adverbs have never bothered me, but FAQWife has complained to me about them. She does appreciate, however, that they have at least gotten more interested and varied as the books have progressed.

She does appreciate, however, that they have at least gotten more interested and varied as the books have progressed.

It's true! Although she's still very fond of "sneeringly"

Is there a Buffista login for boston.com? The first one is great, and the second one is amusing, but I can't read the last two.

I never noticed the adverbs, but I like adverbs and think they're unfairly villified.