Students to save on final 'Potter' book

By Susan Schwarz

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The first 80 people to attend the Student Union Activity’s Harry Potter release party will have the opportunity to buy the last installment of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series for half of its original cost.

The SUA will have copies of the book at midnight on July 20 for about $16.

Members of the University community can receive the discount on the seventh book of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will be released on July 21.

The remaining people wanting to buy the book can receive it at Mt. Oread’s discounted price for around about $26.

Adam Diskin, Overland Park sophomore and SUA summer programming coordinator, said Mt. Oread approached SUA about selling the books for a discounted price beginning at midnight at the SUA event.

Diskin said SUA then wanted to reward the first 80 attendees with an added discount through SUA funding.

The event will begin at 9 p.m. and last until 1 a.m. on the first floor of the Kansas Union in the Hawk’s Nest.

Dan Myers, St. Louis senior, will still be in line at Borders on Friday night. Myers pre-ordered the book last week because he did not want to wait until the next morning to get it.

Myers said he wanted to reserve his copy so he could start reading it as soon as possible.

“I have to be the first to know what happens,” Myers said.

The books will not be the only attraction at SUA’s release party. Diskin said the event would include a Hogwarts building contest similar to a gingerbread contest, a Triwizard tournament with Harry Potter trivia and an obstacle course. There will also be a costume contest for those attendees wishing to enter the field of wizardry.

Diskin said he was not worried about other release parties at other locations in Lawrence like Borders.

Diskin said the on campus event was targeted at friends and family of the University. He said attendees will have more to do at the SUA event than just going to the bookstore and buy the book at midnight.

— Edited by Joe Caponio

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