We have our midnight tickets too! DD11 read 1-6 in a row when she was 7 and then had to wait two months for book 7 (a shorter wait then most HP fans at that time had had, but the first time she ever had to wait for a book). She lived and breathed HP from the moment she started reading them, and I was re-reading them a step ahead of her. I have wonderful memories of that time in our lives, culminating with the midnight book release with her dressed up as Ginny (we left with 2 copies, of course). It was so fun for her too, because she was carrying the book with her everywhere as she was reading it, and all her camp counselors were reading it too, so she shared a connection with them that she didn't share with most of the kids her age.
DS9 will get to be part of this final opening, and I'm glad he gets a piece of this phenomenon too. He is less fanatic (DD and her friend have been planning and putting together costumes to wear but DS plans to go in regular clothes), but still excited about it.
We already know we will be seeing the movie twice. We have tickets with DDs best friend, brother and mother but couldn't get another ticked when DH decided he wanted to go, so we will all go again with him. Since we are seeing 2D on opening night, maybe we'll go for 3D when we see it the second time.
I hope that kids and adults will continue to fall in love with this series as the years go on, but it will not be the same in the future without all that delicious anticipation....
