PETER SHANKMAN
| POSTED ON July 20th, 2007 | 5 COMMENTS | + ADD YOUR COMMENT |
From Bloomberg:
"Kid Counselors Wait By Phone In Case Harry Dies."
July 20 (Bloomberg) — A U.K. children’s charity has brought in extra staff to man its phone lines in expectation of a deluge of calls from distraught youngsters if Harry Potter dies.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling’s series of adventures about the boy wizard and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, goes on sale tomorrow.
“For many children, Harry Potter and his friends have become a major part of their childhood,” said Kate Trench, a spokeswoman for ChildLine, based in London, which provides telephone support services for children. “Excitement could give way to sadness for those caught up in the huge build-up to the seventh and final book.”
Seriously. Give me a break. What about mom and dad to say things like "IT’S A BOOK. IT’S FICTION."
If I see someone crying over this like people did when they took Wings off the air, I’m gonna smack them.
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Looks to me like a great way to get press by hitching your wagon to a huge story. I had never heard of the hotline until this story. Bloody brilliant! (sorry, couldn’t help myself…) |
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No kidding. They could save themselves a bunch of money too and get a copy from the Pirate Bay to figure out if Harry dies or not. It’s a book, AND these kids are smart enough to read through 700 pages in one sitting. I’m sure they can handle it. BTW, what’s ‘Wings’? |
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well then you might have to smack me peter =) bc while i wont need therapy I do love Harry Potter and am quite into the books so i’m sure i’ll shed a tear if something bad happens to him… which I seriously doubt, bc I just think it’d be a mistake to kill him… guess i’ll see tomorrow =) |
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I”m right behind ya on this.. you couldnt be more correct… where are the parents? sure shed a tear over the ending if you must like any good movie that can move you if you become attached… but a crisis line? |
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oh ya.. wings was a tv show about brothers I think, that run their own small airline.. 80′s comedy dry humour closest show to that today is Becker. same dull humour |
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