No, really.
From Daily Telegraph, via Mugglenet:
Waterstone’s is looking to set up a helpline for fans of Harry Potter because two important characters in JK Rowling’s saga will die in the last instalment to be published this summer.
The book chain forecast that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would become not only the best-selling Harry Potter title but the biggest selling book in history. But that may not bring unalloyed happiness to the nation because of Rowling’s warning about the deaths.
Debbie Williams, of Waterstone’s, said yesterday: “This could be a similar moment to when Take That split up – there could be a lot of upset teenagers out there. We are looking to set up a helpline for them.”
Okay, this Debbie Williams is either an old hand at the entertainment business or she’s totally showing her age by citing Take That’s break up as an instant for adolescent emotional outbursts. That was before Boyzone and Westlife. Yikes.
Anyway, those faint of heart, you have approximately 5 months and 2 weeks and 6 days to prepare.
I’m really not that old, you know. It’s just that this phenomenon really is as big as Take That- they ARE back after all. The helpline will be used to recommend other books to read- surely not such a bad thing.
Wow, Debbie, if you are who you say you are, you’ve taken this the wrong way. The age comment wasn’t meant to be disparaging since, after all, I was there when Take That was the in thing. I’m certainly not one to mock helplines either (though the Butterball Turkey one is abit strange). I was merely adding silliness, as apropos to the blog’s tagline, to the news I report.