Seriously. I'm on like page 280 of 6000 and I keep almost catching glimpses of discussions on the internet. I knew that if I was going to read this last book with any sense of surprise, I'd have to read it quick before the plot was just out there in the zeitgeist. Soon, I'll bet you, people will be using events from the book as examples in pop culture, just because so many people have read it that it'll be a cultural touchstone. (Or maybe I'm over-estimating the influence of a bunch of 12-year-olds and nerds.)
Dan Telfer
Bathilda Bagshot's diaper is a horcrux.
tricia
Mrs. Weasley is running a brothel for redheaded wizards. Hagrid is a woman. Voldemort is the new prime minister of England. Dumbledad lives in Vicksburg.
Seriously, it is a fabulous book. Don't let Mustapha ruin it for you!!
Chris Walsh
And it turns out it was all one of Bob Newhart's dreams. I didn't see that one coming at all.