Excuse me, your pants never zip.

Today is 21st July. This date brings a special significance to all Harry Potter fans because finally, the final book to conclude the story will be on sale finally.

21st July, 5a.m Singapore Time

Throngs of Pottermaniacs lined up before the Singapore Pools outlet bookstore entrances, waiting for the bookshop auntie to finally lift the shutter and open the store. Although it’s only 5am, they are too eager to grab a hold of the book. Dressed in their Hogwarts uniform and fake wands and maybe a permanent tattoo ’scar’ on their heads, they began fighting over who is the real Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. While on the other hand, these supposedly Potter parents ended up suffering because they have to remain in queue or else their hard work would be gone to waste. Resembling very much like a weekend 4D queue, the Pottermanaics eagerly anticipate the sale of the book.

Throughout all these commotion, I was sleeping.

21st July, 7am Singapore time

Finally the books are on sale! Pottermaniacs began purchasing it and they went home scrutinizing through the pages, wondering who died in the final chapter. Parents heaved a sigh of relief and they managed to reward themselves with a meal at Botak Jones.

Throughout all these commotion, I was sleeping.

21st July, 10am Singapore time

I managed to be on time for my soccer session with my friends. They said to meet at 9am and I came at 10. By these time, with the help of speed reading, Pottermaniacs would have finished the book anyway. And just like a satisfied customer at Botak Jones, they closed the book and give a thumbs-up sign to themselves. Well done.

21st July, 2pm Singapore time

I went to a particular popular bookstore in hope of getting myself a book. Not with high hopes anyway. And I went there only to be stunned by Russell Lee’s True Singapore Ghost Stories Book 16. I don’t need any ghost stories. I got scared not because of the stories but rather how strategically they were placed just beside the Harry Potter books 1-6. Careless buyers might just accidentally buy a copy and start reading it and wonder to themselves, “Since when Harry Potter book got so many pontianaks, and where the hell is Harry Potter himself.”

I thought my hopes were dashed when there isn’t a single HP book 7. But my eagle eyed friend spotted display copies when exiting the store and I purchased one finally. And seeing so many Potter fans being turned away by the bookshop auntie because there is supposedly no stock, I paraded my book in the queue to make my purchasement. YAY I GOT ONE, HAVE YOU, LOSER.

I went home to boast to my 12 year old sister.

Me: EH YOU KNOW WHAT ANOT, I GOT THE BOOK 7 LEH. YOU WANNA READ. OPPS I THINK NOT.

Sis: NTUC got sell.