'Potter' fans crowd bookstore for release of 7th book

At Borders, 300 Norman Center Court, in Norman, dozens of wizard's capes slung over the backs of excited attendees. Lines snaked through the store as "The Grand Hallows Ball" featured wizard-themed games and employees dressed as characters from the books.

Anxious fans paged through other books about the boy wizard, including "The Great Snape Debate" with contributors including Orson Scott Card; and "The End of Harry Potter" by David Langford. Fans wore T-shirts declaring "I Love Ron," and "Dumbledore's Army,"

and more children sported lightning-bolt shaped scars on their head than could be explained by even the most rambunctious of roughhousing.

Jordan Turner, 20, was making a return trip to Borders for this year's "Potter" event. She said Borders' grandiose theme party for the "Potter" releases made for an enjoyable evening. Turner brought friends Brooke Dockery, 20, and Tesia Zientek, 20.

The three attended Bethel High School together. Turner and Dockery now attend Oklahoma Baptist University, and Zientek attends Notre Dame.

"I love Harry Potter a lot, a lot, a lot," Zientek said. Zientek said her mother bought her "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when it came out.

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