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July 23, 2007 2:46 PM PDT

Video: New York's magical 'Harry Potter' bash

by Caroline McCarthy
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Yeah, yeah, I know. Harry Potter this, Harry Potter that, OMG-does-Harry-die, OMG-OMG-it's-on-BitTorrent... We're so ready to move on to the next cultural obsession from across the pond. Regardless, here's some video from Friday night of some of the people who showed up at the official New York book launch event hosted by Scholastic, the publisher that handles Harry Potter in the States.

The wizardly confab was held in New York City's shopper-friendly SoHo neighborhood, on a stretch of Mercer St. between Prince St. and Spring St. Conveniently, not only is Mercer St. right around the corner from the Scholastic bookstore, but it also happens to be paved with cobblestone--a rarity in Manhattan. Folks, welcome to Diagon Alley.

P.S.: In case you were wondering, this video is spoiler-free, unless you consider weekend book sales data to be spoilers.

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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Whoa! GREAT new cut, babe!
by EmmaFrost July 23, 2007 4:20 PM PDT
That's all.
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Wonderful to see you back infront of the Camera!
by JinvoX July 23, 2007 5:39 PM PDT
My sister has finished the book and was satisfied. By the way, way to rock the lighting scar at the end :D
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