this is where having a pan-fandom flist bites you(me) in the ass

I want to read all the CFTC reports.

I want to avoid all the HBP spoilers.

...

I will be skimming like mad until I get through my copy (acquired about two minutes after midnight just 'cause: I had to work late tonight anyway, so why not just go to Harvard Sq., and have a few drinks at Charlie's, and pick up my book?)

The tale of catching the last train out will be told, eventually.

Sometime when I don't have a book waiting. LOL