Muggles, the wait is over--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is here, casting a spell on readers all over the world. And 8.3 million copies were sold on the first day. 

In other Harry Potter news, even though millions and millions of copies of The Deathly Hallows have been sold, apparently the book will not be on the New York Times's best sellers list. It is technically a children's book, and there's some rule that children's books can't be on the list. There was also an argument that the Harry Potter books were hogging the list and no other books could get on it. Well, no one likes a list hog, but come on! Shouldn't a best seller be on the best seller list? Are you outraged, or are you too busy reading to care?

So anyway, what do you think? Did it live up to your expectations? Was it worth the wait, or was it the equivalent to Christmas morning? (You know, you're excited for days, weeks, even months before the big day. Then you open your presents and play with your new toys for a little while before the novelty wears off and you start figuring out your plans for New Years.) Are you glad to finally know what happened, or are you just relieved that people will stop referring to you as a 'Muggle'? Does Harry die? Oh wait, don't tell me. I haven't had a chance to read it yet--or any of the Harry Potter books for that matter--but I'm definitely going to one of these days.

And even if you are sad that this is the last Harry Potter book, you can be happy about one thing: the end of all the wizard and magic-related puns! That is, until the next movie comes out ...