“If I could, I would; but I'm going to be at my grandparents' house. I'll get a copy as soon as I can.”

— Winn Feddema, Quail Run School fifth-grader, Lawrence

“Yeah, here at Borders. I might buy the book there or the next time I have the money. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of Harry Potter fans.”

— Damitrious McCawley, Central Junior High School seventh-grader, Lawrence

“I probably won't; they can get a little crazy. I'm buying mine at the Raven bookstore to support local business.”

— Natalie Lassman, Lawrence High School sophomore, Lawrence

“No, but I've already reserved mine ahead of time.”

— Mariana Rosales, Eudora Middle School sixth-grader, Eudora