Harry Potter and the ending
I get very involved with the characters in a book. I’ve laughed and cried, been elated or depressed based on what happens to the people in it. Maybe it is because I visualize as I read and the characters become much more real to me.
And… I can’t stand stress and waiting to find out what happens. Does she get the guy? Does Harry Potter live? Argh, I can’t bear it. I’ve been that way ever since I was a kid - much to my mother’s horror, I have flipped to the last page, heaved a happy sigh and then consumed the rest of my book.
And that is exactly what I will do with the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I will open the book to the last page, figure out what happens to Harry and then start at the beginning. I want to enjoy the whole book, see how the plot unfolds, who lives, who dies, who’s good, who’s bad. But I will do so much more calmly/resignedly knowing what happens to Harry.
Just in case you are curious, for all the Harry Potter books so far, the stakes have never been high enough, so I never jumped ahead!
Ah, it will feel good to know… 
And yes, I could find out now from the leaked source. While the publishers will be livid at the leak, I don’t think it will affect sales in any way. Knowing the ending is not enough - people want to know how it unfolds. And for me at least, I can’t read a badly photographed online version of the book - I will be reading the published book, fresh, crisp and heavy in my hands. Can’t wait.
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