Joanne Woodward captured a couple of people waiting for copies in Harvard Square last night. More of her photos.

Maria Varmazis photographed the line outside the Harvard Coop

As it got closer to midnight, Mass Ave in the entire Harvard area was completely swamped with people. I've never ever seen this area so crowded.

A jerk came to Harvard Square with a megaphone to yell out spoilers. He didn't leave Harvard Square with a megaphone.

Idle Mutterings gets the last copy at the Cambridgeside Galleria Borders:

... I decided that I didn't want to stand on line in Harvard for 2 hours to wait another hour to get the book there. We heard later that a random little newsstand had books and was able to sell it to people in a matter of minutes. Bleh. But Josh and I spent a little over an hour at Borders where he got his reserved copy a little before I got my unreserved copy. And.. we both got sweet posters of the cover and had lots of quality friend time. ...

JS writes:

My weekend will be devoted to Harry Potter. I’m going to bed now, so I can get up early, get coffee, get to the bookstore, and get back home to start reading. Ok, technically to start listening — we (and by we, I mean Lisa) read the entire book out loud. That way we both know at the exact same time what is happening. Not to mention, being read to is fun.

Andrew bought his copy at midnight at Village Books in Roslindale:

I'm just over a hundred pages into it. But the most Hogwarts-hungry person in the house has just woken up, so that might be about as far as I get tonight ...

Zolok wonders in Harvard Square:

[It's] is a bracing reminder of the old Harvard Square...full of oddly dressed gawkers and buskers of all descriptions...a real mob scene.

One thing I don't get though, if "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows" is supposed to be a kid's book, then why are so many college co-eds tarted up in sexy schoolgirl costumes? ...

Spatch reports his cat has strange abilities.

Only in Boston, Kids curses the New York Times for revealing parts of the book:

... Is it because they believe they're above it all scrutiny, and they act like snotty prep school kids who manage to ruin everything that's not to their liking? ...