Harry Potter Kicks iPhone’s Ass, Buzzwise

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Perhaps because of the recent novel-leaking scandal, Harry Potter buzz has exceeded the iPhone in spades. Get this: over 4 percent of blogs of late reference Harry Potter in some way.

Is it that serious? Is it? Is it? Perish the thought, says GP. And while we’d love to blow X amount of hours reading the nearly 700 pages that comprise this latest and last masterpiece of JK Rowling’s, well, the spoilers convey all the critical stuff faster. Plus, we’ve still got a bunch more HP movies to sit through. Why ruin the wizard’s cinematic potential with that pesky (always, inevitably, better) literary version?

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