Spoiler Alert. Spoiler Alert.

The other day I wrote about reading Harry Potter and wanting JK Rowlings to adopt me. In my haste I inadvertently let slip a few plot points that my have given away a bit of the story to those of you who haven't read it.
Sorry.
I recieved the following:

Welcome back, Howard
Your bit on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows should have said "WARNING SPOILER ALERT" for those 3 people who haven't yet read far enough to know that Mad Eye Mooney bought it.
If you think that's wild, wait until ...
Once you're done, maybe we could start a father-daughter book club to discuss the ouvre of J.K. Rowling.
Posted by: Mike MacKay | July 31, 2007 / 08:38

Mikes right. I should have prefaced the entry with "MAY CONTAIN IMPORTANT HARRY POTTER FACTS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SKIP ABOUT THE FIRST 200 PAGES!"
Mike is also a friend of mine who drinks very good scotch.

Have to agree with Mike. I just read it the other day, that would have bugged me huge. When is a spoiler no longer a spoiler though?
Posted by: thatmasonkid | July 31, 2007 / 09:49

I don't know thatmasonkid but he makes a point. When is a spoiler no longer a spoiler? How long does everybody have to be quiet about a book/show/movie so as not to ruin it for those who haven't bothered to see it.
I love the movie The Usual Suspects but should we not be allowed to talk about how Kevin Spacey is Keyser Söze just because some people have yet to rent it.
Oops.

What then is the statute of limitations about leaking important pop-culture plot points?

By the way, I finished the book yesterday. Loved it.
SPOILER ALERT!
In the end Don Corleone dies and Michael becomes the new Godfather. Fredo get's whacked, ET goes home and Darth Vader is really Harry's father.