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We told you earlier that READ magazine, which we had previously believed to be a Scholastic magazine, reportedly included a blurb in their latest edition about Book 7 coming out next summer. Scholastic now tells us READ is not a Scholastic publication. Any inkling we had about this being true has now vanished. Sorry!
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09-14-2006
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Those of you in the UK are now able to pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows over at Amazon for 13 pounds and 99 pence ($27.50).
Thanks, Timo.
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12-22-2006
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British bookmakers are taking bets on which characters will bite it in Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy are the current front-runners with 6-1 odds - after Voldemort, that is, who remains the odds-on favorite at 4-5.
Money has also been placed on other Harry Potter events occurring: Ron and Hermione getting married with Harry as best man; Ron and Hermione to have a child called Harry; and Ron to kill Draco Malfoy in a duel.
Posted by Emerson
12-26-2006
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Harrypotter.nl, the Dutch publisher of the Harry Potter books, has listed Harry Potter en het Fatale Heiligdom as the working title for Book 7. This is not the literal translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and translates as "Deadly Shrine," "Deadly Sanctuary" or "Deadly Saints." The literal Dutch translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would be Harry Potter en de Dodelijke Heiligen.
In addition, it has been reported that the Finnish title will be Harry Potter ja kuoleman pyhimykset, which translates as "The Saints of Death."
UPDATE: Some readers have sent in some other translations of the title that are being reported by news stations/websites:
"Harry Potter und die todbringenden Heiligen" (German)
"Harry Potter et les saints mortuaires/mortels" (French, "Deathly/Mortal Saints")
"Harry Potter y los santos de la muerte" (Spanish, "Saints of Death")
"Harry Potter e l rito moratle" (Italian, "Deadly Ritual")
"Harry Potter e os Santos MortuƔrios" (Portuguese, "Deathly Saints")
"Harry Potter ve Olumcul Takdis" (Turkish, "Deadly Blessing")
"Hari Poter i Smrtonosni Blagoslovi" (Serbian)
"Harry Potter si Ingerii Mortii" (Romanian, "Angels of Death")
"Harry Potter i sveci smrtnici" (Croatian, "Mortal Saints")
"Harry Potter ja SurmapĆ¼hakud" (Estonian, "Saints of Death")
"Harry Potter ve Ruchot Hamavet" (Hebrew, "Spirits of Death")
Please be reminded that these are only tentative titles; the definitive titles will appear at a later stage.
Thanks to everyone who emailed!
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12-24-2006
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Mary GrandPre, the artist who illustrated the US Harry Potter books, recently said in an interview that she has no details on Deathly Hallows, and has therefore not yet decided on a cover color. She also noted that OOTP is her favorite cover. You can listen to this interview here.
Thanks to HarryLatino.com for the tip!
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01-14-2007
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Early this morning, Scholastic announced "There Will Soon Be 7," a multi-million dollar marketing campaign for the seventh and final book. Deathly Hallows will hit shelves on July 21st, with a record-breaking print run of 12 million copies, breaking the previous record set by Half-Blood Prince (10.8m).
"There Will Soon Be 7" launches on April 17th and includes the following:
- 7 Questions of Harry Potter campaign - Beginning on April 17 and ending on July 7, 2007, Scholastic will release one question every two weeks. These are the big questions fans debate at great length online, at book clubs and in everyday conversations, and that they hope J.K. Rowling will answer in this final installment. The questions will be posted on scholastic.com and released through advertising and publicity outlets.
- Knight Bus National Tour - On June 2nd, exactly seven weeks prior to publication, a touring Knight Bus based on the unique vehicle in the Harry Potter books will take off from New York City and travel to 40 libraries in 10 major metropolitan areas across the country. In each location where the bus stops, fans will be invited to visit the Knight Bus and share on video their thoughts and feelings about the Harry Potter books. Select video clips from each location will be uploaded for viewing and sharing on www.scholastic.com/harrypotter
- Retail Promotions - Scholastic will send "There Will Soon Be 7" table-top easelbacks and millions of collectible bookmarks to retail accounts and libraries throughout the country. Both the easelbacks and the bookmarks will feature one of the seven questions as each is released. Between June 2nd and July 7th, "There Will Soon Be 7" countdown standees (a five-foot corrugated promotional piece featuring Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows cover art and a countdown to July 21st feature) will land in retail accounts and libraries. And finally, to celebrate the big day, Scholastic will distribute numerous tattoos for giveaways at what is sure to be a record number of Harry Potter midnight parties.
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03-14-2007
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The British Harry Potter publisher has released a snazzy new poster promoting Deathly Hallows. Download the PDF file here.
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04-03-2007
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As part of its There Will Soon Be 7 Deathly Hallows marketing campaign, Scholastic has updated its site with new activities, downloads, bookmarks, posters, e-cards, and much more. Furthermore, the first of seven pressing questions has now been posted: "Who will live, Who will die?" You can vote here.
UPDATE: Scholastic now has a profile on YouTube that will play host to several promotional videos asking the seven aforementioned questions.
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04-17-2007
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The British Harry Potter publisher has revealed some of their security measures to ensure the magic of Deathly Hallows is maintained until July 21st.
According to The Scotsman, the book will only be delivered to bookshops one day before the release and they will be sealed in crates bound by steel chains. Furthermore, security guards will be deployed to printing plants, and Amazon has agreed to store its copies in warehouses at secret locations.
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04-25-2007
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The official site of the UK Potter publisher has been been given a makeover, featuring some of the British Deathly Hallows cover art.
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04-27-2007
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Bloomsbury.com has been updated with a range of new HP screensavers, featuring both the UK children and adult Deathly Hallows artwork, as well as a desktop countdown widget. Furthermore, a new site by the publisher has been released called " Swot Up On Potter."
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05-24-2007
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Tilden, the Swedish Potter publisher, has revealed on their official website that JK Rowling has provided an alternative DH title to foreign countries: Harry Potter and the Relics of Death. The second title was released by Jo and Bloomsbury because the phrase "Deathly Hallows" is hard to translate without being able to read the novel.
Relics of Death can easily translate to dödsrelikerna, and now many are speculating over exactly what these relics are. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with this information!
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05-25-2007
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The Mirror is reporting today that initial printing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has begun at a GGP print factory in the small town of Poessneck, Germany. Reportedly, staff at the factory are searched when entering and leaving the factory each day. Furthermore, they are forced to work in "total darkness" to prevent them from reading the book. While we already know that security is stricter for this book, this seems to be a rather outlandish measure (and, well, The Mirror is a tabloid).
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05-26-2007
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The Greek translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will hit stores in Greece on November 3rd.
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06-04-2007
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The American Harry Potter illustrator, Mary GrandPre, recently spoke in an interview about her coveted job and a little about the Deathly Hallows cover. On whether people pester her for inside info on the books, Mary says: "Not really so much. I think people just know that I can't talk about it."
She says the cover of Book 7 is probably her favorite and thinks "it's fun to see the reaction from people. The fans that are really diehard fans look very closely at the artwork.
"I try to make everything have a meaning. There is a reason why something is in the illustration. I don't just put it in because it looks better. It really does have to have a meaning or part of the story has to support it."
Thanks to those who emailed in.
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06-05-2007
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Gallimard, the French Harry Potter publisher, has announced that the French translation of Deathly Hallows will be released on October 26th.
It will be titled Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort ("Harry Potter and the Relics of Death"), will consist of around 850 pages, and retail at €26.50.
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06-06-2007
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In a new interview, Harry Potter movie producer David Heyman discusses how he "can't wait" for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On his life post-Potter, he says:
"It's a combination of sadness and excitement, I think—for Jo, and for all of us. This world has become a huge part of millions and millions of people's lives. We all love it so much, and I think, afterward, there will be a little hole in our lives for a while."
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06-10-2007
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A new article examines how some major retail chains have implemented huge discounts for the last Harry Potter book, causing them to earn minimal profit. According to the article:
"They are literally not going to make one penny out of the book. It is stupid -- just throwing money away... The world has gone mad.
"Retailers try to make up the shortfall by marketing loyalty cards, which they hope will entice shoppers back into their store."
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06-11-2007
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Scholastic has posted the fifth of their seven pressing questions about Deathly Hallows leading up to the release of the book: Where are the Horcruxes?
A downloadable bookmark with this question can be found here.
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06-12-2007
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As reported previously, on July 21st, JK Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at London's National History Museum, and Bloomsbury opened a contest where 1,700 fans could get the chance to meet Jo and get their copy of Book 7 signed. Furthermore, the first 500 randomly selected winners would attend her midnight reading. This contest is now closed and the winners will be notified by June 18th.
However, a number of other publishers are still accepting entries - Scholastic, Raincoast, and Allen & Unwin - though these will also be closing soon.
Good luck to those who enter.
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06-12-2007
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People magazine has a new article speculating the fate of Harry in Deathly Hallows. A guide for parents is also provided with tips to help their kids cope if Harry dies.
In response to the question of whether or not JK will kill Harry, MuggleNet webmaster Emerson Spartz is quoted in the article as saying : "I trust JK Rowling. That's the bottom line." This, apparently, after spending 20 minutes on the phone with the writer of the article arguing his case for Harry not dying.
You can find scans of the article in our gallery. Thanks to Jansky who provided us with the scans and for all those who emailed.
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06-18-2007
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The seven US contest winners were announced on Scholastic's website today. These lucky fans will fly out to London to attend "J.K. Rowling and the Moonlight Signing" at London's Natural History Museum on July 21, 2007. They will receive a copy of the US edition of Deathly Hallows as well as hear a reading from Jo herself. Congratulations to those who won!
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06-22-2007
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At Saturday's OOTP press conference in London, producer David Heyman was asked which character was referred to when they were advised by JKR not to cut it from the movie. Heyman responded with this:
"Jo reads each draft. She reads each screenplay, and she said, 'You know, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Or you can, but if you get to make a seventh film, you'll be tied in knots.'"
"Which character was it?" he was asked, but Heyman teased, "I thought you might ask that. I'm not going to say."
Luckily, however, MTV News caught up with director David Yates yesterday where he submitted. Please hightlight below to see what he said because it contains Book 7 spoilers:
---> “It was Kreacher, actually. We took Kreacher out, and Jo said, ‘Listen guys, you don’t have to put Kreacher back, but I’m just telling you, if you want to kind of keep a thread going for six and seven, you might want Kreacher to come back.’ She basically told us Kreacher plays a role in Seven, in a sense. She hinted. We thought about it for five seconds, and he came back.”<---
Read more on this here (link contains spoilers).
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06-25-2007
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Scholastic has updated its site with the sixth of seven questions they're asking in the lead-up to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Will Voldemort be defeated? The answers available are:
1) Yes and he will die (which is the current favorite)
2) Yes and he will live
3) No way
4) There will be a truce
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06-26-2007
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Scholastic announced today the company will host a midnight release party outside their New York City headquarters to celebrate the launch of Book 7:
The magical world of “Harry Potter Place” will feature a giant Muggle Board where Harry Potter fans can share personal messages about the Harry Potter books. Muggles will also be mesmerized by the twenty-foot high moving Whomping Willow, and entertained with activities and entertainment including: face-painting, wand-making, fire-eaters, magicians, jugglers and stilt-walkers. Harry Potter fans of all ages will also be able to have their photos taken with the cover art from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the special Deathly Hallows Gallery. As the excitement builds, the Countdown Clock will track the hours, minutes and seconds until the 12:01 a.m. release. A press release issued by Scholastic offers more details for those of you interested in attending!
Posted by Emerson
06-26-2007
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Bloomsbury, the UK Harry Potter publisher, has announced plans to release a box set of all seven Harry Potter books on October 1st. An article by the BBC also mentions how the firm is eager to find another hit series after Potter ends.
"Whilst Harry Potter remains a key ingredient in the group's future success, management are now having to look beyond the initial euphoria created, with new authors and acquisitions being sought."
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06-28-2007
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Bloomsbury has just announced that for the first time the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobook, read by Stephen Fry, will be released at the same time as the book (July 21st). Click here to hear Fry's message about this (containing a possible clue?), and here to see a promotional image of Fry along with Jo Rowling.
Here are some other interesting (random) facts about this audiobook:
-Listening time for the DH audio edition is 24 hours and 1 minute
-The audio editions of the Harry Potter books have now sold over a million copies.
-Stephen Fry has spent a total of 38 days in the studio recording all seven Harry Potter books
-Stephen Fry has voices for over 170 characters from the books
-In the same time as it takes to listen to all seven audiobooks you could go to the moon, and still have nearly a day left over to look around, or listen to a Harry Potter book, once you got there.
-In the same time as it takes to listen to the Deathly Hallows audiobook, you could:
· Fly from London to Sydney, Australia
· Run the men’s 100 metres world record 8800 times
· Play 16 football matches
· Listen to Queen’s ‘It’s a kind of magic’ 330 times
· Watch The Wizard of Oz 14 times
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06-29-2007
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Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson recently did an interview with The Telegraph speaking about the end of the movie and book franchise, as well as some other topics. Dan discusses whether or not he's had a normal childhood, saying:
"I don't feel I've missed out on anything. Perhaps I've grown up slightly faster than some other people my age simply because from the age of 11 I've been surrounded by more adults than kids. I've had a working relationship with adults and that does change how you develop and mature. You possibly do grow up slightly faster.
"The other day, somebody said the last Harry Potter film will probably be released in 2010. I don't know how true that is, but if it's the case then that will have been 10 years of my life and that's a huge chunk, so I'll be sad because it will be the end of an era in a way. But I equally imagine it will be quite exciting to be out of that world."
Also, This Is London reports Dan will gross $50 million for the next two films together.
Don't forget the trio will be on Richard & Judy today. We'll have a video online shortly afterwards. EDIT: Looks like it didn't air. We'll update you with more soon.
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06-29-2007
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NBC's Today Show aired the first official footage of Deathly Hallows being printed this morning! The clips showed pages being bound together and packaged into boxes (keep an eye out for red boxes in your book store).
To watch, click here and then click "Launch" on the right.
The Today Show also continued its weekly "Today's Mystery Question" relating to Deathly Hallows. This morning's question was asked by Scholastic editor Arthur Levine: "How Will Peter Pettigrew repay his life debt to Harry?" Considering Arthur is one of a select few who have already read DH, this may suggest that we'll definitely be seeing an answer in the final book!
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06-30-2007
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Worldwide, Amazon has collected an astounding 1.6 million pre-orders for Deathly Hallows, eclipsing the previous record of 1.5m for Half-Blood Prince.
“We are thrilled to offer our customers a low, low price for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ plus Saturday delivery at no extra charge,” said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. “As a show of gratitude to our customers, we are giving every customer who pre-orders ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ before July 21 a $5 Amazon.com promotional certificate to use on a future purchase in the month of August.”
Let's get that figure higher - pre-order your copy of Book 7 now!
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07-02-2007
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The seventh and final question in the lead-up to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been asked by Scholastic. What are the Deathly Hallows? Readers can answer:
1) We'll find out right away.
2) We'll find out in the middle.
3) We'll find out at the end.
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07-05-2007
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Author Stephen King has written a column for EW about the end of the Harry Potter series. When it comes to Harry, part of me — a fairly large part, actually — can hardly bear to say goodbye. I’d guess that J.K. Rowling feels the same, although I’d also guess those feelings are mingled with the relief of knowing that the work is finally done, for better or worse.
My advice to families containing Harry Potter readers: Stock up on the Kleenex. You’re gonna need it. It’s all made worse by one unavoidable fact: It’s not just Harry. It’s time to say goodbye to the whole cast, from Moaning Myrtle to Scabbers the rat (a.k.a. Wormtail). Which leads to an interesting question — will the final volume satisfy Harry’s longtime (and very devoted) readers?
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07-06-2007
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A new interview has emerged with Arthur Levine, the editor of the American editions of the Harry Potter books. Here's an excerpt: "I'm not her [Rowling] collaborator. I'm just the stand-in for the reader," he explains. She doesn't need him to shape her story. His job -- along with Rowling's British editor, Bloomsbury's Emma Matthewson -- is to say, "This is how I reacted."
Sometimes, he would say, "I do not know what's going on here," and Rowling would say, "I didn't want you to have that reaction at this point, so I think I'm going to move some information."
At other times, when he asked about something in one of the earlier volumes, she would say, "That's a good question. I'm okay with your wondering that here. I will answer that in Book 5."
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07-11-2007
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To whet your taste buds, check out this photo depicting a few Deathly Hallows boxes sitting in a Charleston library.
According to this article, librarians received special permission to open the boxes early for cataloging. The books are not allowed to be placed on display until July 21st.
Thanks to Jeffrey for the tip!
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07-15-2007
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With extreme caution for lack of authenticity, we bring you this article from The Guardian's online website. It holds, what they say, is the opening to Deathly Hallows dated October 23rd, 2006.
According to their site, this small portion can be seen in video from the upcoming JK Rowling documentary we told you about a few days ago.
We've posted it in the black area below in case it is removed from The Guardian's website. Highlight in between the arrows if you wish to read.
--> 'Chapter One. The Dark Lord Ascending. The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands pointing at each other's chests: then, recognising each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and set off, side by side, in the same direction.
"News?", asked the taller of the two.
"The best," replied Snape.'<--
Please remember that it is still unknown as to whether or not this is real. Interesting, nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!
Emily's edit: I emailed Andrew saying I didn't think the excerpt was real. Here's why: There is a mixture of British/English grammar - the British spelling of "recognise" and the American use of "a few yards." There are also odd punctuation errors - a colon after "chest" and then ?", when only a question mark before the quotation mark would be used. Would Jo really make these errors? We'll find out soon.
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07-14-2007
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All 65 of JK Rowling's publishers will be distributing posters with information on Madeleine McCann (the missing UK four-year-old girl) when they deliver the seventh Harry Potter book. Booksellers are being asked to display these in their shops to help aid the search for Madeleine as well as many other missing children.
"I fervently hope that posters displayed prominently in shops all over the world when the new book comes out will help find Madeleine McCann and will raise the profile of the many other missing children in different countries."
It was previously reported that bookmarks, bearing Madeleine's face, would be placed in each copy of the books. This idea was dropped because Jo and her publishers "feel that they have a responsibility to protect younger readers and not to expose them to certain issues without their parents' compliance."
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07-16-2007
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A new report analyzes the measures taken by UK Potter publisher Bloomsbury to keep Deathly Hallows unspoiled. It is from Tuesday, however, when copies begin to be sent out to retailers, that the most crucial part of the security operation will come into effect.
The trucks Bloomsbury will use are fitted with satellite tracking systems costing up to £1,000 pounds, which will reveal whether any of the vehicles deviate from their intended route. The books are on sealed pallets fitted with alarms to prevent tampering.
A spokesman for Bloomsbury said: “we have a litigation specialist poised 24 hours a day, seven days a week to deal with any breaches. It is our intention to enforce the embargo vigorously and seek an immediate injunction if required.” While experts put the cost of all this at £10 million, the lengths to which publishers have gone are not surprising.
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07-16-2007
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The US Harry Potter book publisher has announced plans for Harry Potter Place: a magical, interactive experience for kids and adults open to the public on July 20th from 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
To be located on Mercer Street in New York City, Place will open during a press conference at 8 AM. At the same time, a countdown will commence for the book's midnight release. Harry Potter editor Arthur Levine and Illustrator Mary GrandPre will be in attendance alongside Scholastic President Dick Robinson.
Additionally, the very first author-signed copy of the US edition of Deathly Hallows will be unveiled at the press conference.
Read the entire press release at the link below!
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07-16-2007
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Now that we're just five days from the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, plot spoilers that actually look legitimate are starting to leak online. For some people, it's been a ten-year wait for Book 7, and that could be so easily destroyed if we find out what will happen too early.
Therefore, be warned: there are few spoiler-safe sites on the net right now. However, MuggleNet guarantees you that spoilers will not appear on any of our pages.
On another note, today marks the two-year anniversary of Half-Blood Prince's release.
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07-16-2007
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Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Immelda Staunton, Bonnie Wright, Alan Rickman, and a bunch of other celebrities have spoken out about what they think will happen in Deathly Hallows.
Radcliffe: "One of my theories is stolen from someone else. He thought Snape is going to turn out to be the tragic hero, and I thought that was a really good idea. I think J.K. Rowling would have possibly gone down that route — but possibly he is pure evil, and we'll all just find out."
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07-17-2007
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So are the words of US audiobook narrator Jim Dale, in a new interview. A further extract: “Deathly Hallows,” which runs to 784 pages in the ink-and-paper version, took about two and a half weeks, working six-and-a-half-hour days, recording about 18 to 20 pages an hour, to finish. As with the other books, Mr. Dale received the manuscript only two or three days before he was scheduled to begin recording.
“That makes it impossible for me to actually read it before recording it,” said Mr. Dale, who does not possess the 13-year-old megafan’s ability to inhale the book in a weekend.
So he read about 100 pages ahead, and noted all the different voices he needed for the first few days of recording. The benefit of reading in chunks, Mr. Dale said, is that: “I don’t ever know how the book is going to end so I can’t unconsciously lead you in the direction that the book is going. I don’t know who the villain is because I am just reading 100 pages at a time.”
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07-17-2007
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Sky News has a new video covering the imminent release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the drastic security measures surrounding it. The video shows an Amazon.co.uk factory and large crates holding the books, as well as some printing factories in the US.
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07-17-2007
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Bloomsbury has cancelled a 500,000-copy order to UK supermarket Asda (owned by US giant Wal-Mart) because, according to Asda, the store criticised the book's £17.99 price. Asda's spokesman said, "It just seems funny that after we expose the potty Potter price hike, Bloomsbury are trying everything they can to stop kids getting hold of Harry Potter at a price they can afford."
Bloomsbury cited "invoicing issues" as the reason for the cancellation, but added: "Asda have had a problem with our pricing of Harry Potter for a while now, and they sent out a very aggressive press release saying that we were ripping off children.
"We think at 608 pages, £17.99 is extremely good value."
UPDATE: Asda has now resolved the issue by paying what was due, the BBC reports.
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07-17-2007
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The LA Times is reporting that the US Harry Potter publisher obtained a subpoena to learn the identity of a user who allegedly posted copies of Deathly Hallows on a California website.
Scholastic said in a court filing Monday that "materials hosted on Photobucket.com's system" contain materials that infringe copyrights owned by Scholastic and J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. Photobucket.com, a News Corp. unit, is a website for sharing photos and videos on social networks such as MySpace.
The subpoena was sent to Gaia Interactive Inc. in San Jose seeking the identity of a user on gaiaonline.com, a social network, according to the filing in San Francisco federal court.
Gaia complied with the subpoena, removed the material and temporarily banned the user from the site, said Gaia spokesman Bill Danon.
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07-17-2007
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MuggleNet is offering an all expenses paid trip to its UK Deathly Hallows release party at Waterstones, Piccadilly Circus, London. This special prize includes accommodation at the 5 star Meridian Hotel opposite Waterstones, access to the live MuggleCast and entrance to the VIP party, along with a copy of the seventh book (the competition does NOT include travel). The prize is for two people, one of whom must be over the age of 18. As this contest has been announced relatively late, the winner will be chosen randomly.
Email dhgiveaway at staff dot mugglenet dot com if you would like to enter. The contest will be closed tonight at midnight (GMT). Please include your name, address and telephone number and remember that this contest is open to those residing in the UK only. Do not apply unless you can travel to London on July 20th. Check here for full details on the Waterstones party or, for our US visitors, information on MuggleNet's "Countdown to Midnight" taking place in Oak Park, Chicago
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07-18-2007
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The US book publisher has issued a statement this morning which reveals where a leak of Deathly Hallows occurred:
We are taking immediate legal action against DeepDiscount.com and Levy Home Entertainment. The number of copies shipped is around one one-hundredth of one percent of the total U.S. copies to go on sale at 12:01 am on July 21st.
Read the full press release at the link below!
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07-18-2007
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JK Rowling has made a small update to her official website asking everyone who "calls themselves a Potter fan" to help keep the plot of Deathly Hallows from being spoiled:
We are almost there! As launch night looms, let's all, please, ignore the misinformation popping up on the web and in the press on the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'd like to ask everyone who calls themselves a Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day. In a very short time you will know EVERYTHING!
We, of course, support Jo's statement and ask all of our visitors to avoid spreading information about Deathly Hallows in our comments. With the book release being less than three days away, there's no point in spoiling it now.
Instead, talk about the latest episode of SpongeBob or perhaps the upcoming Hairspray film. If you need any other topic ideas, please e-mail i need something better to do than spoil the book for everyone three days prior to the release@staff.mugglenet.com.
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07-18-2007
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After receiving an early copy of Deathly Hallows from an unnamed bookstore, the New York Times has posted a review of the book which also contains a few plot details.
UPDATE: In response, JK Rowling has spoken out about this New York Times review and numerous others: "I am staggered that American newspapers have decided to publish purported spoilers in the form of reviews in complete disregard of the wishes of literally millions of readers, particularly children, who wanted to reach Harry’s final destination by themselves, in their own time. I am incredibly grateful to all those newspapers, booksellers and others who have chosen not to attempt to spoil Harry’s last adventure for fans." Bloomsbury has also addressed this concern: The release date and time embargo of 00.01AM BST on Saturday July 21st is being enforced unflinchingly and without exception by the publishers. We confirm that all Bloomsbury’s customers in 93 countries worldwide are robustly supporting this embargo time to ensure secrecy for the children and adult readers of Harry Potter. Read the entire press release:
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07-18-2007
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Israel's ultra-Orthodox minister of trade and industry has threatened to sue any shop opening on the Jewish Sabbath to sell Book 7.
“We must put a limit on the desire to imitate other countries,” he told said. “It is inconceivable that numerous employees will be brought in to allow these events to take place and damage the spirit of Shabbat. I plan to file charges and fine anyone who violates the Hours of Work and Rest Law.” In spite of this, most Israeli bookstores are willing to face the ire of the religious community and are opening up at 2:01am (12:01am BST) to sell the book.
Posted by Emerson
07-19-2007
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This time, though, there is no hidden way of getting inside the Room of Requirement on JK Rowling's official website. Instead, simply clicking on the door and then clicking a note laying on Jo's desk reveals a letter of acknowledgments from the Harry Potter author. She also includes a note to fans:
>Within hours you will know what happens to Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest in their final adventure. All the secrets I have been carrying around for so long will be yours, too, and those who guessed correctly will be vindicated, and those who guessed wrongly will not, I hope, be too disappointed! As for me, I feel a heady mixture of excitement, nerves and relief. 'Deathly Hallows' remains my favourite of the series, even after several re-reads; I cannot wait to share it with the readers who have stuck with me through six previous books.
After reading Jo's list of acknowledgments, we would like to extend a huge "thank you" back to her on behalf of the visitors and staff of MuggleNet. THANK YOU, JO!
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07-20-2007
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In an op-ed piece from Clark Hoyt, the Public Editor of The New York Times, he responds to the outcry from fans surrounding the Times' early review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
"If The Times had waited until Saturday, or even Sunday, to review the book, most readers would not have been able to finish its 759 pages by then....They would have had the choice, as they had today, of skipping the review and reading Harry at their leisure," said Hoyt.
"I think it’s important to remember that there was never a contract or an agreement between The Times and Rowling or her publisher. The publisher set the release date unilaterally as part of the brilliant marketing campaign that has propelled the entire Harry Potter phenomenon. Neither The Times nor any other newspaper had an obligation to help enforce the release date."
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07-20-2007
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For the past two days, fans have been lining up outside Waterstones Piccadilly Circus where MuggleNet staffers/MuggleCast co-hosts Andrew Sims, Kevin Steck, Jamie Lawrence, Eric Scull, and Laura Thompson will be podcasting from tonight, as part of the many REALLY superb festivities in their massive Book Seven release party!
We've compiled a video with footage from so-far, including several burly Waterstones staffers loading boxes of the books in through the back door of the six-story shop! Set to the video is "The Final Countdown" by Europe. There are no spoilers in the clip.
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07-20-2007
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Have you finished reading the book? Are you looking to spy in on some other people reading the book?
Laura, Kevin, Eric and I are all sitting in our London hotel room right now reading the book. You can watch us do so (live) at the link below. There's no audio on the feed so you won't hear any spoilers. Enjoy!
EDIT: We're done with the broadcast! Hope you enjoyed it.
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07-21-2007
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The MuggleCasters have just finished reading Deathly Hallows and are now hosting a live discussion! If you've finished the book, click the link below and listen away!
UPDATE: The show has now concluded and we'll be releasing our hour long discussion as an episode of MuggleCast very soon! Thanks to everyone who listened live and participated.
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07-21-2007
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Our very own Jerry Cooke was on hand for both the live MuggleCast podcast at Waterstones and JK Rowling's midnight release party. From his report, we've learned exactly what went on in Jo's media-less event: As I continued round, surrounded by velvet drape and atmospheric lighting, I came across the next section of registration, where I received my goody-bag, which contained lots of little things like a commemorative poster, some balloons, a smoothy and some stickers. Most importantly though, the bag contained the second immaculate first edition copy of Deathly Hallows of the night, but this time with a holographic authenticity sticker on the same page as would later me signed. You can see a photo of Jerry's signed Deathly Hallows book right here!
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07-22-2007
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In its first 24 hours on sale, Scholastic has announced that Deathly Hallows has sold 8.3 million copies in the United States. Half-Blood Prince had sold 6.9 million copies in its first day on sale back on July 16th, 2005.
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07-23-2007
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Post your thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the comments of this post, so we can try to keep the discussion more relevant in other news posts!
Go - spill!
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07-23-2007
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Lizo from CBBC newsround had a chance to interview JKR at the midnight release party. Jo discussed the Harry Potter journey, her opinion on spoilers, and her writing future. This was filmed and can be viewed on the Newsround Player, under the Harry Potter Tab. You can read the full transcript here:
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07-24-2007
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In an interview with the Today Show, JK Rowling revealed who the character is that received a reprieve in Deathly Hallows. Highlight between the arrows to read who it is! --> Arthur Weasley <--
Additionally, Jo announced that she "probably will" create a Harry Potter encyclopedia! From NBC's website:
The encyclopedia would include back stories of characters she has already written but had to cut for the sake of narrative arc (“I've said before that Dean Thomas had a much more interesting history than ever appeared in the books”), as well as details about the characters who survive “Deathly Hallows,” characters who continue to live on in Rowling’s mind in a clearly defined magical world.
Click here to read the full article, including full details on the character reprieve. BEWARE of spoilers if you haven't read Deathly Hallows yet!
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07-24-2007
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This morning, JK Rowling appeared on The Today Show to answer questions some fans have been asking concerning her last Harry Potter book. In the interview, she addressed things left out of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, such as jobs some of the characters took on in the future. She also discussed the epilogue that many fans were not expecting to see.
Here is the article and please do not read the it if you have not read Deathly Hallows as is it does contain SPOILERS about the book. The second part of this interview will air tomorrow and a one-hour special will be shown on Dateline on Sunday.
EDIT: Video is now online at the link above.
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07-26-2007
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Recently, the entire interview that Meredith Vieira of the Today Show conducted with JK Rowling aired on Dateline. In this exclusive one-on-one, Jo discusses everything about Book 7--deaths, the reprieve, and Snape. She also goes off topic to talk about the franchise including the movies and theme park.
If you missed this interview, the entire transcript can be read here, but be cautious if you have not read Deathly Hallows because it does contain SPOILERS.
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07-29-2007
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Earlier today, JK Rowling hosted a live web chat on Bloomsbury's official website where she answered several questions about Deathly Hallows:
Michael: Why didnt fawkes come back to help harry I would have thought that since harry was so loyal to dumbledore, fawkes would have been harrys new pet
J.K. Rowling: Something had to leave the school for good when Dumbledore died, and I decided that would be Fawkes. Dumbledore was a very great and irreplacable man, and the loss of Fawkes (and the fact that he was 'non-transferable'!) expresses this symbolically
Read the entire transcript at the link below! Thank you to everyone who sent it in.
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07-30-2007
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Scholastic announced today the record breaking sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, selling 11.5 million copies in 10 days. Scholastic was printing copies of DH up until the final hours of the release, and in total printed 14 million books.
To date, all seven books in the series have sold a total of 350 million copies worldwide.
Click the link below to read the press release.
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08-02-2007
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According to Ganmag.com, Scholastic, the US HP publisher, plans to print 2 million additional copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the US, the book sold a staggering 11.5 million copies of those 14 million printed in just 10 days.
Sales for the novel elsewhere are currently quite vague, but we hope to have details soon.
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08-06-2007
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Amazon.com has released its final numbers of pre-orders for the last Harry Potter novel. By midnight on July 20, more than 2.2 million Deathly Hallows books were ordered beforehand throughout the world on Amazon, exceeding the previous record of 1.5 million, formerly held by Half-Blood Prince. 1.75 books per second were being sold on its busiest advanced order day. In the United States alone, they took in over 1.4 million pre-orders, "making the book the company's largest new product release ever."
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08-08-2007
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Every year in March, millions of Americans sharpen their No. 2 pencils and fill out brackets picking the college basketball teams they think most likely to win the NCAA Tournament. Now, Harry Potter fans across the globe all did the same thing - but instead of predicting basketball game outcomes, we made predictions about how the series would end. For us Potter prognosticators, we weren't suffering from March Madness, but Deathly Hallows Madness.
Similar to how college hoops fans attempt to select the winner from a pool of 65 teams, we had MuggleNet visitors choose their best answers to 65 Deathly Hallows-related questions! The fan whose predictions most closely matched the events that unfold in Book 7 on the 21st would win the opportunity to be a guest host on MuggleNet's Award-Winning Harry Potter Podcast, MuggleCast! In addition, 1st - 5th places would win a MuggleNet shirt and their choice of Alivan's wand.
BUT... we had a problem. Someone leaked Book 7 early, and there was a suspiciously high number of fans who guessed every question correctly, or nearly every question. Since we cannot ensure the legitimacy of the results, we had no choice but to select 5 random participants. So, congratulations to Raganarok, rainbowlaces, BigD, VGokub, and thewritewroute!
Click here to see the results in poll form, and here to see what the MuggleNet staff thought Book 7 would hold in store.
Posted by Emerson
08-09-2007
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In a new article written by King for Entertainment Weekly, the author reveals his thoughts about Deathly Hallows and explains why a critic's review of the book simply isn't worth reading:
When you have only four days to read a 750-page book, then write an 1,100-word review on it, how much time do you have to really enjoy the book? To think about the book? Jo Rowling set out a sumptuous seven-course meal, carefully prepared, beautifully cooked, and lovingly served out. The kids and adults who fell in love with the series (I among them) savored every mouthful, from the appetizer (Sorcerer's Stone) to the dessert (the gorgeous epilogue of Deathly Hallows).
You may remember that Stephen hosted a charity reading with JK Rowling and John Irving a year ago this month in New York City. He has said on numerous occasions that he's a huge fan of the Potter series.
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08-10-2007
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Carlsen, the German publisher for the Harry Potter novels has released the cover art for the adult edition of the seventh book. You can view this cover here. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released in Germany in October.
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09-05-2007
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Scholastic has revealed the lucky 40 schools in New York City that will be participating in JK Rowling's Open Book Tour on October 19th. Each school will select 40 students, totaling 1600 children from third through twelfth grade. From the press release:
New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and Scholastic Chairman, President and CEO Richard Robinson handed out 40 Sorting Hats to representatives from participating schools (listed below) to help each select 40 lucky third through twelfth graders who will attend the event at Carnegie Hall on October 19th.In addition, Scholastic announced that they will be donating 5,000 copies of Sorcerer's Stone to New York City public schools so students can "begin their Hogwarts journey."
For the full press release, including a list of NYC schools that were chosen and the school selection process, follow the link below!
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09-05-2007
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Canadian visitor Lori sent us this article from GlobeandMail.com, which reveals Jo's plans to hold a book reading in Canada:
Ms. Rowling, who lives in England, will make an appearance the morning of Oct. 23 at the Wintergarden Theatre in downtown Toronto. It's an all-ages event hosted by Toronto's International Festival of Authors and Rowling's Canadian publisher, Vancouver-based Raincoast Books. Ms. Rowling will read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, entertain questions from fans and autograph complimentary copies of “Deathly Hallows.”
Starting today through September 27th, Canadian fans can visit Raincoast's website and enter for the drawing that awards 10 pairs of tickets daily. Tickets are also being given out through Canadian libraries and the country's 79 public and Catholic school boards.
Good luck to all who enter!
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09-17-2007
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Following the German art cover that was released earlier this month, French publishers Gallimard has revealed the book art for Deathly Hallows by artist Jean-Claude Götting. You can view this cover here. The book will be released in France on October 26th.
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09-20-2007
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During the first 48 hours of its release, the French translation of Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort, sold 1.15 million copies. This breaks the previous record of 800,000 set by Half-Blood Prince.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
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10-31-2007
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The BBC recently conducted an interview with Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe where he talked about filming Half-Blood Prince and what he thought of Deathly Hallows amongst other things. On how the sixth film is coming along:
"Really well. I've just been doing a bit of work with Jim Broadbent who plays Horace Slughorn, who's just fantastic. And we've been doing a bit of stuff with me and Rupert Grint. We haven't done any scenes with all the kids yet in the Great Hall - that's all to look forward to just after Christmas. It's glorious to be working with [director] David Yates again."
Dan acknowledged he didn't read the seventh book until about four days after it came out, so he was "walking around with his fingers in his ears." Luckily, it wasn't spoiled for him.
Posted by Micah
11-15-2007
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In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, Deathly Hallows was named the Best Book of 2007 by Amazon.com. From the online warehouse:
Was there any doubt? The final episode of the most popular series in publishing history, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, leads our list of the 100 topselling books on Amazon.com during 2007. (Ranked according to customer orders through October. Only books published for the first time in 2007 are eligible.)
If you want to fuel the already-top-spot fire, there's a poll on the right side of this page that lets you vote for which book you think is the Best of 2007. Thanks to Emily for the tip!
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11-15-2007
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The Trefoil House has received a signed copy of Deathly Hallows for auction. The Scotsman reports:
David McArthur, Trefoil's chief executive said: "We are absolutely delighted by this generous gift. This is a chance for someone to win it without having to pay lots of money as it's not an auction and as it's only taking place over two days the odds are good."
The book will be raffled as part of the annual Christmas Bonanza, an event where people can come and buy presents they would not normally find in mainstream shops.
The event is being held at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on December 4th and 5th. Thanks to Loris and Timo for the tip!
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11-29-2007
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Sticking to the usual pattern of releasing the paberback edition roughly a year after the hardback, Bloomsbury has announced that the papberback version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will hit shelves on July 5th, 2008 in the UK. It will retail at £8.99.
It has yet to be announced when Scholastic will release the US paperback version.
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12-10-2007
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Newsweek has named Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the Best Book of 2007. The magazine lists their top 15 books of the year with the final installment in the Harry Potter series claiming the top spot.
You could call it the most satisfying ending to a guessing game since the casting of Scarlett O'Hara. The seventh and final installment of the Potter series went in no radical directions (Harry didn't die), but Rowling made it look effortless when she niftily tied off one plot line after another. The kids who grew up on these novels--and therefore can't help but take them somewhat for granted--have no idea how lucky they are.
Posted by Micah
12-16-2007
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Jo Rowling recently appeared on the Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast, and part one of this interview is now available for download here (right click and save)! Stay tuned for part two next week.
Some of the items discussed in this part of the interview include:
-The morals of Beedle the Bard
-Who was right about Horcri?
-Who made the first Horcrux?
-Creating a Horcrux vs. splitting the atom
-Will Jo tell us how to create a Horcrux?
-The things that made her editor look like she wanted to vomit
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12-18-2007
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Ah, and what a year it was. 2007 was BY FAR the biggest year for Harry Potter fans that we have ever seen. It was filled with book releases, movie releases, theme park announcements, gay character announcements, and oh-so-much more.
We now present to you our fourth annual Year in Review, highlighting the biggest and most interesting stories of 2007.
Feel free to use the comments of this news post to reflect on this year and discuss what's coming in 2008. Also, look for two more big projects appearing here from MuggleNet within the next week!
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12-25-2007
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USA Today recently named J.K. Rowling's final novel in the Harry Potter series book of the year. A huge factor was due in part to the record-breaking numbers in sales made by Deathly Hallows — 11.5 million copies were sold within the first ten days of the July release. But the decision came down to something much deeper:
Hallows is the book of the year because Rowling gave her story an ending that was as graceful, unpredictable and satisfying as the series itself. She reaffirmed that magic can exist when someone opens a great book and enters a world created from words on paper. She made us believe that the imagination — like her own little wizard, now all grown up — still lives.
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12-27-2007
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Agence France-Presse is reporting this evening that JK Rowling has halted printing of the Finnish Deathly Hallows translation due to environmental concerns. Jo insists "that it import paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being derived from wood grown and harvested in a way that promotes sustainable forest development."
Read the full story right here. The Finnish translation is still due out on March 7th.
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01-24-2008
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UPDATE: Four pictures from the event can be seen here, here, here, and here. Big thanks to Stephen Boyle and Daniel Lynch!
Last night, Jo Rowling was presented by the Literary and Historical Society of UCD in Dublin with the James Joyce award. Over 600 fans turned out to see the author read from Deathly Hallows and answer 10 questions.
Jo said she would "never say never" to another book in the series, but also felt "that the Harry story is now done." She also revealed the character she would most like to meet is "Dumbledore -- to apologise for outing him," even if she had been tempted by a hug with Hagrid (reports La Gazette du Sorcier).
As for the opposition of the Pope to Harry Potter, she confesses that she doesn't follow the issue. Basically, she is definitely opposed to censorship and sees Harry Potter more as a moral book than a proselyte one.
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02-13-2008
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As revealed in ITV's JK Rowling Documentary which aired back in December, May 2nd, 1998 was the day Harry finally defeated Lord Voldemort within Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
A couple of visitors have asked us to post this wonderful anniversary. And why not? The Battle of Hogwarts within Deathly Hallows was one of the coolest scenes ever created by Jo. It held what we've been waiting to witness since closing Sorcerer's Stone. And who can forget Molly Weasley's infamous line to Bellatrix Lestrange: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"?
So here's to Harry and his triumphant win against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Leave your thanks to Harry and Jo in the comments, and ask yourself: Do Wizards have a name for this anniversary?
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05-02-2008
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Thanks to MuggleNet reader Kevin for pointing out a sweet deal on Amazon: they're currently selling Deathly Hallows Deluxe Edition for 80% off it's regular $65.00 cost. Pick up a brand new copy, featuring full size chapter art and a special cover, for only $13.00!
We don't know how long this offer is going to last, (Amazon may be trying to clear out their inventory) so pick one up soon if you're interested!
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06-27-2008
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July 21st, 2007 was the day we all began to read the final book in JK Rowling's tale of Harry Potter. Can you believe a year has already passed? MuggleNet held two live events; one in Chicago, one in London. 11 million copies were sold in the first 24 hours. And who can forget the much-criticized early review from the New York Times?
Share your thoughts about this one year anniversary in the comments! MuggleCast 154 will be released later today, where we'll discuss the release and the state of the fandom.
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07-21-2008
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Just a year after Deathly Hallows went on sale in the United States and United Kingdom, the final book in the Potter series went on sale today in Japan.
"I'm so excited I feel like crying. I'm totally enchanted," said a breathless young Japanese woman who gave her first name as Erina. She said she had waited outside the Tokyo bookstore since Tuesday afternoon.
"I feel sad that this is the end but since I've followed him throughout the years I will be seeing him out, and that comforts me," she said, wearing a blonde wig as Luna, one of the main characters.
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07-23-2008
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Scholastic has just announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released in paperback on July 7th, 2009 for $14.99.
The US book publisher also noted that over 14 million copies of Deathly Hallows have already been sold in the United States. From the press release:
“We have another big year planned for Harry,” said Ellie Berger, President of Trade, Scholastic. “As we look toward the tenth anniversary of the U.S. publication of J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel, we are thrilled to continue to bring Harry Potter to fans of all ages in new and exciting ways.”
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09-22-2008
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A rare copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, signed by JK Rowling, is being auction off by the Children With AIDS Charity. 85% of the proceeds from the book's auction will go towards helping CWAC continue to fight against paediatric HIV and AIDS within children.
Click here to see the signed book, and here to place your bid (bottom of the page).
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06-17-2009
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in paperback on July 7 and is now on USA Today's US Best Seller list at No. 2.
Here are the top 10 best sellers:
1. Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine by Glenn Beck
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
3. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
9. The Shack by William P. Young
10. Smoke Screen: A Novel by Sandra Brown
Thanks to Snitch Seeker!
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07-31-2009
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Amazon.com has announced that Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is the first product to surpass Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in grossing pre-orders. From TG Daily:
"The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations, storming ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the biggest grossing pre-order product of all-time at Amazon.co.uk, and demand is still going strong," says Brian McBride, Amazon UK MD.
Over the past three months, only Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol has sold more copies than Windows 7, which is an incredible achievement for a software product.
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10-21-2009
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J.K. Rowling donated an autographed U.S. deluxe edition Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book to the Little Auction that Could. Thanks to our friends at Snitch Seeker, we can now view pictures of the signed book here and here.
All proceeds from the eBay auction going on Nov. 6 through Nov. 29 will go to a shelter for abused and neglected children.
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11-03-2009
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As we move toward 2010, The Telegraph is taking a look back at the top 100 books of the past decade. Coming in at No. 1 is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The entry reads:
If you don’t know what a Muggle is by now, you’re either Rip van Winkle or enormously stubborn. This is the seventh and final instalment in Rowling’s record-breaking series about Harry Potter, the world’s most famous lightning-scarred boy wizard and his tribulations with Lord Voldemort. We’ve seen Harry grow from a spindly, messy-haired 11-year-old into a heroic young adult. Children have grown up with him, finding in his battles metaphors for their own. This volume alone sold 15 million copies in the first 24 hours after it was published. Whether wickedly skewering suburbia, or bringing Harry, Ron and Hermione into mortal danger, Rowling is never less than absorbing. Some may sneer at her books, but they are triumphant sagas about the defeat of evil that tap into our basic hunger for stories. Most importantly, she makes reading a 700-page book seem easy. This one even has a quotation from Aeschylus as its epigraph. It stands as a cornerstone of the decade, a melding of high and low culture that appeals to all ages and nations.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone came in at No. 41 on the top 100 films of the past decade list. Do you think Deathly Hallows deserves the top spot?
Thanks to Leaky!
Posted by Micah
11-24-2009
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On December 21, 2006 a little door opened on J.K. Rowling's site. Well, not by itself. You had to click a mirror image of a tree, and then some other stuff, and eventually the fans had to guess the title of the 7th Harry Potter book themselves by playing a game of hangman. Or, perhaps, you heard it from us.
The title for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was revealed on this day four years ago on J.K. Rowling's official site. And the crowd went wild. Sparking a hesitation and concern that likely followed the book through to its eventual July 21, 2007 release, fans spent serious time trying to figure out what the book's title meant, and what it said about the journey before Harry.
We at MuggleNet are keen at looking back, and it is surprising just how much time has passed since that fateful day. Where were you when you found out about Book 7's title? Leave us your response in the comments!
Thanks to MuggleNet reader Kristin for the pleasant reminder.
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At midnight on July 21, 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released worldwide by Bloomsbury Publishing in the UK, Scholastic in the US, and Raincoast Books in Canada.
Over 15 million copies were sold in the first 24 hours shattering the previous record of 9 million by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Even though some of the books contents were leaked out early, Bloomsbury reportedly spent 10 million GBP to keep the book's contents secret. J.K. Rowling herself had admittedly considered three different titles to the book, including Harry Potter and the Elder Wand and Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest before ultimately choosing the 'Deathly Hallows' title (while in the shower, which she later revealed to a crowd at Carnegie Hall).
Many of our MuggleNet readers will remember the anticipation of waiting at their favorite bookstores at midnight to get their hands on the first copies and rush home to read the final chapter in the 'Harry Potter' saga. All of the theories were answered, the fate of our favorite characters finalized, and the true loyalty of Severus Snape was revealed.
Although the series may be over, and the final movie released, fans around the world know that the series will never truly be over, for we can always look at the final line of the book and remember that "All was well."
Posted by Keith
07-21-2011
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It's hard to believe that it has been nearly five (5) years (YES...five) since author J.K. Rowling completed the manuscript for the finale Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
On January 11th, 2007, Miss Rowling revealed to the world that the final words of the final chapters in the final book were written and ready to be shipped to Bloomsbury publishing and Scholastic publishing houses for edit and release.
She completed the writing in the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland in room 552, and scrawled a message on the back of a bust of Hermes in the room reading:
"J.K. Rowling finished writing 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' in this room on 11 January 2007."
Rowling later wrote on her website: "I've never felt such a mixture of extreme emotions in my life, never dreamed I could feel simultaneously heartbroken and euphoric." She finished her message by saying, "'Deathly Hallows' is my favourite, and that is the most wonderful way to finish the series."
The final book would later be released globally in 93 countries on July 21, 2007 and sell an amazing 15 million copies in the first 24 hours.
Do you remember this moment in 'Potter' history? Let us know in the comments below.
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