@Siriusfan Was the last word scar or not? Because Jo recently said that "scar" is near the end, but not the last word. So, if it is the last word, it's fake.

EEEEKKK, I'm so excited =D

If you go back and look at the "scans" you can see some MAJOR hints that they are TOTALLY AND UTTERLY FAKE. You will notice on these so called "scans" that the first page labeled "Contents" lists NINE titles and the following pages list TEN. This does not follow the patteren of the rest of the books. ALL of the previous books have listed EIGHT titles on the first page and NINE on all of the following. You will also notice that on the last "scan" it shows the egde of the following page, which appears to be the first chapter. This also does not follow the patteren of the rest of the books. ALL of the previous books have a final title page with a checkered background before the first page of the first chapter. Also if we were to assume that for some reason the "final title page" has been removed before the beginning of chapter one, it is still missing the signature enlarged first letter that appears on EVERY SINGLE chapter beginning...........Here is the link for the "Chapter Scans". BEWARE this page claims to have MAJOR SPOILERS, although I'm positive that they are fakes but if you really wish to see them go ahead.... (just delete the spaces)--->http://simm ysim.livejournal. com/471641 .html

I don't know, this doesn't sound like Jo's writing for some odd reason, i just can't put my finger on it

If it is real ...funny how the last two books start with Snape ...(fangirl squeeee for the ugly git)

Look at the template of what appears to be Sorcerer's Stone holding the book open. THen look at the red part of what appears to be the front of the back cover. Looks VERY doctored to me. Probably photoshopped. Not to mention the material in the epilogue is boring as hell. It explains nothing.

and so the potential spoilers, and leakages begin.... ahhh, yes, the hype that comes with a new HP book, nothing quite like it, is there?

OMG SNAPE IM GING CRAZY I CANT BELIEVE THAT I JUST GOT TO READ THAT!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAY

Well, the wording and linguistic styling sounds like Jo to me, but even if this is an excerpt from a manuscript then there is no guarantee that it's still like that in the actual finished product. Manuscripts by their very nature are edited and changed, so a 2006 manuscript may bear little relation to the 2007 book.

I couldn’t stop myself!!! When I saw it I said to myself “No I am not going to read it� and I left mugglenet…. After 5 minutes I came back and read it…!!! 6 DAYS LEFT!!!!!

This is so not authentic! It doesnt sound like Jo at all! the chapter name sounds v fake. I'm ashamed i read it though, not self control! I hope there are no real spoilers.

....there's not even a week left...I'm kind of anxious now...I want the book so bad, but...it's the last one...that's sad...but at the same time so exciting...

That's so fake. It doesn't sound like JKR at all. I'm so excited though; only 5 more days and 15 more hours!!!!!!!!!

Hmm... it seems like a good writing style, just not Jo's. I can see the chapter title being Jo's, just not the writing. It is SO not her style. Just hold on guys, only five more days. Remember to breathe deeply and drink plenty of water. PS- Bring earplugs if you're going to a release party, some idiot might spoil the ending. -harry_victori a

it isnt really giving away much... i wonder if its really the begining of the book reading it made me more and more exciting for the book... i cant wait

Hmm... I just don't think it sounds enough like her! at least i hope not. i want it to start with harry's story!

This is ridiculous. Why can't anyone publish a book without leaks? As a person who's getting DH at the midnight release, I have to say that I am NOT going to read this. I appreciate the whole spoiler warning and prevention thing, but this whole thing is simply crazy. Leaks such as this will ruin books and the pleasure the reader has in them. Whether or not this is the actual beginning to DH does not matter; the end result still applies.

It's the Guardian its real! I don't really know how to explain to people in the US how respected the paper is (I know I would be sceptical if some American paper I've never heard of printed an extract from DH, and I'd think it was fake). I suppose it would be like the New York Times posting an extract from the book (and I don't think they'd post a fake). As I mentioned in a previous post my cousin works/writes for the guardian (the education supplement so nothing to do with this) and I phoned her 10 mins ago to see if she could try and speak to some people to see if it was real or not, she laughed and said she wouldn't bother anyone at work because they wouldn't print anything that wasn't real (they'd get into a lot of trouble and people would lose jobs). Also she said that she knows they got a 5min preview tape for the ITV documentary last Thursday, so they've probably had this info since then. When I said that everyone on the net seems to think its fake she told me to chill and that in a week they'd know it was real.

I agree, it doesn't sound like her writing style at all. I hate leaks. But it's bound to happen sometimes, cause it happened to the other books. 5 days though... The thing is, would fans be disappointed if it was the real thing?

NO NO NO I READ THE LAST WORD AND NOW I ACTUALLY FEEL SICK! God why am I so bad? I am ashamed of myself.

I wonder what it means ...

MUGGLENET SUCKS LIKE HELL FOR POSTING THIS....AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO POST SPOILER LINKS IN THE COMMENTARY BOARD

I....MUST...........NOT.. ..........READ

its not even spelled correctly

It could've been from the first manuscript, which may now very well be EDITED and CHANGED, meaning that it's not going to appear. And, even if it does appear, it's only the first couple lines of the first chapter. NOT the last page of the last chapter or really quite spoiling at all. By this time in other books excerpts have been released, and it wasn't such a tragedy. To be honest, knowing excerpts before hand don't ruin it for me,if I knew what character was going to die or whateer- yeah, that might ruin it for me, but seven lines that aren't confirmed as true, may be from an earlier manuscript and may not even appear in the version we're all getting on friday night, don't reveal any REALLY important information are seriously not going to spoil it for me.....

Wow. I was so excited when I first saw that, but the Guardian has said so many untrue things in the past, so I'm not believing this one. Also, it just doesn't seem like something from Harry Potter, more like something from a fanfic.

EVEN IF IT IS TRUE, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT, IT BASICALLY TELLS NOTHING. SNAPE COULD STILL BE LYING TO KEEP HIS COVER TO BOTH SIDES.

There's no spoiler about reading the first 5 lines of the book 5 days before it's released. It just builds excitement; it's not the same as knowing all the chapter titles and who is going to die and stuff... :rolleyes:

That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fake

abhijitdande; it's your fault for clicking the links and spoiling yourself. Don't blame the site cause you couldn't keep your hands to your self and clicked every freaking spoiler link.

*Sitting in a puddle of wee*

I struggled for about 2 seconds over whether or not I would read this. I dont know. I am not sure it is fake. Its easy enough to remember to see if it is true come late friday night. I seems a bit fast for the opening. Jo (assuming this is Jo) was a bit more desciptive of the surroundings in the opening chapters. I dont think she ever got right into dialouge in HBP. Dialouge was like a treat we had to be patient for in the last book (Not that it took too long to get to it). This just seems fast.

Posted by toast10 less than a minute ago *Sitting in a puddle of wee* ROFL !!!!!

I tried not to read it, but it doesnt really spoil anything, so whatever!

Bob_Oggdon wot dos ROFL mean?

...when did the except of hbp come out again? -sits in pudding-

well, if it is the real thing, the editor didnt do a good job. she spelled recognizing wrong.

ROFL !!!!! Roll Around The Floor Laffing

Printed manuscript? at Oktober 23? When was it that Jo wrote her finishing scribble on the statue in the hotel? I thought it was at a later daye, but I could be mistaken. All together I think Oktober 23 is a bit early to have the manuscript printed at all. But as opening lines they remind me a bit at the encounter of Dumbledore and McGonagall in " The Boy Who Lived " I would like to see that first chapter of the first book counterweighted at the start of the last book. Spoiler?? I doesn't spoil anything for me; A COMPLETE BODYCOUNT THAT WOULD SPOIL EVERYTHING, not some vague lines.

dosent really seam like its real, maybe it is just because it is so short, but it sounds a bit like a fafic to me.

thanx i dnt speak this american lingo jus Brithish lingo

Nothing really big

we spell recognizing with an S in the UK so it's not a spelling mistake

I think that's the UK way of spelling recognizing. What Kamion said, didn't she finish HBP in Jan. ? The documentary is a good excuse though. Grr. I still think it's fake. Jo would more like, put a puzzle up on her site and have us figure it out I think.

i doubt that is real, but even if it isnt, i still CANT WAIT for the book!!! :)

Hey toast10 Im Aussie not American....

I will not read it! Even if it is probably fake. Movie spoilers were cool but not DH stuff...

this is fake. deffinitely.

gaaaaah. i meant DH. Not HBP.

OMG OMG OMG i so totally want the book more now. The opening is soooooooooo good