The Guardian reveals opening of Deathly Hallows?
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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Doesn't really give away anything. But, if it is true, the chapter name is a tad interesting. =]
First thing I thought was that it didn't read like JK's style at all. Not sure it's the real deal. We'll find out soooooooooooooon though. I'm so jittery, can't concentrate. I want this book so much and yet I don't want it to end. Anyone else all restless and can't get on with anything?
GUYS! I was just looking for that original ITV trailer when i came across a new page scan of the epilogue- and it is the first thing ive seen that loopks DANG real. DO NOT KEEP READING if you want to be SPOILED. It is an American version with Grandpre's artwork. It shows some characters in it that we thought were dead, so PLEASE DO NOT READ if you do not want to know. The chaper is "epilogue" and the title is "19 Years Later"
I think it's obvious that it's fake i mean, come on i could be wrong, but i don't think so! and thesupposed book scans are FAKE! only 4 people including JK Rowling herself know what happens in the book and security is tight anyway Snape is gorgeous:)
This is nothing. It is not even spoilerish. If you want to be spoiled keep looking around the internet. People have posted the whole epilogue + all the chapter titles and pictures from the start of chapters 7 and 23. I couldn't resist but read it all. ARGH I am soooooo weak. It all sounds really good though.
NO, they have already started delivering books to the libraries and bookstores start getting the books tomorrow.
It's no great spoiler, and might be real. Then again, would the author and publisher, who have enjoyed tricking the nosy press before (registering titles like "Harry Potter and the Parseltongue Trophy", etc.), feed them a mock chapter on the last book? Hmmm..
i think its fake too. i mean i dont know. it just doesnt sound like thats the way JK would write but hey, you never know. it took me awhile to decide if i really wanted to highlight it but there was no spoilers, no nothing so its completly fine to read! :] i really cannot wait for the book. and its even luckier for me because its my birthday!!!!!
I can attest that this is real...so since this is spoilerish already, yes it is indeed the first book chapter title
leanansidhe: If you want a spoiler-free harry potter news site, the leaky cauldron is best - mugglenet is a more relaxed, carefree website and so spoilers are easily found here. ;)
The Guardian is a very well respected and high brow newspaper: one of the most respected in the UK. In fact to the more liberal, from a political standpoint, it is thee foremost newspaper. The chances of this, being fake, are frankly non – existent. It is simply not something, that this particular newspaper would do this. I won’t be reading any spoilers, but I read this and I think it is a very good way to begin the book.
TEASER:: the last sentence is "All was well," and the sentence before that contains the word "scar." Im not saying that sentence here because it spoils one thing in it.
wow. a lot of people told me that harry may commit suicide in the end and it actually might be true!
Does anybody know where I can find this trailer; you know, of where they show us the first page? 'cause I really really want to see it!
okay, if snape turns out to be evil im gonna run around yelling at all the harry potter fans "I TOLD YOU SO! I TOLD YOU SO!"
Its all true, I have the real chapter list, if you dont want to read it... skim past this quickly. Dark Lord Ascending In Memoriam The Dursleys Departing The Seven Potters Fallen Warrior The Ghoul in Pajamas The Will of Albus Dumbledore The Wedding A Place to Hide Kreacher's Tale The Bribe Magic is Might The Muggle-born Registration Commission The Thief The Goblin's Revenge Godric's Hollow Bathilda's Secret The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore The Silver Doe Xenophilius Lovegood The Tale of the Three Brothers The Deathly Hallows Malfoy Manor The Wandmaker Shell Cottage Gringotts The Final Hiding Place The Missing Mirror The Lost Diadem The Sacking of Severus Snape The Battle of Hogwarts The Elder Wand The Prince's Tale The Forest Again King's Cross The Flaw in the Plan Epilogue And for really big spoilers (really warning you here not to read) all you have to do is take a look around and you'll find a scan of the epilogue... its the cheesiest ending JK could ever have written. Lets just say some future children get called Albus Severus, Lily, James, Rose, Hugo, Ted.
Okay, this basically just made me want the book like 4654654654 times more, let me tell you. I cannot wait to read the book! I don't think I'll be able to put it down, no matter how tired I get. (ie: a day of Church Day camp with preschoolers first then going home then going to the midnight release.) Its crazy.
There is a shot of Deathly Hallows' last chapter http://img166. imageshack.us/img166/139/ 88030162vy2.jpg The Next 2 Pages: http://img98.im ageshack.us/img98/8273/78 453390xo2.jpg And the Next 2 Pages: http://img166.i mageshack.us/img166/9415/ 46370600jy2.jpg The Last 2 Pages: http://img47.im ageshack.us/img47/6200/85 393962gn3.jpg
@lovescliche where did you find that information?
Nope. Defenitely not. This isn't real, doesn't sound like Rowling AT ALL. Nice try though to whoever came up with this. The magazine it's from isn't very reliable anyways.
i don't think that's real....it just dosn't sound like JK
I just read it, and it doesn't sound like JK's writing at all. I don't believe that its the first part of the book. First off, how would they even be able to get the first paragraph of the first chapter of the last book? I'd take this with a grain of salt.
The Ghoul in Pajama's? omg people. that is taking the mick. its absolutely fake.
This doesn't spoil the book in any way!! We KNOW Snape escaped....and all that. The "taller" man might be Voldemort....!!
how's it possible that people allready read parts of the last book,or have a chapterlist. I can't believe it. And if Jo really names a future character 'Hugo' or even 'TED' I think it's lame! And if one of the characters' name will be 'Severus' it means Snape was Good (I believe he's good, but not that someone is going to be called like that!)
how's it possible that people allready read parts of the last book,or have a chapterlist. I can't believe it. And if Jo really names a future character 'Hugo' or even 'TED' I think it's lame! And if one of the characters' name will be 'Severus' it means Snape was Good (I believe he's good, but not that someone is going to be called like that!)
Will just posted the epilogue scans, THEY ARE REAL SO DONT READ THEM IF YOUR UPTIGHT ABOUT SPOILERS, because it will tell you who lives and dies. All my information comes from other HP sites, livejournals spoil_me_dh is a good place to start! Dark Lord Ascending, In Memoriam, The Dursleys Departing, The Seven Potters, Fallen Warrior, The Ghoul in Pajamas, The Will of Albus Dumbledore, The Wedding, A Place to Hide, Kreacher's Tale, The Bribe, Magic is Might, The Muggle-born Registration Commission, The Thief, The Goblin's Revenge, Godric's Hollow, Bathilda's Secret, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, The Silver Doe, Xenophilius Lovegood, The Tale of the Three Brothers, The Deathly Hallows, Malfoy Manor, The Wandmaker, Shell Cottage, Gringotts, The Final Hiding Place, The Missing Mirror, The Lost Diadem, The Sacking of Severus Snape, The Battle of Hogwarts, The Elder Wand, The Prince's Tale, The Forest Again, King's Cross, The Flaw in the Plan, Epilogue - just to make it easier to read.
it starts off brillianT!!!!!!!! a girl named keely on mugglenet chat was telling us about this
Do you know where you can get the chapter art for chapters 7-23? I know its out there
i cant read this!! i read the title of the chapter and resisted. i cant believe by the end of this week, 10 years of our lives will be over. noooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
most likely fake. we all know JKR introduces characters by their full names in each new book, so she would have said "Severus Snape" and not just "Snape". It also doesn't look like her writing style.
Guys, don't post spoilers here. You know it's not right, since someone could accidentally read them and ruin the book for someone else. I don't care if it's only just chapter titles and whatnot--it will still ruin some of the magic of the book. If someone really wants to know, do something through email. I don't want any of the book ruined for me, and I'm sure many others feel the same way.
I hope it is fake! It doesn't sound good for the trust Snape people if it is real. Only five days, oh, god, I'm going to have a stroke, or a mid-mid-life crisis!
i'm pretty sure this is real. someone got a hold of a book and posted the chapter titles and the chapter title of this first page matches up with their first chapter title....
I think most people's spoilers are probably fakes anyway. I doubt the companies will have let THIS much info get out from the book.
This is sooooooooo darn fake!!!! i can tell........there is noooooo way jk rowling would name The FIRST chapter that.........and anyways its quite an unlikely name of the chapter.
The chapter titles and pictures featured on http://simmysim.livejourn al.com/471641.html seem legit, and the epilouge that someone found pictures of and put in the comments section there seems real, but the chapter descriptions seem off and the first paragraph are iffy. Oh well, innocent until proven guilty, or in this case, legit until proven otherwise. (SPOILER WARNING=) Even the kids names, Albus Severus, James, Lily, Rose, Hugo, and Teddy, seem real (/SPOILER WARNING). I wouldn't doubt that McGonagall gets killed in battle before the schoolyear and Snape takes over. I don't know, but I'm too jumpy to care cuz' I THINK I JUST READ THE EPILOUGE OF DH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! 5 DAYS 12 HOURS AND 47 MINUTES!!!!!!!!
Check this out: http://img166. imageshack.us/img166/139/ 88030162vy2.jpg
A WORD TO ALL: Whether or not it is real, I implore you to be careful with how you really would criticize this excerpt instead of just saying 'Not her style' which sounds more like a way to assure yourself. Remember that this excerpt was seen in the Documentary. While it might have changed from the version we see this Saturday, it was still written by Jo. I don't think you should criticize without at least seeing a passage. Honestly... if you don't want to be spoilt, stay away.
hakjflhsa fd i want to read itt!!!!1 does it give a lot away?
shinygreenapple: you realize that doesn't really matter, right? i could write up a completely fake first chapter to DH and call it the same as the chapter title as the first post. doesn't make it any more real. i still think it's fake. Characters are NEVER *introduced* in non-dialogue by their last names. it's always their full name.
CAN SOME BDY PLZ GIVE ME THE EPLIGOUE SPOILER WEBSITE PLZ
Come on, guys...that isn't real. Jo would never write a title like that, and the writing is unbelievable amateurish and simple . I would be disappointed with that opening if it turns out to be real.
im not reading it! what happened to the no spoiler thingy???
.....I can't read it. I just can't. Which means I probably shouldn't read the rest of the comments.....oh, the temptation is SO great.....anyone else out there who hasn't read it? *twists hands* .....Wow, it's really hard to not read it....I read the last word and the chapter title, that's all. But no, if it's real, I don't want to know how the book starts. And if it's not, then I don't care about it. Right? *twitch* Must....not......highligh t.......
does anyone know where we can see the trailer for the "year in the life of jk rowing"? becuase that is where this originated from and come on guys, if the cameras were allowed to film Jo during the year she wrote DH, and the cameras actually filmed her writing bits and pieces, its entirly possible that this is real- in fact, i cant imagine how it would actually be fake and lets remember, that this hadnt gone through editing yet
Hi!I'm not from England.I find epilogue from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows from http://forums.darklordpot ter.net/showthread.php?t= 6410 site. Epilogue: htt p://www.rupertgrintron.fo ra.pl/tytuly-rozdzialow-s poilery-t1815.html scans of Harry Potter 7 :D
it would be kind of sa-weet if this was real... but i doubt it. JK is the only person..(besides publishers and such) that know how the story begins and ends...but the book starting with snape would be interesting! can't wait to get it at midnight!!!!
they know it's fake, they just want to get a little more excitement out there, plus, if it is real, nothing really comes out of it... and all these people coming out with stuff, obviously news channels would know about real spoilers, basically, u guyz r fakers!!!!!!! god, it is sooo annoying!
i read the links to the last pages. it looks like somebody has written their own idealistic ending, and made it look exactly how we think it should look. also, if it was real, there would be links to other parts of the book, like important parts where important people die but no. trust me. ignore the links. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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