Scholastic tracks down Deathly Hallows leak
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!
PRESS RELEASE:
Scholastic has recently learned that some individuals have received copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through the mail , beginning on Tuesday, July 17th, as a result of a breach of the on-sale agreement by the distributor, Levy Home Entertainment, and shipments made by DeepDiscount.com, a customer of that distributor. 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.
We are also making a direct appeal to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on July 21st.
Scholastic is especially grateful to the other retailers and distributors for their careful attention to keeping the books secure until the release time and for planning thousands of spectacular midnight parties where fans will celebrate together. And we ask everyone, especially the media, to preserve the fun and excitement for fans everywhere.
The fans themselves have made it abundantly clear that they are looking forward to going to the midnight parties, receiving their very own copy of the book and finally getting to read the book they have so anxiously awaited.
Scholastic has recently learned that some individuals have received copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through the mail , beginning on Tuesday, July 17th, as a result of a breach of the on-sale agreement by the distributor, Levy Home Entertainment, and shipments made by DeepDiscount.com, a customer of that distributor. 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.
We are also making a direct appeal to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on July 21st.
Scholastic is especially grateful to the other retailers and distributors for their careful attention to keeping the books secure until the release time and for planning thousands of spectacular midnight parties where fans will celebrate together. And we ask everyone, especially the media, to preserve the fun and excitement for fans everywhere.
The fans themselves have made it abundantly clear that they are looking forward to going to the midnight parties, receiving their very own copy of the book and finally getting to read the book they have so anxiously awaited.
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Medwards: I didn't say I wanted to join her stupid club. I guess I'm defending her because...actually I don't know why. Just trying to be nice person. I actually agree with you, but I think she's not a jerkyhole-type person and might ACTUALLY apologize. If not then my bad.
I just read some of the spoilers on here and I'm soooo mad. I think some who works on MuggleNet should attempt to stop them.
but of course i was going way out on the biggest limb.....but i jjjjjjjuuuuuuuusssssstttt tttttttttt might. but once again thats going out on a limb.
so, i admit, i was OBSESSED when the spoilers first started on tuesday, but then today i come on at one point, with 459 comments, then now to almost 500 and over with people saying people r brats, more spoilers, more people are brats, i mean, all i want is some harry potter and some CHEESECAKE, and i wouldn't mind some cheesecake haters rather than people seriously getting into this mess.....
lmao . k I was listening to the radio , and some lady called in saying "Are you really putting the harry potter ending on! That's friggin rude! That's just really awful. You'll have no viewers after you do!" and then so I kept listening, and when they did play the ending. I seriously laughed my head off! To me it sounded really fake. No like JKR's writing at all. And there was somethin when Ron&Harry were talking about the future , Harry said something about having a dream about being the theatre naked.. or somethin like that . I waslike wow ! :P So not real at all!
Cheeselover: That is the funniest thing I've ever seen since the mysterious ticking noise!!!!!!!!
There is little doubt that the leaked "carpet" book is the real book. The Baltimore Sun review confirms the validity by describing what the Hallows are. They are the same in both the "carpet" book and the book reviewed by the Sun. The review contains spoilers.
SPOILER: Dobby is the real Half Blood Prince
I like cereal.
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: wtf are you talking about? So are you going to apologize or not because I am sick of waiting to find out if I should hate you or forgive you.
SPOILER: The half blood prince is a CHEESECAKE made with moldy strawberries........END OF SPOILER
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: Thanks. Will you tell me why you decided to spoil us earlier?
Medwards: I'm really, truly sorry. I really am. I swear on Dumbledore's grave! I promise to never talk about spoilers again!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, this video on Youtube is HYSTERICAL! http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=0Q-2ewGhL4I
Oh yes . Dobby is def the real Half Blood Prince
I really wonder why the fact that Harry has Lilly's eyes are sooo significant. Anyone have any ideas? Ive been wondering about this for quite some time but no theories are POPPING up!
I forgive you danielradcliffe is sexy. and i think medwards prpbly does too, considerin you swore on the white haired ones grave.
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: i guess I forgive you. I've seen the video before but I have no patience to get through an entire Weird Al song. But here's a HILARIOUS HP video, though WARNING, it contains strong language but it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO WORTH IT! xD http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=TyjF6th3DYU
if you have read some type of spoiler or "the real deal" lets just stop complaining and look at the bright side. ok, maybe you found out who died, but think of the rest of the book that you still get to be suprised about. Yes, i am bummed out about this whole situation too but we just have to accept that its our fault for not avoiding spoilers. The best solution is to just stay offline until you finish the book. Im gonna be really bitching at who ever runs into the book store at midnight and ruins the story for me like what happened with HBP. It was a madhouse people were like "Dumbledore dies, Dumbledore dies!"
Well, I'm just glad I don't know where this "spoiler" is online cuz then I might be tempted to read it. I don't want this ruined for me.
sigh, IM SO MAD. I WAS READING ON WIKIPEDIA ABOUT ALL THE SECURTY MEASURES FOR DEATHLY HALLOWS AND THEN IT HAS A PART ABOUT AN INTERVIEW IWTH ONE OF THE EDITORS AND THE EDITOR SAYS WHAT THE DEATHLY HALLOWS ARE AND THE STUPID WIKIPEDIA DIDN'T SAY A SPOILER WARNING GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRR. thats it, im shutting myself off from all forms of communication until friday midnight
man, i am really craving some gum...........and some hot chocolate, with some serious Sirius Black, and some Diddykins, with a little Order of the Phoenix, and maybe some Snape, but not Draco, he reminds me of some troll u just can't get rid of, and some popcorn to help me stay entertained, and maybe some cheesecake, but i don't know, with some spinkles of more obsessive insanity, and maybe some strawberries, but PLEASE, not moldy one.....THE END.
man, i am really craving some gum...........and some hot chocolate, with some serious Sirius Black, and some Diddykins, with a little Order of the Phoenix, and maybe some Snape, but not Draco, he reminds me of some troll u just can't get rid of, and some popcorn to help me stay entertained, and maybe some cheesecake, but i don't know, with some spinkles of more obsessive insanity, and maybe some strawberries, but PLEASE, not moldy one.....THE END.
Medwards: I don't like strong language, so I watched only a minute of it. Anyway, which PPP is your favorite? Mine is either Wizard Angst or Mysterious Ticking Noise. Or anything with naked Time Dumbledore! XD I love Puppet Dumbledore!
Some people can be so selfish. I mean the book's coming out in TWO DAYS!!!!! is that really worth getting in so much trouble with the law??? For one, they're not only spoiling it for themselves, but for anyone else who reads it!!! It's just not worth it.
Thanks sarah...
i know it is very tempting to read and listen to the media, but lets just forget about harry potter for the next few days becuase i can guarantee that by tomorrow the leaked book will be all over the place.
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: the video is hilarious though. its all about voldemort trying to make a move on harry [romantically] and in the end when he tells harry he loves him, harry starts yelling "WANKER! WANKER! GET OFF OF ME YOU FXCKING WANKER!" and beats him with a pillow. I like them both a lot, i love the song but Wizard Angst is just HILARIOUS! I love it in the beginning when harry is all "I have all this wizard angst and I don't know where its coming from!" or something like that. xD
I am done reading comments now. I do not want to be spoiled by a real leak. I think it is sad that there are people out there that get there yayas by doing this. So I will be back next week when I am done with the book. I may still post but I am done with reading them. I am done with jerkyhole and all the rest of them party poopers. I believe that all these spoilers that have been on here so far have been fake. But it wont be long before the real ones start to crop up. Right now I have heard about so many deaths that there is no way all of them can be true. So even if one of them was true there is no way to know which one. So really we are no where nearer to knowing anything as before all this craziness started. I thought I had heard a spoiler, But as it turned out it was not, It was just people making up stuff to be "funny" or they were going online and posting that fake crap so I came back on here to share with fellow HP fans but I am getting worried that it will be getting worse soon. And now that there is proof that the other stuff was fake and now there really is a leak, I am out of here.
weaslyish: I've put this everywhere, mugglecast, my contest essay, editorials, plus anywhere else you can think of...I think Lily was a SEER and Harry inherited not only her eyes...but her INNER EYE as well.--Beat that! Much Muggle Love, Allie Clare...PICKLES!!!
OMG I MAY HAVE BEEN SPOILED CUZ I READ SOMETHING IN THE TORONTO STAR TODAY I GOT SPOILED!!!! I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T BE REAL!!! N I READ IT!!!! IT SAID THE NAMES OF THE PPL THAT WILL DIE BUT I THOUGHT THAT THIS STUFF IS JUST BOGUS N IT MIGHT BE RIGHT!!! I HATE MYSELF SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! THIS THING ABOUT THE LEAKED COPY IS ON LIKE EVERY NEWS CHANNEL EVEN THE ONE IN MY LANGUAGE!!!!
HI GUYS I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Medwards: Soooo......what is your favorite HP movie (you know, as in the ones with Dan, Rupert, Emma, and Tom) My top 3: OOTP, PoA, and SS. Sorry, but CoS was putrid, and GoF took out too much!
This is not exactly a spoiler but...WHAT A FREAKING GREAT BOOK! Although I am disturbed and intrigued at the subtext...this book is going to be debated for YEARS TO COME. It has subtle and not-so-subtle subtext about: Rape Drinking/ getting drunk Bestiality Mastur bation **** Size Torture Sado Masochism Murder Theft Gay love/sex Insanity/madnes s Incest
I just heard a new spoiler and i think its the real thing. Sirius's moterbike is a horcrux,and to destroy it harry has to ride it naked during a full moon.
"Why must you hurt me in this way harry?"
You are right rl94. But at the end the half blood prince dobby destroys the motorbike...
sirius_lee: YAY!! WE MISSED YOU!! xD...................Dani elRadcliffeIsSEXY: I like POA the best even if Ruperts hair was crappy and they took out a ton. it's still my favorite book.................ruby s007: lmao. too funny if that was the real book. xD
i am so bored......today i had some eggs, but i think i just didn't like them.....wonder what JK rowling has for breakfast, maybe she has a butler who stands in her house with a tray with little mints on it......i would seriously be amused by that everyday, and would ask him not to move....maybe that would be cruel...idk......oh, and i would name him Butler Johnny Boy.....THE END
i have read no spoilers so dont start going off at me saying that i ruined the book for you cuz this is just a prediction Assuming that hogwarts opens up again, does anybody else agree with me the professor McGonagall will be the headmistress because dumbledore is dead?
You know wat all you mugglenet comment people just stop worrying about jerky hole and get on wit your lives he is a retard just ignore him or hell keep doing that how about you all just read all the hp books again and have a nice cup of tea and a slab of cheesecake honestly just stop going on the internet if you dont want to see spoilers ! they are not true so why are you so worried? all you faithful hp fans[including me ] trust jk rowling .You know she wouldnt let us down so stop worrying about the book once we read it well be relieved because harry lives and all of you know that so just cool it alright and wait patiently for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to come out . Have a patient warm comfortable day!!
Tonks1975: I totally agree with you. I've been spoiled too (of course it's my own fault if I keep reading the comments) but now I've heard so much of it that I don't really know what to believe at all. I don't like what I've heard so far, if some of the spoilers I've read are true, my favorite characters are in danger. :( But now I won't read the comments anymore. I'm waiting for the real book to come out and I'll only believe what I'm gonna read on saturday. ;)
HI MEDWARDS!!!!! : D ^_^
this is not cool. not at all. I accidently read some of it. in the comments on mugglenet i mean. BTW they said the last scentence of the book on the dutch news. I closed my ears, my father heard it and told me the last three words, that really don't say nothing at all. It's not cool that the dutch news is trying to spoil it too, they should know better. and btw, it surprises me that everyone whos trying to spoil us is yelling out who gets killed by who, like thats the only thing interesting in the book... The deaths concern me least, I could have guessed the deaths. Luckilly, there's much more to her books than who gets killed by who.
Glad you're back Sirius Lee...I missed you terribly...HeeHee. Where'd you go anyway................... ............plus, anyone who read my last comment-e-mail the dudes that edit editorials and make them post my editorial!!!!...only if you like the idea of course. I've got plenty of others! E-mail me: nosilla@verizon.net
Rl94: Did you get that from Equus, but replaced the horses with the motorbike?! Medwards: Do you think I should write a book called Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce, about why Jo has been so successful and how much $$$ Dan, Jo, Scholastic, and WB have made thanks to HP?
That's just sad. :( Now I won't be able to go on the internet until I've read the whole book.
i cannot believe this! HOW did they get a copy?!?! there was SOO much security!!! and to put it on the internet! that is sooooo uncalled for.
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: if you want to. Me and my friend have already made a plan to write our own 8th book if the people we like die or the people we don't like don't die. xD..............sirius_le e: AH, I MISSED YOU! THAT DWEEB SKALONS OR WHATEVER WAS BEING ALL BITCHYY! D:
o0musickid0o: are you the person I know? my friend has an email address that is the same as your email address. lol. just wondering.
hey sirius_lee its me but im not gonna be here long.^_^
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