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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I wonder what i will have for dinner tommorow, wouldn't it be cool if i had some cheesecake with JK ROWLING....omg, i wonder if she likes cheesecake. she really has never mentioned cheesecakes in her books. too bad.....i bet she is missing out. or she might be allergic to cheese, that would be sad. although, some cheeses give u constipation, which isn't pleasant, but isn't that life, some things are just unpleasant and u just have to deal with it.....wow, if president bush ever said that i would seriously laugh, did u notice, Bush has a SERIOUSLY small head, i bet he doesn't even read harry potter, although i don't know if he could ever comprehend such hard complexities....who knows, maybe he is a genius alien waiting to eat some dementors.....wow....THE END.
HI GODRICSQIUD!!! GOT UR EMAIL ^_^ HI YouKnowWhoIAm!!! i wuz watching and reading harry potter... again
o0musickid0o: I do believe that McGonagall will stay headmistress because I cant see any one else. The wizarding world is also in to much turmoil to try and find a suitable replacement. I'll like her to be the new one. She is very different from Dumbledore, more strict!!! I just wonder who will be in the epilogue. Any ideas?
rob234111: probably not....but my name is chris and i live in illinois, give me some brief info about you and lets see if i we know eachother
The 'leaked' book looks genuine from the scanned pictures so the spoilers from this leak are genuine. I looked for this leaked book on the web for my sister whois a Potter nut to see if its genuine, so she could avoid any place where trolls will be looking to post spoilers. ie this place,youtube etc... Since the leak looks real she will be avoiding the internet until the book comes out. So i guess you potter fans better avoid places where spoilers are to be posted. At least one good thing has come of it, At least i can blacmail my sis for a couple of days since i know the spoilers. LOL
Medwards: Sooo........What's your favorite TV show? Mine is Whose Line Is It Anyway? The American version.
im gone see you peoples
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: it used to be my favorite but now I love the office [american version] and Lost. xD
Who thinks snapes bad?
I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LIKE CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MundungusF: The Dude who is Happy to destroy all spoilers. And also spam master omega. JKR RULZ!
I really hate myself for what I just did. I read this article on CNN.com, where it links you to these sites which we're being considered as very prickly spoilers. I clicked on both of them. One didn't work, while the other really shocked me. I see there people already are discussing the same thing. I just hope, that even the spoiler himself wanted to make fun with the dead characters, playing with us, and then we'll see what's the truth about who lives and who dies. Damnit, why I read that thing? It's all my fault. And damnit, why they couldn't keep it more secure? However, I guess you're all living with another hope that you'll be reading the rest of the story, because it has so many questions to be answered, not just these deaths, damnit. I hope those who are feeling down about the youngest character, will ecourage themselves somehow. Bye, and enjoy the rest of the Deathly Hallows!
DO NOT GO TO YAHOO!!!! they have spoilers all over the place and i think i just read one. I cried for 30 mins , because i DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED! i HATE spoilers, those people are cruel and vile and disgusting. kudos to all the people who have the books already and chose NOT to ruin the lives of millions.
MAN, i hate waking up early....but sometimes waking up early is good, idk. one time i actually missed a whole season of dawsons creak because i couldn't just get up early during the summer to watch it on tnt or tbs....isn't that funny how many channels use the same letters in the initials...so funny, but maybe not, because it does get confusing....i wonder if i could make my own channel called the figure of insanity.....the would be funny, although i could see some people making fun of my big head, and GINORMUS hands, but maybe some guy will say, dam.n, u r ugly, but u r funny.....although that could be seen as an insult...but what if i AM ugly....maybe all the cheesecakes are actually taking their toll on me.....i am some 400 pounds of womanness....idk...THE END.
Medwards: Who is your favorite whose line cast member? I'd say Colin and Wayne! (Colin ROX!)
Someone start a chatroom on AIM?
Man, that's crazy! I wouldn't want the book sent to me early, i like waiting in line for it...lol...and i even try and peek into the back rooms at Wal*Mart trying to see if i can spot some of the boxes that the books are in..but it's all in good fun, 3 days baby!
i dont think he is bad. if you read where he kills dumbledore, the wording can go either way wheather dumbledore wanted to be killed or he didnt want to be killed. im trying to think of the past things that snape has done to harry such as making his broom effed up in TSS and teaching him occlumency to make a decision if hes bad or good.
who likes the show 8 simple rules? cuz i luv it and i saw something about harry potter an it wuz soo funny !!!g2g, but i'll be back!!1
but why did he knock out Flitwick?
I have been reading all of these comments, including jerkyhole's unfortunately, and I have to say, "PEOPLE IT IS ALL JUST PROPAGANDA"! I know that these scans look authentic and I know that JK an Scholastic are making comments against most of them. In the end though no of us truly know until 12:01am on 7-21. The fact is that whether these scans are true or not, do not let it spoil your experience. This is a joyous moment for all TRUE fans. We all knew that spoilers were possible, and unfortunately that people are going to try and ruin the fun. It is up to us to not allow it to affect us. I for one will be in line to get my book and I don't care if someone yells the entire plot out to me, I will still love the book. We have all been part of the biggest literary event in publishing history. Cherish that, it is a story we can tell our children and grandchildren. DO NOT fall into the trap of getting into a war of words with people like jerkyhole, they are ill-equipped to defend themselves anyway. Congratulations to all the true fans and the JK Rowling. Let me say Thank You to her and to Mugglenet for making this one fun ride. Only 2days and 48 hours left, lets enjoy this small amout of time.
i should name my son Flitwick, if i ever have children, although at 87, that would be hard......maybe not, cause i saw this thing on abc one time with a 60 year old woman who gave birth to a child...man, that must have been a cruel experience......anyway, i love hot summer days in the beat fields, waiting to eat some cottage cheese with old friends....THE END.
okay first of all: anyone who thinks its o.k. to spill anything to anyone doesnt deserve to be a Harry Potter fan, second of all: Im so ecstatic right now because i have all my plans set up to go the midnight party in bellingham!!!! third: all u ppl saying to the ppl who are saying like 1st? and 3rd? that theyre wasting comments... HELLO!! ur wasting them too!!! duuuh. and last: im going to the party as Luna Lovegood so any one else who is say: NARGLE!!
DanielRadcliffeIsSEXY: ryan & colin & wayne. I cant choose. and brad too. but I gotta go now. Anyone can e-mail me at pinkperson333@cox.net. no spoilers though! I'll be back on later maybe, bye! :D
where do vanished objects go?
hey rubys007 thats answered in book 7 kinda...... lol, its kind of funny
GGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRR!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST GOT SPOILED! I TOOK A LINK, THINKING IT WOULDNT WORK, BUT IT DID! I hate myself. *goes off to cry in the darkest corner of mugglenet*
WWW3: right on
i wonder if how people get turned into ghosts when they die gets revealed in book 7.....maybe it already did but i just forgot...lol...maybe its a crucial thing to know
Good for them! I hope the people who leaked this book are prosecuted, released after a much-deserved spell in prison, then tracked down by angry HP fans and visciously clubbed with Firebolt replicas. Never mind Voldy and the Death Eaters - we're at war with the spoilers!!! The only thing with this - as has been pointed out already - is that this is the last book: the publishers can no longer preserve the secrecy with the threat of witholding future HP releases from the distributors, because that threat no longer stands! Once the info is out there, the damage is done. No amount of legal procedures can undo that. I suppose we're just lucky that the majority of fans and fansites like Mugglenet refuse to be tempted and rise to the bait. It's like Harry says to Lucius Malfoy in the OotP movie (in the DOM) - we've waited 10 years ... I guess we can wait a little longer! *blasts the spoilers and runs away*
crying hurts sometimes. i mean, like tears sometimes burn and it gets so freakin' annoying when u r sitting in a room full of people, yawning when ur eyes start welling up and then u rub them because they burn, and then people think u r crying....so annoying, but whats more annoying is seeing clowns, and i mean HORRIBLE clowns, who think they are good, when they r only embarrassing themselves. thats why i usually punch them, well, i only did it once at pizza hut...anyway, i think i need some coke, i am craving some, although coke makes my denchers brown, which AIN'T fun...its totally unfun, its like seeing a naked hillbilly....pretty unjoyesshshehshs....THE END.
Ok, did "SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE" keep you from buying/reading HBP? No! A bunch of leaked pictures of epilogue and stuff like that won't stop me from reading DH. Also, THERE ARE NO REAL SPOILERS ONLINE AT THIS TIME! All that's left are the downloaded pics from torrents. The websites in questions that have been linked in Yahoo! are either closed or have removed the pictures.
SPOILER apparently,0omusickid0o, it isnt revealed. i hate zendurl, i doubt if its true, but im still mad at my stupidity. END SPOILER
i definently agree.. its complete bull that people are ruining it for others.. im seriously not reading/watching the news anymore.. soon enough, the big headlines are HARRY DIES or HARRY LIVES... its ridiculous. cant people just wait, its the final last book.. 2 or 3 days is NOT going to hurt anyone.. and i hope those people do get prosecuted. it should be illegal and i hoped they are fined up the whazoo... and like jk said. if you are a TRUE harry potter fan, you wont read it online or try to spoil it for others..
I have been reading all of this and I had to say a couple of things. 1. If you didn't want to know any spoilers you shouldn't be on here or pretty much anywhere online. Sadly, even standing in line at the book store, someone is GOING to blurt out the ending. I will bet money on it. Is it right. Heck NO! But they are going to do it because some people find that stuff funny. 2. Deep Discount did NOT intentionally mean for the books to arrive to people early. Some Yahoo didn't know any better and put them out. It was NOT intentional. No big company is that stupid! Plus the execs hit the roof when they found out. I do NOT want them to go out of business and lots of people to lose their jobs because of a mistake. Yeah..think of all the people who would lose out if they "lost everything" because some HP fans are mad other people got the book first. Besides they have great deals on DVDs and I buy from them all the time. 3. I highly doubt that somebody is going to write an entire book, get it printed, and bound, and then take pictures of it and put it online just to "fool" fans. A few pages..sure..but not a whole book. Plus the other "spoilers" are still up but the one keeps getting pulled down everywhere, which just lends credence to it's authenticity. 4. Libraries and book stores and distributors have had copies in their possession for more than a couple of days. So from 12 Million copies just in the USA I am sure that people got them more than a day ago. So the whole "they only had them for 2 days so they can't be true thing" is bogus. So no one is allowed to read faster than anyone else or it wouldn't be "fair" if they posted information before anyone else read it. Not to mention time zones. No one BETTER get it in another time zone first. Come on.
I can't even read the comments without getting this book spoiled for me. I'm so angry at myself for reading only but four sentences of the book. I am going to wait and I will make it my civil duty not to read anymore. My heart goes out to those who felt as if they should betray their own fandomness by reading the whole book. I don't know if I opened it that I would be able to stop reading, so I understand. I'm going to wait in line at midnight and read it when the time is true. My loyalties are and forever will be with JK Rowling.
spoilers are retarded just stop going on the internet if you do not want to e spoiled they are not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![ THEY ARE CALLED SPOILERS BECAUSE THEY SPOIL YOUR EXCITEMENT FOR THE BOOK RELEASE NOT BECAUSE THEY TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BOOK spoil[spoil] v.t. 1.to cause damage or harm to[something] esp. with regard to its excellence,quality value or efficacy. 2.to weaken or damage the character of , as by excessive praise or indulgence. 3. to put an end to , destroy[Old French espoillier to strip, plunder,from latin spoliare, from spolium booty] ATTENTION ALL MUGGLENET USERS AND HARRY POTTER FANS: ALL SPOILERS PERTAINING TO DEATHLY HALLOWS ARE COMPULSIVE LIES. THEIR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO DO MENTAL DAMAGE TO INNOCENT POTTER STANDERS[bystanders] . IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE IN GRIEF AND OR DEPRESSED BY SPOILERS THAN IMMEDIATELY TAKE YOUR EYES OF THEM AND GO TO YOUR DAILY BUSINESS. ___________GODRIC SQUID
How long is it going 2 take everyone 2 read DH
god, i need some bacon, eggs and cheese sandwiches....YUM!!!..... .but they r pretty disgusting if u put too much mayo on....THE END.
holy crap this is going to be an exciting movie when they make hp7! Dan, Emma and Rupert are going to have a blast!!
Ok well, I'll be honest but my crazy curiosity got the better of me and I looked for the spoilers on the web page everyone is talking about, you know, how it's all typed out. Well, I did some more snoopin and found some of the images of the real pages on the net, and even though many of those spoilers are true, some of the big and crucial ones, according to images, art NOT!!! Thank God!!!
The spoilers at www.zendurl.com/hallows are mostly wrong
PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT AND SHAKE IT ALL UP. PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT AND SHAKE IT ALL UP.......THE END.
HELLO? DID YOU GUYS READ MY COMMENT IT IS VERY IMPOTANT TO PEOPLE WHO NO LONGER AND OR HAVE NOT BEEN SPOILED
I freaking love bacon!, it's awesome!, but i don't like it for breakfast.
I think I am going to write the spoilers in white shoe polish on the side of my minivan tonight and drive everywhere I can in the next week. I also may drive around with a bullhorn (So I can maintain an egg-free/attack-free distance) shouting out spoilers all day Saturday. What do you all think?
To thesilentcat on the 200-250 page: I went over that "epilogue" with a fine-toothed comb and came up with 60 reasons to believe it's fake. This includes photoshop mistakes, grammatical errors, Americanized writing on some passages, mischaracterization, and "shifting" font. I also found all kinds of grammatical inconsitstencies and errors that neither Rowling nor her publisher would ever make, even on a first edition, which usually has typos they missed... I've been linking my report to people in the chats, look for me in there- I'm "Aria" in there, too. In terms of PS tells, it's brilliantly disguised, but it has little to no continuity.
Starlight75. In response to your "No one BETTER get it in another time zone first". I live in Perth AUS and we are 7 hours ahead of London so we get it 7:01am July 21st. Same time as you get it. Just to clear that up.
can anyone send me JUST the 1st page?
i want my...BABY BACK, BABY BACK, BABY BACK....CHILLES BABY BACK GRILLED...THE END.
i think ur crazy hedwigdiespg56........... ... wait... IS YOUR NAME A SPOILER?!?!??!
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